To talk or continue fighting with TTP?
Peace is always a preferred option, but it only works if enforced from a position of strength, with ample verifiable guarantees and monitoring mechanisms to ensure prevention of intrigues and resurgence of any evil
Another Year of Living Dangerously?
As Pakistan enters 2022, the rising tide of extremism and terrorism does not seem to abate
Owning the War
Even a cursory look at the facts makes it clear that this was a war we had to fight for our own sake
Not Back to the Future
Contrary to widespread doomsday predictions, fostered by the US, the American troop withdrawal from the country does not signify disaster for Afghanistan
Road to Nowhere
Until Kashmir is free, engagement with India, much less peace, will remain a non-starter