In addition to the local factors that have contributed to the emergence of various terrorist groups in Pakistan, the evidence of foreign influence, particularly from India and Iran, is too substantial to be dismissed.
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Afghanistan, like a lock, can isolate Central, South, and West Asia from one another. If viewed positively, it can open the door to cooperation. These prospects are contingent on the China-India-Pakistan triangle serving as a major regional fault line.
Pakistan\’s geographic location, strategic capability, closeness to China, relations with regional countries and the US, and, most importantly, animosity towards India, have made the US Indo-Pacific strategy and its arrangements of interest to it.
Cricket has grown increasingly politicized, with those with political clout and financial resources controlling the game. This notion applies to India\’s behaviour because it has risen to dominance owing to its resources.
After the most recent release, there are now 32 prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, including 18 who are eligible for transfer. These detainees continue to be held without charge despite having their transfer approved, with little recourse to hasten their release.
In India, the use of bulldozers as a form of extrajudicial punishment or political expression against rioters, suspected criminals, and instigators of communal violence has come to signify a dark new age, particularly for the country\’s Muslims.
The \”no first use\” (NFU) policy, which is the cornerstone of India\’s nuclear doctrine, has been questioned by some of the country\’s senior officials, who have suggested that it might as well contemplate a preemptive strike.
CPEC would link Pakistan\’s Gwadar port in Balochistan with China\’s largest province, Xinjiang. Owing to China\’s plans to extend CPEC to Afghanistan and the possibility of strengthening economic ties between China and Pakistan, India\’s concerns have grown.
An in-depth analysis of recent incidents of violence against women in India will reveal the institutionalized cycle of marginalization and misogyny in this time period, which is sometimes referred to as the “Saffron Terror” era.
Owing to its historical and current ties to regional terrorist groups, TTP is one of China\’s greatest security challenges. However, it is strategically unsustainable unless the Afghan Taliban stop supporting it on the pretext of fulfilling their ethno-religious obligations.