Retired Indian Lt Col Rajesh Pawar in a recent podcast with Shubankar Mishra, openly discussed what many in Pakistan view as confirmation of a dangerous Indo-Israel-Afghan nexus. According to Pawar, Afghanistan provides safe havens and operational space to TTP and BLA, India supplies funding and Israel offers advanced weapons, intelligence and technical support to destabilize Pakistan.
Evidence includes the 2016 arrest of alleged RAW agent Kulbhushan Jadhav, who reportedly trained Baloch separatists to target Gwadar and Karachi ports. Reports from Global Times and other sources have also highlighted growing India-Israel-Afghanistan intelligence coordination against Pakistan and Chinese interests in the region.
Australia has imposed counter-terrorism financing sanctions on BLA and its leaders, rejecting any narrative of legitimate grievance-based struggle and designating it a full-fledged terrorist organization responsible for suicide bombings and civilian deaths. Russia has also raised alarms. Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu stated that up to 23,000 members of more than 20 militant groups remain active in Afghanistan, posing risks to the region.
These sanctuaries enable TTP and affiliates to regroup, train, and launch attacks, directly undermining Pakistan’s peace and prosperity. Terrorism disrupts CPEC projects, deters foreign investment, hampers trade routes and diverts massive resources to security, stalling economic growth and regional integration.
The motives are clear: to keep Pakistan’s peace fragile, disrupt critical mineral projects in Balochistan such as Reko Diq and prevent geo-economic rise through CPEC. These security threats have devastating human costs. Terror groups increasingly recruit vulnerable young Baloch girls as suicide bombers, shattering family systems and exploiting societal vulnerabilities for proxy objectives.
While Pakistan continues to face these hybrid challenges, the international community must recognize the pattern. Sustainable development and mineral sector investment require dismantling such networks.
SAT Commentary
SAT Commentaries, a collection of insightful social media threads on current events and social issues, featuring diverse perspectives from various authors.
SAT Commentary
SAT Commentaries, a collection of insightful social media threads on current events and social issues, featuring diverse perspectives from various authors.
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The Nefarious Indo-Israel-Afghan Nexus
Retired Indian Lt Col Rajesh Pawar in a recent podcast with Shubankar Mishra, openly discussed what many in Pakistan view as confirmation of a dangerous Indo-Israel-Afghan nexus. According to Pawar, Afghanistan provides safe havens and operational space to TTP and BLA, India supplies funding and Israel offers advanced weapons, intelligence and technical support to destabilize Pakistan.
Evidence includes the 2016 arrest of alleged RAW agent Kulbhushan Jadhav, who reportedly trained Baloch separatists to target Gwadar and Karachi ports. Reports from Global Times and other sources have also highlighted growing India-Israel-Afghanistan intelligence coordination against Pakistan and Chinese interests in the region.
Australia has imposed counter-terrorism financing sanctions on BLA and its leaders, rejecting any narrative of legitimate grievance-based struggle and designating it a full-fledged terrorist organization responsible for suicide bombings and civilian deaths. Russia has also raised alarms. Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu stated that up to 23,000 members of more than 20 militant groups remain active in Afghanistan, posing risks to the region.
These sanctuaries enable TTP and affiliates to regroup, train, and launch attacks, directly undermining Pakistan’s peace and prosperity. Terrorism disrupts CPEC projects, deters foreign investment, hampers trade routes and diverts massive resources to security, stalling economic growth and regional integration.
The motives are clear: to keep Pakistan’s peace fragile, disrupt critical mineral projects in Balochistan such as Reko Diq and prevent geo-economic rise through CPEC. These security threats have devastating human costs. Terror groups increasingly recruit vulnerable young Baloch girls as suicide bombers, shattering family systems and exploiting societal vulnerabilities for proxy objectives.
While Pakistan continues to face these hybrid challenges, the international community must recognize the pattern. Sustainable development and mineral sector investment require dismantling such networks.
SAT Commentary
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SAT Commentaries, a collection of insightful social media threads on current events and social issues, featuring diverse perspectives from various authors.
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