Husain Haqqani is the man the Pakistani establishment loves to hate. Based in the United States since 2012 and unable to return because of various charges levelled against him by the shadowy military-intelligence cabal that is the power behind the civilian throne, Haqqani has become an unrelenting critic of Pakistan’s deep state. In this interview to Strategic News International, he warns that the government of Prime Minister Imran Khan is out of its depth and beholden to the generals in Rawalpindi. He was pessimistic about the prospects for better India-Pakistan relations, seeing no glimmer of hope amid firing across the Line of Control and the lack of communication otherwise. #sniwire #india #pakistan
Enthusiasts think BRICS is taking on the US-led West. Critics think it is just a weak wannabe. In reality, BRICS is undergirding the new global order that will bring together friends and foes alike. A Deep Analysis by Drishtikone.
Swami Dhirendra Shastri called for a meat-free Navratri in Bengal. Parties answered by invoking Shakta tradition. A restricted rite, stripped of its disciplines, has become “culture”, and Bengal uses its first taste of political freedom in decades to flaunt the very decay that helped undo it.
