The right-wing nationalist Hindutva government of India under Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi just revoked autonomy for Jammu and Kashmir. This will create a civil war that could easily evolve into new conflict between the nuclear armed India and Pakistan. A bit of history is necessary to understand the issue: At the time of the […]
India Strips Disputed Kashmir of Special Status…
India’s government revoked disputed Kashmir’s special status with a presidential order Monday as thousands of newly deployed troops arrived and internet and phone services were cut in the restive Himalayan region where most people oppose Indian rule. Home Minister Amit Shah announced the revocation amid an uproar in India’s Parliament and while Kashmir was under […]
India, Pakistan Threatened to Unleash Missiles at Each Other…
The sparring between India and Pakistan last month threatened to spiral out of control and only interventions by U.S. officials, including National Security Advisor John Bolton, headed off a bigger conflict, five sources familiar with the events said. At one stage, India threatened to fire at least six missiles at Pakistan, and Islamabad said it […]
Pakistan Returns Captured Indian Pilot Back to India…
Pakistani officials handed over a captured Indian pilot to a border crossing with India on March 1, in a “gesture of peace” promised by Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan amid a dramatic escalation with the country’s archrival over the disputed region of Kashmir. The pilot, identified as Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, was taken in a […]
India Says Air Strike Hit Major Terrorist Camp Inside Pakistan…
Indian jets conducted air strikes against a terrorist camp in Pakistani territory on Tuesday, India’s foreign secretary said, and a Indian government source said 300 terrorists had been killed, but Pakistan denied there had been any casualties. The air strikes hit a training camp of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), the group that claimed credit for a suicide […]
STUDY: Costs of War…U.S. Budgetary Costs of the Post-9/11 Wars Through FY2019: $5.9 Trillion Spent and Obligated…
America Has Spent a Whopping $5.9 Trillion on Wars in the Middle East and Asia Since 9/11. 244k Have Been Killed. 10 Million Have Been Displaced…
The U.S. wars and military action in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria and Pakistan have cost American taxpayers $5.9 trillion since they began in 2001, according to a new study. That total is almost $2 trillion more than all federal government spending during the recently completed 2017-18 fiscal year. The report, from Watson Institute of International and […]
OPINION: The End Game in Afghanistan Is Beginning…
China and Pakistan have plainly stated their plans for Afghanistan and South Asia. According to a press release from the November 12 conference held at Islamabad’s Pakistan-China Institute, “Pakistan-Afghanistan-China Trilateral Dialogue supports the CPEC [China-Pakistan Economic Corridor] as key to peace and regional cooperation.” Pakistani news outlets emphasized the point, one stating, “Pakistan and China […]
Who Needs the IMF: China Gives Pakistan $2 Billion Emergency Loan…
Following a July 12 report from the Financial Times that senior Pakistani finance officials were drawing up options for Pakistan’s new prime minister Imran Khan to seek an IMF bailout of up to $12 billion, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned against providing an International Monetary Fund bailout for Pakistan’s new government that includes […]
Links to the Lone Reporter Luke Rosiak’s Series on the Awan Scandal…
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