Saudi support for Islamic extremism started in the early 1960s as a counter to Nasserism—the socialist political ideology that came out of the thinking of Egypt’s Gamal Abdel Nasser—which threatened Saudi Arabia and led to war between the two countries along the Yemen border. This tactic allowed them to successfully contain Nasserism, and the Saudis […]
Sunday marks the fifteenth anniversary of 9/11, the date that altered the trajectory of America’s national security apparatus. The country’s focus turned from defending against hostile nation-states to undertaking significant counterterrorism measures and bureaucratic reforms in the wake of an unprecedented terrorist threat. Read Here – The Cipher Brief
India-Pakistan is not an international relations problem. It is a psychological one, where the success of the other can so easily be turned on its head to foment more resentment. The challenge is that the character of the Pakistani state needs to change. But it is difficult to see how escalating territorial disputes and insurgencies […]
There can be no doubt that we are wading through an uncertain era of religious atavism. But let us also not ignore another by-product of this apparent iodine deficiency — cultural cretinism. It is steadily shrinking our life skills, including the ability to bond with people from different branches of the tree we share. Read […]
It should be clear to even the most die-hard conspiracy theorists that the argument for official Saudi involvement in 9/11 is bogus. Read Here – Foreign Policy
While Islamabad and Kabul have many reasons to fight each other, there is one reason for collaboration: The Islamic State, which is making inroads on both sides of the border, but particularly in Afghan districts bordering Pakistan like Nangarhar. Read Here – The Indian Express
The U.S. is India’s “indispensable partner” as the nations seek to elevate their ties in commerce and defense, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi told a joint meeting of Congress in Washington. Read Here – Bloomberg
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi sets foot on the Saudi soil on April 2, he will be hoping to give the strategic partnership between New Delhi and Riyadh a fresh fillip during his two-day visit to Saudi Arabia. A boost to economic ties and attracting greater Saudi investment in India too will be on the […]
Apple and the FBI are also aware that their domestic fight may have serious international repercussions. The outcome of their dispute will create an important precedent for foreign law enforcement agencies that seek data from Apple and other technology firms such as Facebook and Google. Read Here – Foreign Affairs
There is in evidence an unspoken theory of “balanced” bilateral state-operated terrorism. Why is India complaining about Mumbai, New Delhi, Pathankot, etc, when it’s doing the same all over Pakistan, from Karachi to Peshawar? Nobody outside Pakistan is willing to accept Pakistan’s binary of “we both do it to each other,” writes Khaled Ahmed. Read […]
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