In a strategic sense, Pulwama has been something of a disaster for Pakistan and its irredentist 'Kashmir cause'.
We have to choose between the contrasting messages. The one delivered by a Hindu monk in 1893 and the other by jihadi Muslim bombers in 2001.
Ismail is being hounded by Pak security services for speaking out against gang rapes, forced marriages and honour killings. Her voice is unbearable to a state which favours terrorists.
Just establishing terror camps and sending jihadis to India isn't terrorism. Terrorising a section of your own people is also terrorism. And Pakistan, by its very nature, cannot stop doing that.
Pakistan can never afford to turn off its terrorism tap. It will keep changing the faces on its terror outfits and try to claim trouble in Kashmir as indigenous. The Anantnag attack was one such attempt.
Abdul Rehman Makki has hit the limelight with his arrest at a time when Hafiz Saeed has been maintaining a suspiciously low profile.
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Aage Se Right | 7-minute read
The bloodiest terror attack in Bangladesh on July 1, 2016, was an eye-opener when the five dead terrorists were profiled. Today, their ghosts have resurfaced, and issued a warning to West Bengal.
Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal — none of India’s neighbours, it seems, is steady.
The world community, including China, recognising Masood Azhar as an international terrorist fixes Pakistan’s responsibility in the Pulwama attack. The move could also boost BJP’s prospects now.
New Delhi’s counterterrorism focus on J&K has allowed jihadists to gain influence in states like Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. ISIS has even named a 'Bengal emir'. The situation is fraught and must be controlled.
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