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Can you source this quote please? My reading of Salahuddin Ayubbi has shown that he was a patient man willing to make deals with his enemies until the time was perfectly right to engage in war. He did not declare war on the crusaders till he had cemented his rule over all of Egypt, Syria and...

Great documentary. As expected it was a really difficult watch, especially the first hand accounts of torture commited by the Indians in clear violation of the surrender agreement. There was a clear failure on the part of both our civil and military leadership in handling the whole issue. Simply...

That is my fear. Russia is too deeply invested now to back down without shame. It enjoys clear air superiority and if conventional means fail then it will resort to even more brutal means. Ukraine needs to make political and geographic concessions before both sides dig even deeper the messy hole...

Find myself in agreement with Meirsheimer. My only objection would be the use of the "West". It seems that France, Germany and other European countries had enough sense to foresee what further eastward expansion would entail. It's the reckless and arrogant push from the US that caused this mess...

John Mearsheimer on why the West is principally responsible for the Ukrainian crisis The political scientist believes the reckless expansion of NATO provoked Russia The war in Ukraine is the most dangerous international conflict since the 1962 Cuban missile crisis. Understanding its root causes...

Should be raised at the UN in front of international media. A nuclear powered state is firing missiles across international boundaries. Might not lead to much straight away but a narrative has to be built, with each separate incident being highlighted, that will with time take effect. India...

This conflict will escalate unfortunately. I like the way Shirvan from the Caspian Report described the Russian invasion as a "handbrake invasion". The Russians have so far shown relative restraint hoping to make gains at little cost (civilian and military). However the Ukrainians are putting up...

If Russo-Indian ties were so unacceptable for Washington then US-Indian ties wouldn't have developed into what they are today. I would imagine if India backed down in an escalation with China, then Washington would actually take action, as containing China is the focus of the US-Indian...

Claims of succession in my opinion are often times far fetched and stretched. Scottish nationalists for example see themselves as the successors to the Picts north of Hadrian's wall. Even the very name Scot is derived from a Celtic Gaelic tribe. However the vast majority of Scots speak and live...

Depends on how we are defining "heir". For example all countries speaking a Latin based language like France, Portugal and even Romania could arguably be considered heirs of the Roman Empire in the sense that they draw significant cultural, historical and linguistic baggage from their Roman...

This is the other Pakistani side of Kashmir. https://pamirtimes.net/2021/08/25/shia-and-sunni-sects-in-astore-sign-accord-to-end-takfir-work-for-harmony/ https://tribune.com.pk/story/1191016/sectarain-harmony-sunni-volunteers-protect-shia-mourners-gilgit-baltistan?amp=1 Of course extremists...

That is like asking Palestinians if they consider Israelis an occupying force. India maintains the largest soldier to civilian ratio in the world in Kashmir*. These soldiers arent handing out roses to the Muslim locals. Alas that the Muslim world prefers establishing good relations with India...

That is one possible explanation yes. It is interesting though that Muslim Kambohs uninamously call themselves Kamboh unlike their Sikh/Hindu counterparts who use the word "Kamboj". It seems to suggest that the divergence between the two groups took place a long way back if they use different...

I have never fully understood the Arain/Kamboh linkage. Am Kamboh and have heard our elders say the same that the Arains are closely related to us but what are they basing this claim on? If Arains came from the Seraiki belt to central Punjab in 18th century then that does not fully match with...

Archaeologists have found one of the oldest known Buddhist temples in the city of Barikot, in the Swat region of Pakistan. Excavations were conducted as part of an Italian mission in collaboration with the International Association for Mediterranean and Oriental Studies (ISMEO). The team was...

Prison FC just seems to be growing. Mendy, Sigurdson now Mason.

Not buying this one bit. Pakistan has gone out of its way to embrace Pan-Islamic causes most of the time to its own detriment. If Dr Sahab wants to talk about Indian Muslims then in 1965 one of the pivotal reasons for Operation Gibraltar failing was because there was no Kashmiri uprising against...

Documentaries like this one are much needed. Untill you face your past you can never grow. I can already sense from the trailer that this will be a very difficult watch but I would encourage all to bear through it. We need to understand what happened, what mistakes were made. If you don't know...

Agreed, this deal has to be seen taking into context the past. It's not bad considering the fine we were due to pay. Also let's not forget to mention the genius who started this whole fiasco https://tribune.com.pk/story/2013028/reko-diq-case-ex-cjps-verdict-costs-pakistan-6b

Really skeptical. I hope they stay true to the source material but I am expecting them to deviate from it quite a bit.