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Ever since they entered into a cease-fire agreement in the disputed Kashmir, relations between Pakistan and India never seemed to be unraveling. Over the past month and a half, however, the South Asian giants are on the brink of redefining their relationship and essentially unscrambling thanks...

Have been following PDF for many years as a guest. My favorite poster was a guy called "Chinese Dragon". He was a handful for the Indian posters haha

The US under Obama has been extremely "supportive" to the Iranians. This will change under Trump and Clinton, and the Chahbahar Port might also come into the limelight.

Great interview I must say.

Kashmir has been under a state of curfew for more than a month now. Widespread protests in the Valley triggered by the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen militant Burhan Wani highlight the anger many Kashmiris feel against the Indian state. While the Modi government’s ministers have only been pointing...

How many troops are deployed in Baluchistan vs the number of Indian troops in the Valley?

Karachi is often "shut down" as well on the calls of MQM and Altaf Hussein. That however is very different from what is being seen in Indian occupied Kashmir. You have to put troops there on the streets, to prevent people coming outside their houses to protest. Your Army people are attacked by...

You say the people from Azad Kashmir are not "real" Kashmiris, because they speak potohari/pahari instead of Kashmiri. But you claim Gilgit Baltistan is part of Kashmir, and part of the J&K state, even though they have nothing in common with Kashmiris. Which one is it? @RISING SUN The...

Mehbooba mufti left the press conference in Kashmir in tears/anger when she was challenged that only 5% of the valley was out on the streets protesting. A significant grassroots movement has risen after Wani's death, and most people in the Valley do not view him as a militant the way Delhi or...

The funny thing is, when Pakistan calls for a third party intermediary, India says Kashmir is a bilateral issue between India and Pakistan. Now it's saying it's not a bilateral issue, that they won't talk to Pakistan on Kashmir. The international community knows India is acting like an...

What defensive mode? No major international player or body has endorsed Modi's statement. India wanted to divert attention from Kashmir to Pakistani cross border terrorism, but the entire world community is watching what is happening in Kashmir. The BJP government thought they could tire the...

Modi promised a hardline approach with Pakistan, claiming that the previous UPA government was too soft. He tried the soft approach, then has been trying the tough approach, but nothing seems to be working. On the other hand, the international community wants his government to engage with...

Have these processions personally harmed anyone the way militants kill innocents in terrorist attacks? No. Shia violence on Sunni violence is far far less than the vice versa, it's a fact. The high number of security forces are needed because of the large threat from terrorists killing dozens...

Did I say they were? After the events of the Indian Mutiny in 1857, and the sufferings of the Indian Muslims post 1857 (aided by the Hindus to the British); there were "two schools of thoughts" that were established. The Aligarh movement and the Islamic Deoband one. The communal divide was...

Not Gandhi and Nehru, but you forget the events that took place post 1857 that divided the Hindu-Muslim communities; and the split there. It was Jinnah who was directly impacted by the actions (or non-actions) of Gandhi and Nehru. So they would disown the party because they couldn't handle the...

He did not do anything to deal with the casteism and the rising Hindu nationalism sentiments in the Indian subcontinent. He didn't have initially, but did have later on. You forget that Iqbal was the one who said "Sare Jahan se acha hindustan hamara". He was an Indian nationalist too, but...

[video] [video] India could have third partition: [video]

Jaswant Singh has been a senior BJP leader, and a very well respected Indian political figure. His statements definitely have a lot of merit to them. Gandhi's caste politics, and his will to maintain the status quo of caste oppression in India were crucial in how events shaped in the Indian...

We had non-Muslims who stayed back in Pakistan in powerful positions. And we still do to this day. The creation of Pakistan had nothing to do with Jinnah, but the mistakes of Gandhi and Nehru pushed Jinnah to target a new homeland.

Bangladeshis always valued their ethnic identity above their religious one, even in 1947. They did consider themselves as Muslims yes, but still, Bengalis did not view themselves as similar to the Muslims of Sindh, Balochistan, NWFP, Punjab. The reason why they wanted to separate from India in...