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Very much China-specific. Australia and Japan operate American origin fighter aircraft. It's easier for them to have joint training sessions with the US. India, on the other hand, does not operate any US origin fighter aircraft. But a small itch in my brain says that this might change sooner or...

From what I have observed, the thorn is the state-owned military-industrial bureaucracy in India. They have become too powerful for their own good and for India. If they manage to have their way they'll probably get to undertake the entire project themselves. If the GoI insists on...

As a Sindhi, all I have to say to India is F**K OFF!

You can forget Israel. Picking up a tussle with the Chinese is the last thing they would want to do. Besides, China appears at good terms with them. Counting on major diplomatic support from the US would yield little on the ground. After all, we are talking about China, an independent power...

Rawalpindi is a good option if you can't afford Islamabad. You'll be able to enjoy the best of both the cities. Chaklala area appears to be nice & clean. Perhaps, someone living there can guide you about apartments there in your budget.

Aye!, for the British, India was a more of a region & less of a country. While they did unite large chunks of India under a single political system they also left the others to exercise their independence but under the suzerainty of the crown, which was being represented by the governor-general...

I read some bits of Bolton's books. Quite surprised that he had very little to say about Pakistan and India. That is not necessarily bad news considering who and what Bolton is.

I am just giving my generalized opinion here. The problem with state-owned companies/industries like the Pakistan Steel Mills, PTV, PIA, Pakistan Railways, etc, is that the successive governments have failed to expand their businesses & at the same time have been filling them up with employees...

Most likely yes. In fact, I think the magnitude of the US opposition to China in the case of major Sino-Indian clash is likely to be higher under non-Trump presidency than Trump presidency.

When is Amazon expected to go online in Pakistan?

I doubt that is going to happen. There is no point in undertaking costly projects when there is a minimum requirement for it. PLAAF is already operating twin J-11, Su-30/J-16, Su-35 & J-20 aircraft. If there is any substance to PAF buying twin-engine aircraft from China it's likely going to be...

IAF's deployment appears primarily to mellow down domestic criticism, especially after Modi's public "miscommunication" yesterday. PLAAF's deployment, in contrast, could mean business, however. In any case, China is aiming for India to make a rash decision.

Attrition recovery, as per a twitter member

My impression is that this is what the Indian military has been seeking for a long time now. Political & bureaucratic control over their strategic and operational planning impedes on their missions. They would want to control these aspects themselves, especially operational planning. They would...

I have a feeling this machine might find its way into PAA one way or the other.

Of course, there is that. AND then there is the possibility of this whole thing being nothing more than a hot air bubble.

It might also come at the cost of either severely scaling back CPEC or completely abandoning it, which invariably means doing the same with Pakistan-China relations. The US is not in the business of sharing technology unless they get something much bigger out of it; politically or financially or...

Can't wait to play it. PS. Are you going to ignore the reveal of PS5?

I remember one headline, which was more or less like this: IAF flies near Karachi but did not cross LoC. Clearly Indians have been bunking geography classes over the years.

In case anyone missed out on the tweet by an honourable graduate of the Whatsapp Military Academy of India