Pitch seems to be good but this will be a very difficult chase for Pakistan.
Everyone would have to bat out of their skin.
What injuries for Haris and Shaheen?
Looking at it dispassionately.
After 9/11, Musharraf decided to join the US. Can understand his decision considering the constraints.
Allowing US drones to strikes inside Pakistan. That was a cardinal sin that had ramifications for Pakistan’s internal security for a long time to come.
When...
I think post April 22 what has happened is a pivotal moment where the most powerful organ of the state has effectively been compromised.
The purge of the patriots, whatever left of it, is in process.
There is a bigger game at play here. Sooner or later it seems Pakistan will be forced to...
PIA issues have been multi fold.
Strategically they’ve entered into code sharing agreements that were detrimental to their profitability.
Chronic overstaffing due to PPP.
Politicized organization.
In light of above the best course of action is to sell its asset, golden handshake to its...
Its easy to say sell it off but who’ll buy it.
I am thinking even if its sold for free who’ll take the massive debt.
Pakistan doesn’t have TATA and even if it did considering establishment adhocism no investors in their right mind will dare investing.
Best is just wind it up, sell all assets...
Probably stems from the fact that this region has been on a receiving end of Greeks, Romans, Arabs, Afghans, Mughals, British.
This region never had a civilisation that was expansionist in its nature. Folded at first sign of adversity.
It is what it is.
Honestly, this seems to be a logistical nightmare.
Its all good you want to bypass Pakistan, Iran, China etc.
But has a feasibility study done? You’re going to load goods into ships, unload, and transport the goods via rail or road onwards to Middle East and Israel.
The Chinese BRI has...
From China’s perspective CPEC gives its western part access to the Arabian Sea. Iran will be connected as well.
The BRI however is a bigger project connecting multiple countries. You’d have China connecting via CAR to Iran and Chahbahar. As well as to the Middle East. And this will be an all...
I thought India had its bet on Chahbahar. Now its a sea corridor to Oman and then off to Saudi Arabia. Hope you get my gist.
MBS is a good guy. He is using the petro dollars and using it to play the global game. Who so ever plays his game shall be showered with petro dollars.
The Saudis have...
Depends on the country. Maybe some countries look towards import substitutions rather than focusing on extracting new product for export (assuming they don’t have local consumption). My knowledge here is limited.