Posts Tagged ‘Terrorism’
Pakistan - The Matryoshka Doll of Terrorism
Matryoshka Doll commonly referred to as Russian nested doll is a set of dolls of decreasing size placed one inside the other. Matryoshka is derived from the Latin root ‘mater’ meaning mother. As a breeding ground for terrorists and exhibiting different forms of terrorism, Pakistan can undoubtedly be likened to a matryoshka doll of terrorism.
India and Bangaldesh - Neighbors without Borders
The dream of a borderless South Asia is being realized, albeit paradoxically, at the Indo-Bangladesh border. The following video shot by a CNN-IBN reporter shows the pseudo border between the two countries. If Bangladesh and Pakistan are responsible for dealing with the problem of terrorist safe havens in their territory, India should realize her responsibility to guard the country’s borders.
Shuja Nawaz on “What Pakistan Doesn’t Need from America”
Shuja Nawaz, in a commentary on PostGlobal makes suggestions for altering the conduct of U.S. policy with regard to Pakistan. His analysis overlooks some important facts which would continue to dictate relations between the U.S. and Pakistan. Counter-View explores some of the flaws in the commentary.
Pakistan’s Anti-terrorism Resolution - Law or Hype?
The terrorist attacks on India’s financial capital, Mumbai, on November 26, 2008 raised concerns over Pakistan’s commitment and ability to fight terrorism. India has launched a diplomatic offensive against Pakistan by claiming to provide credible evidence of Pakistan’s involvement in the Mumbai terror attacks. The international community while emphasizing on the utility of handling the on-going crisis through diplomatic avenues maintains that Pakistan needs to act pro-actively in ensuring that terrorists do not receive official support or safe haven in its territory. Demands and suggestions relating to Pakistan’s counter-terrorism policy have multiplied manifold following the Mumbai attacks. However there is little realization that the Mumbai attacks occurred only a month after Pakistan had reviewed its National Security Strategy and the Parliament had passed a 14-point Anti-Terrorism Resolution on October 22, 2008. The Resolution had sought to exemplify Zardari Government’s stand on counter-terrorism, in principle and policy. In the wake of the mounting pressures on Pakistan to crack down on terrorists it is important to ascertain the extent to which the Resolution has, or is capable of, altering Pakistan strategy to deal with terrorism. Click to continue…