Bhopinder Singh

The writer, a retired lieutenant general of the Indian army, was lieutenant governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Puducherry.

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2026 looks very grim for the Af-Pak border of the unrecognised Durand Line

January 08,2026 13:30:48 PM

Many foreign powers like Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Qatar have tried to mediate between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban, but the stalemate seems inextricable from the Afghan Taliban side

Thu, Jan 08, 2026

Is Pakistan bringing nuclear blackmail back to the table?Subscriber Only

November 17,2025 12:46:09 PM

The US may just have given the Pakistanis too much leeway. It may come back to haunt Washington once the dust settles on the trade negotiations with India

Mon, Nov 17, 2025

Pakistan knows better than to draw the Afghan Taliban into a full-blown conflictSubscriber Only

October 23,2025 12:34:52 PM

After all, these ragtag militias that are collectively and simplistically called the Taliban had worn out the numerically and technologically superior might of superpowers like the erstwhile Soviet Union and, most recently, the US/NATO forces

Thu, Oct 23, 2025

With ‘realism’ guiding its Pakistan policy, US credibility is diminishedSubscriber Only

June 16,2025 12:56:59 PM

Neither Delhi nor Islamabad should ever forget that this is not the start or end of any diplomatic reset. It is just a part of transactional “deals” where one loses or wins, depending on the situation. But the trust and credibility of the American word are lost in the long term

Mon, Jun 16, 2025

Conflict with India cannot paper over the deep divisions in the Pakistani armySubscriber Only

May 10,2025 15:48:42 PM

The current escalation bears the unmistakable imprint of General Asim Munir. Yet, the action may not have the full support of the Pakistani military top brass

Thu, May 15, 2025

Amid Delhi-Dhaka rift, can Bangladesh overcome its dark history with Islamabad?Subscriber Only

April 22,2025 16:19:23 PM

Given the nature of electoral politics, short-termism will always triumph long-termism, and Yunus would be punting on winning the elections, whatever the means and long term consequences

Tue, Apr 22, 2025

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Pakistan has ignored Baloch concerns for too longSubscriber Only

March 13,2025 10:41:40 AM

‘Trainjacking’ of the Jaffar Express by elements of the Baloch Liberation Army is yet more proof that there is an unaddressed crisis of ‘honour’ and equity in Baloch imagination, and the Pakistani guns only worsen it.

Thu, Mar 13, 2025