26/11 set up India-Saudi strategic ties

'The attacks made clear to all the Gulf States that Pakistan was the nursery and sanctuary of extremist violence and that this violence threatened all the countries in the region.' IMAGE: General......

No OIC meet in Pak: Great Game plays out within Islam

'The more emphatic denial of any proposal for an OIC foreign ministers meet in Islamabad appears aimed at keeping Pakistan on a leash,' notes Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain (retd). IMAGE:......

How can India counter Pak-OIC meet on Kashmir, CAA?

'Quiet back channel advice will probably be rendered by Saudi Arabia to India that international perception on both issues does not favour India and that it should be prudent to look inwards and......

Saudi placates Pakistan. What about India?

'Wouldn't the Saudi leadership know that King Salman's decision would upset India?' 'Nonetheless, the Saudis estimate that Pakistan's importance by far outweighs the dalliance with India,' notes......