Indian Subcontinent

Focusing on Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka, this theater represents a primary tri-threat landscape. Analysis targets nuclear escalation ladders, the command-and-control of regional proxy networks, cross-border kinetic friction, and the tactical utilization of 5th Generation Warfare (5GW).

Who Cries for Pakistan

I see chaos before me and confusion all around – the future is dark and hope illusive. People have become irrelevant – their needs immaterial, the judiciary an accessory to crime, the government an accomplice to anarchy; it is why I am reminded of the famous saying when, ‘one party is shameless the other cannot afford to be spineless’.

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TTP Ends Ceasefire with Pakistan

Syed Khalid Muhammad, Executive Director – CommandEleven, spoke to Russia Today about the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ending their ceasefire and announcing attacks in Pakistan.

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TTP’s Re-Emergence in Swat

Syed Khalid Muhammad, CommandEleven Executive Director, spoke with Russia Today about the re-emergence of the Tehrek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in the settled region of Swat.

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Peace Talks with TTP

Syed Khalid Muhammad, Executive Director – CommandEleven, spoke with Russia Today on the on-going peace talks between the Tehrek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and the Government of Pakistan.

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Whither Afghanistan

People are coming to very faulty conclusions as events unfold in Afghanistan. The Taliban are being painted as an invincible force and why not. They own the moment and are living it. At present, they ride the crest and have bragging rights.

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Right of Surprise

In the last two decades the number of Af-Pak hands has sky rocketed. Most of them seem to have slept on the wheel and now suddenly woken up in a state of dumbfoundedness. They’re shocked that the US was leaving Afghanistan – precipitously; and dismayed that the Taliban were gaining ground – exponentially. That reminds me of Rip Van Winkle who also slept for twenty years.

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