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According to anecdotal reports, General Shahid Aziz disappeared about a year ago and there are rumors he has been killed (most likely in Syria, maybe in Afghanistan) while indulging a passion for...

Sahibzada Yaqub Khan died on Jan 25th 2016 after a long and eventful life. More famous as a diplomat than as a general (he was more of an armchair general, did well with introducing academics into...

Remembering the war of 1965

http://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2015/09/the-1965-war-summary-by-major-amin.html

This is a must watch episode. Even dedicated fans of Anatol Lieven may be shocked into enlightenment...

Here is what I could gather from Twitter about General Durrani's wide ranging talk in the UK

https://storify.com/omarali50/general-durrani-on-victory-tour-in-uk#publicize

General Asad Durrani is on a victory tour in the West these days and was apparently just interviewed by Aljazeera in Oxford (Mehdi Hasan). Pakistani author Ayesha Siddiqa had this to say of Facebook...

I just wanted to commend Myra MacDonald's above article. It is simply the best summary I have seen of the current situation and reflects a positive change in the willingness (or ability) of Western...

The "ideology of Pakistan" was an incoherent mishmash prior to 1947 (mostly it was whatever Jinnah felt would work to get him the best deal...he himself seems to have had no coherent vision of the...

By now even I am scared of predicting anything, but a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do, so here goes

http://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/06/pakistan-predictions-2014.html

Excerpt:
1. Dr...

I have a post up about the attack on Karachi airport and on Shia pilgrims

http://brownpundits.blogspot.com/2014/06/pakistani-terrorism-choices-and-rocket.html

Excerpt:

What would a...

I have my first thoughts about both the Fair book and the Carlotta Gall book:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18289707-the-wrong-enemy?from_search=true

An excellent quick summary of the...

Hamid Karzai: Last will and testament...well, not exactly. But an important interview as he is on the way out:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=We-5RdJxgf0

Is there any book that deals with the American end of this disaster? What is the dominant theory? Were all the American policy makers just foolish? or did they have nefarious motives of their own?

Nice discussion at the Hudson institute on that other 10 years too late book:
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Professor Christine Fair's new book "Fighting to the End; the Pakistan Army's Way of War" is out.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JF7EEXI/ref=cm_cr_ryp_prd_ttl_sol_0

I am only on chapter...

Hamid Hussain's profiles are a good guide: http://www.brownpundits.com/2013/09/23/the-next-army-chief-in-pakistan/



General Tariq Khan stood out among the candidates but Sharif was probably...

He appears to have picked the two least aggressive generals for the two jobs. May not be the best decision for an army at war...

we, in the chattering classes, have a name for this condition. Its called Lieven Syndrome, in honor of respected author Anatol Lieven. Extreme cases may also be labelled "Cloughley syndrome", for...

we have a bit of a discussion going about the 1971 war and I wondered if anyone here (especially Ray) can shed some light on Indian operations in East Pakistan. The discussion is at:...

for a look at how the strategic geniuses are thinking, go to http://rupeenews.com/

If its blunt, it cannot be good? :)

I will be the first to admit it, I think the Pakistani army high command (for all sorts of reasons) has adopted a strategic worldview that is fundamentally...

Good review, of all places, in huffpo: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/aparna-pande/schofield-pakistan-book-review_b_995933.html

I see that the army is still the great white hope in Pakistan. There is an Urdu verse that fits here:
Meer kya saada hain, beemar huey jin key sabab
Ussi attar key londey sey dawa letey hain..
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I was unhappy with the first attempt at a reply this morning and edited it again and am still unhappy. The point may be moot anyway. Events may be moving in a direction where liberal and...

The focus on "madressas" and "conservative areas" is useful as an academic exercise but should not "reassure" or "scare" anyone either way. Christine Fair is much more sensible than the previous...