With over 26 million children out school, #Pakistan finally declares an edu emergency. I had written about dismal state of edu in my 2016 book ‘Pakistan:Courting the Abyss’. If Pakistan is really serious it will have to increase funding to 4%of GDP.
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Link to the wide-ranging podcast on the neighborhood I did with Ajay Bisaria for Smita Prakash ‘Podcast with Smita Prakash’.

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How are our neighbours watching the Indian elections? With interest or anxiety? How will the outcome impact bilateral relations? Watch or listen in to this podcast with 2 diplomats, authors, practitioners of national security. Today 5 pm. Tilak Devasher Ajay Bisaria

This a very significant development mentioned by Sonam Mahajan

Major civic protests are happening all over POK. These are perhaps the biggest that the region has ever seen. Pak administration caught off guard and scampering to quell them with the only method they know-by force. Could further aggravate tensions.

Lack of accountability in #Pakistan for perpetrators of abductions, rapes, forced conversions & forced marriages of minority children &women has led to a surge in these types of crimes writes Uday Bulut. Worth a read.
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The Baloch are retaliating by targeting the Punjabis; things will only get murkier with time.

Really enjoyed the conversation Sonam. Thank you.

Thank you so much for your kind words. 🙏. I do consider it a privilege to be able to share whatever little knowledge I have with future generations.

Link to a very interesting and off-the-beaten-track podcast that I did with Sonam Mahajan on #Pakistan where we talked about the Urdu-Bengali, Urdu-Punjabi and Urdu-Sindhi dynamics amongst several other issues. Really enjoyed the conversation.

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Tilak Devasher DEF Talks by Aadi Achint 🇮🇳 Sir, I eagerly wait for your Podcast to listen and enrich myself.
Kabhi kabhi to lagta h mai bhi chota mota visheshagya ban hi gya hu 😉

Thank you. Glad you liked it.

Link to the very interesting podcast I did with DEF Talks by Aadi Achint 🇮🇳 where we talked about the sectarian issue in Pakistan, Pak-Iran-Saudi dynamics, Balochistan, Sindhudesh, Wakhan and a lot more.
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Looking forward to the podcast with DEF Talks by Aadi Achint 🇮🇳

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Zafarullah Khan as described in Tilak Devasher's Pakistan:Courting the Abyss
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Look forward to discussing an important paper written by Kabir Taneja on 13 May at ORF

Annual Pakistan Freedom of Expression and Media Report 2024 of Freedom Network flags shrinking margins of dissent & risks faced by journalists that significantly eroded parameters of general free speech & dissent in Pakistan in last 12 months.
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Pakistan to hire Fgn consultancy firms for investment projects for the Gulf to replace Pak bureaucrats who are found lacking in project planning & execution.
What an inditement of Pak bureaucrats!

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A must watch. Sonam Mahajan detailed rebuttal of Ishtiaq Ahmed’s distorted views about India after he was hosted by several organizations and individuals here.

This is an excellent opportunity for those interested in a rigorous study of a particular theme on Pakistan.Amitabh Mattoo Tilak Devasher Shalini Chawla Mathew Joseph C D. Suba Chandran Pallavi Raghavan United Service Institution of India IPCS, New Delhi