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Sharat Sabharwal
The writer is former High Commissioner to Pakistan. Views are personal
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Turbat, Dasu, Gwadar: Terror attacks in Pakistan are of its own making
April 01,2024 14:17:20 PM
It reflexively blames India for unrest on its soil to hide its own flawed policies that are responsible for this insurgence
Thu, Apr 04, 2024
Pakistan’s new government has internal turmoil, India must wait and watchSubscriber Only
February 29,2024 18:15:42 PM
Should there be any constructive move by the incoming government, we should respond positively
Fri, Mar 01, 2024
Imran Khan arrested in 2024, Nawaz Sharif in 2018: Pakistan’s game of thronesSubscriber Only
February 01,2024 16:46:20 PM
Pakistan needs a broad political consensus and a strong government, functioning without the army’s interference, to deal effectively with challenges, international and domestic. The forthcoming election is unlikely to move it closer to any of these goals
Tue, Feb 06, 2024
After G20 declaration, the tasks aheadSubscriber Only
September 12,2023 05:12:35 AM
The 83-paragraph New Delhi Declaration has an impressive coverage from sustainable and inclusive growth and climate change and finance to Digital Public Infrastructure. Its transformational capacity is, however, dependent on its implementation
Sun, Sep 17, 2023
Why Imran Khan melodrama isn’t enough to unseat Pakistan’s armySubscriber Only
June 07,2023 16:36:28 PM
Whatever the political configuration in the run-up to the election, the likely removal of a popular political leader — Imran Khan — from the contest will turn it into a managed election like many others in the past
Wed, Jun 07, 2023
By arresting Imran Khan, Pakistan’s army has pushed country to the brinkSubscriber Only
May 11,2023 13:04:43 PM
Imran Khan's party will most likely emerge victorious in a free and fair election later this year. If the army and ruling coalition prevent that outcome through unconstitutional means, they will pave the way for a bigger crisis down the road
Sat, May 13, 2023
Pakistan crisis: The best course of action is to hold free and fair elections, even if it means Imran Khan returning as PMSubscriber Only
March 18,2023 19:31:13 PM
Any unconstitutional action by the Pakistan army and the PDM government to postpone the elections or rig them would only pave the way for a bigger crisis at a later date
Sat, Mar 18, 2023
Former High Commissioner to Pakistan Sharat Sabharwal writes: Pervez Musharraf’s troubled legacy is a powerful symbol of Pakistan’s dysfunctionSubscriber Only
February 05,2023 17:56:19 PM
Sharat Sabharwal writes: Together with Ayub Khan and Ziaul Haq, Musharraf underlined the civil-military imbalance and army’s stranglehold over the polity
Mon, Feb 06, 2023
Sharat Sabharwal writes: Pakistan PM’s peace offer to India rings hollowSubscriber Only
January 18,2023 16:04:21 PM
It has been made with an eye on Pakistan’s economic and governance challenges and is loaded with caveats, including on Kashmir
Fri, Jan 20, 2023
Pakistan’s new army chief Asim Munir and the challenges that await himSubscriber Only
November 25,2022 07:23:55 AM
While the appointment of a new army chief to succeed Qamar Javed Bajwa is expected to bring a degree of calm to Pakistan’s deeply divided polity, much will depend upon how Munir conducts himself, particularly in dealing with the polarised political situation
Sat, Nov 26, 2022
Former Indian envoy to Pakistan writes: Attack on Imran Khan may not be the last such crisis for PakistanSubscriber Only
November 04,2022 19:47:02 PM
It will continue coming back to the brink periodically until it resolves its dysfunction caused by the civil-military imbalance
Sat, Nov 05, 2022
Sharat Sabharwal writes: Out of power, Imran Khan continues to be powerful in PakistanSubscriber Only
August 25,2022 16:38:37 PM
Sharat Sabharwal writes: Government's strategy appears to be to coerce Imran Khan to adopt a more reasonable posture with the threat of disqualification from holding public office. This could backfire
Tue, Aug 30, 2022
With yet another PM’s exit, army shows it reigns supreme in PakistanSubscriber Only
April 01,2022 03:59:45 AM
Sharat Sabharwal writes: Though Imran Khan has proved to be utterly inept, his fate begs the question — yet again — whether any prime minister, even the most competent one, can succeed in Pakistan without a radical shift in its internal and external orientation
Fri, Apr 01, 2022
Does Pakistan’s national security policy signal a rethink on India?Subscriber Only
January 24,2022 03:03:44 AM
🔴 It reflects, albeit partially, the thinking of the sizeable constituency in Pakistan that realises the importance of a stable relationship with India is in its own interest
Mon, Jan 24, 2022
India must measure Taliban by its actions, wait for openingSubscriber Only
August 25,2021 03:10:12 AM
Sharat Sabharwal writes: Going forward, if the Taliban build an inclusive and stable system, they maybe able to win international recognition. If they stick to their old ways, they may end up generating opposition, violence and instability in the country.
Thu, Aug 26, 2021
Why India must be cautious about Pakistan’s offers of peaceSubscriber Only
April 06,2021 04:24:45 AM
More than conciliatory words and the restraining of its terror machine, which have been found to be tactical and reversible in the past, a strategic shift in the attitude of the Pakistani establishment is needed.
Tue, Apr 06, 2021
Abrupt move in Valley feeds into the already prevailing sense of alienation, religious radicalisationSubscriber Only
September 17,2019 03:23:19 AM
The change in Jammu and Kashmir’s status will make little difference vis-a-vis Pakistan, situation on the ground in the Valley. It cannot but feed into the already prevailing sense of alienation.
Wed, Sep 18, 2019
There’s no silver bullet solution to Pak-sponsored terror; Politicisation will constrict choicesSubscriber Only
March 07,2019 00:12:46 AM
Putting an end to Pakistani terror militarily would require an all-out war to give it a crushing blow — entailing a heavy economic cost, totally disproportionate to the threat posed by it.
Thu, Mar 07, 2019
Dealing With PM ImranSubscriber Only
August 07,2018 00:51:16 AM
India should engage the new Pakistan government, but it must remain cautious.
Tue, Aug 07, 2018
For A Durable PeaceSubscriber Only
June 04,2018 00:08:00 AM
There must be a political consensus within India on the way forward for J&K
Mon, Jun 04, 2018
To what end, muscularity?Subscriber Only
March 21,2018 00:05:13 AM
It has not persuaded Pakistan to stop meddling in J&K. Infiltration and ceasefire violations have increased, imperiling lives of civilians and soldiers.
Wed, Mar 21, 2018
Being neighbourlySubscriber Only
December 21,2017 00:00:40 AM
To fulfil ambitions in Indo-Pacific and beyond, India must work for a cohesive South Asia
Thu, Dec 21, 2017
A year from UriSubscriber Only
September 20,2017 00:00:23 AM
There are no black and white solutions. India needs to manage relationship, combine dialogue with deterrence
Wed, Sep 20, 2017