INSIGHT: Class of 2023
We suggest Class of 2023 should offer OPs ‘social security’, ‘unemployment coverage’, etc. while continuing…
Bangladesh Navy: Five More Patrol Vessels Under Construction at Khulna Shipyard; China Hands Over Two Ex-PLAN Frigates to BN
DESPARDES — Bangladesh’s Khulna Shipyard has begun construction of a second batch of five Padma-class…
Pakistan’s JF-17 Block III Prototype Fighter Makes Maiden Flight in China
DESPARDES (Updated) — The first Block III prototype of Sino-Pakistani JF-17 Thunder multirole combat aircraft…
Islamabad Alerts Allies, Global Bodies About Threats From India
Last week, a senior Pakistani defense official told DesPardes on condition of anonymity (as he’s…
Govt., Opposition Close Rank on Army Chief’s Extension, Bill to Have Bipartisan Support in Parliament
DESPARDES — The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf-led government has reached out to the opposition for bipartisan support…
Ex-Nissan Boss Carlos Ghosn’s ‘Great Escape’: How Did He Flee Japan, Land in Lebanon?
How he did it increasingly sounds like a movie-level caper DESPARDES — Lebanon has received…
India Economy as a ‘Person of Interest’: Neighborhood Watch
DESPARDES — The world’s largest (secular) democracy — once among the fastest growing large economies…
INSIGHT: Bilawal, Bhutto Videos
IRSHAD SALIM — Bhutto’s battlecry — in the 70s — of ‘Roti, Kapra Aur Makan’…
THESE FOUR PICS Could Possibly Become VIRAL in 2020
DESPARDES — Revelers around the world ushered in new decade, as stocks roared. Italy will…
Modi’s Brutal Vision: Protests Go Global, ‘As The World Turns’ in Silence
India’s consul general in New York last month suggested that India should imitate Israel’s policy…
India’s ‘Carrier Culture’ and Pakistan Navy’s Build Up — ‘in a Historic First’
“The new inductions in Pak Navy (PN) are so rapid in scale and time, that…
Turkey Steps Up Religious Tourism With Focus On Interfaith Harmony
Target: 75m tourists by 2023; $65bn tourism revenue by 2022 DESPARDES: Home to countless faith…