Pakistan’s economy is in dire straits, its political and security situation volatile - and it is in a spot as India becomes more important in Washington. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Synopsis: Every fourth Friday of the month, The Straits Times’ US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh presents an Asian perspective of the biggest global talking points with expert guests.
Find out why, as Nirmal Ghosh hosts Mr Husain Haqqani, Pakistan‘s former ambassador to the US and currently diplomat-in-residence at the Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy in Abu Dhabi, and senior fellow at the Hudson Institute in Washington.2:07 Why we must first understand the political layout and the military’s role in Pakistan, a country of 230 million people and a nuclear power
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