Some old habits never die. In India's neighbourhood is Pakistan.
It's like the traditional communists and Indian Sickularism. They are guided by a killing syndrome - we cannot be wrong.
So the argument goes ... if we go wrong ..... or have done or said something erroneous in the past; we have to justify the lapses and make these appear as virtues and even achievements.
Pakistan’s Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar confirmed that the Nur Khan Air Base, located in Rawalpindi’s Chakala area, was hit by Indian missiles during Operation Sindoor.
He admitted that the attack resulted in damage to the base and injuries among the personnel stationed there.
"They (India) send drones towards Pakistan. In 36 hours, at least 80 drones were sent... We were able to intercept 79 drones out of 80, and only one drone damaged a military installation and personnel were also injured in the attack," he said. Even if the claims of 79 is old Islamabad style - he could have said these much before. But that's the diseases and patients survive.
We include Pakistan, Indian Sickularism and communists in all that.
India, Afghanistan, and Pakistan have a complex, intertwined relationship marked by historical ties, strategic competition, and ongoing tensions. Let us focus on three elements --
The Taliban government seeks to diversify trade and diplomacy, looking to India, Iran, and Turkey to counter Pakistani influence.
India has invested heavily in Afghan infrastructure including dams, roads, etc and expanded humanitarian aid building goodwill even after the Taliban takeover. The theory is 'Enemy's Enemy .. can be a strategic flagbearer of Dosti'.
Pakistan has preferred to seek strategic depth in Afghanistan, viewing it as a buffer against India. In fact, Pakistan’s first military ruler, Ayub Khan, wanted to create a religion-based federation with Afghanistan. He even proposed a confederation of Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran and Turkey.
This never started well; forget about counterbalancing India.
In its annual report the American think tank 'Council on Foreign Relations' (CFR) said Pakistan could face armed conflict with Taliban-led Afghanistan in 2026 and beyond.
Of course; CFR has done a little bit of Washington's pitch and said even India and Pakistan could slide into another military confrontation in 2026. While India will be on guard; on the other hand - Pakistan is yet to recover from the fallout of May war of 2025.
The Pakistani minister Dar has only shared his country's bigger concerns by admitting the hit on the crucial base. Indian sources have claimed the damage was much bigger. China's commercial interests were harmed and the US might have lost many things crucial and hence Trump had take Munir on his lap.
How much that gave any cushion to Pakistan remains to be seen.
Both Pakistan and the Deep State may get another strategic shocker if the puppet Yunus has to leave Dhaka empty handed once Feb 12 elections are over. New Delhi has tried to open ties with the BNP and apparently people of Bangladesh are not against having Tarique Rahman as their next Prime Minister.
But the key aspects of the debate now is what is happening around the new found bonhomie between New Delhi and Kabul.
** For India, dealing with Afghanistan’s present rulers Taliban is essential and not out of love. But this remains a careful balancing act.
In October 2025; India's External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar termed cross-border terrorism as a "menace" and called Afghanistan as a "contiguous" neighbour of India. This was a strong and key message to Pakistan over its illegal occupation in Jammu and Kashmir.
Engagement with Taliban leadership by India is not guided by any moral compass.
We may also take a closer look at facts that --
** Pakistan witnessed a sharp 73 per cent rise in conflict-related deaths in 2025.
This was an inhouse finding by a Pakistani organisation itself.
The report highlighted that the attacks have intensified in scale and frequency with militant strikes soaring to the highest level between 2014 and 2025.
As many as 664 security personnel died in 2025 in Pakistan -- means a steep rise of 26 per cent compared to 528 in 2024.
The year also recorded the highest armed forces deaths since 2011, when 677 armed forces personnel lost their lives.
In December 2018 when Imran Khan was Prime Minister; Islamabad had said that India’s cooperation would be needed for bringing peace to war-ravaged Afghanistan.
How much things have remained where they were or things have altered much ?
Pakistani army chief, Gen Asim Munir heaped blame on India for the armed struggle in Balochistan.
This demonstrated Islamabad's utter frustration. “Indian-sponsored proxies continue to propagate violence and disrupt development in Balochistan," he said.
Pakistan also announced that all militant organisations operating in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and parts of Balochistan region will be collectively labelled “Fitna-al-Hindustan” -- roughly translated as India’s mischief.
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