China-Pakistan corridor against India's strategic interests (Jai Kumar Verma, South Asia Monitor)

http://southasiamonitor.org/news/china-pakistan-corridor-against-india-s-strategic-interests/sl/20153

It is time to call Pakistan’s bluff on Kashmir (Jai Kumar Verma, South Asia Monitor)

The party in power in Islamabad,Pakistan, the Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N), won 31 out of the 49 seats(direct election is held for only 41 seats) in the assembly elections of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) held on July 21, 2016. A total of 26 political parties and 423 candidates participated in this farcical elections. The performance of other political parties was very dismal as Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) won 2 seats, while All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference (AJKMC) and Pakistan Tahreek-i-Insaf (PTI) had to be content with 3 seats each.

http://southasiamonitor.org/detail.php?type=sl&nid=18475

Sharif vs Sharif: Pak military wrests control over government (Jai Kumar Verma, South Asia Monitor)

http://southasiamonitor.org/detail.php?type=sl&nid=17967

The IS challenge: Europe needs to get its act together (Jai Kumar Verma, South Asia Monitor)

Islamic State (IS) which has already overtaken Al-Qaeda is currently the most treacherous, wealthiest and better organized terrorist organization in the international arena. While the continuous bombarding in the IS-controlled region may have weakened the terrorist outfit, but the resolve of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and his cohorts of retribution has not lessened and the danger of carrying out terrorist activities in Europe has enhanced manifold. Analysts mention that future attacks will be more sophisticated and devastating.

http://southasiamonitor.org/detail.php?type=sl&nid=16549