The author argues that India’s trajectory affirms that sustained national progress is forged not through compliance with global powers, but through strategic resilience, indigenous innovation, and pragmatic diplomacy.
The rise of Pakistan’s permanent Ruling Elite can also be attributed to the assassination of Liaquat Ali, which created a power vacuum, leaving non-democratic forces, primarily the Army and the bureaucracy, to assert control.
Pakistan’s repeated interference in Afghanistan’s internal affairs has brought destruction and misery, fueling nationalist and anti-Pakistan sentiments among Afghans and the Taliban 2.0.
This article is based exclusively on the Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh’s media interaction ahead of the 93rd Air Force Day (full video as linked). This article paraphrases on-record remarks; any direct quotations are in quotation marks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiB9-vwV6Vo
