Ex-envoy TCA Raghavan: ‘The military can no longer order Pakistan politics in the way it likes’

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Former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan TCA Raghavan on the the implications of the Shehbaz Sharif-led government in Pakistan, the possibility of India re-engaging with it and the future of Imran Khan. The session was moderated by Diplomatic Editor Shubhajit Roy I think the principal takeaway from this election is contradictory. While on the one hand, the Pakistan military still plays a dominant role in that nation’s polity, what is clear is that the military can no longer order Pakistan politics in the way it likes. The election result and Imran Khan’s surprisingly strong showing demonstrated that. It’s true that...