Imran Khan | Watching America

Pakistan: Waiting for Trump’s Call

Lalatendu Das - February 19, 2025. Published in Dawn

America had been deeply involved in Pakistan’s internal political matters, mostly propping up authoritarian regimes.

Pakistan: Imran and America

Lalatendu Das - June 23, 2022. Published in Dawn

The former prime minister made some politically fatal moves.

India: A Country Mired in Trouble

Lalatendu Das - November 19, 2021. Published in The Statesman

The Pakistanis most definitely played a double game to eject the Americans from Pakistan. Now the Americans have been quick to take revenge.

India: Imran Khan’s Quest for Joe Biden’s Attention

Lalatendu Das - July 3, 2021. Published in Hindustan Times

Pakistan is ready to be a partner for peace in Afghanistan, Khan wrote in a signed piece in The Washington Post, but “we will not host U.S. bases”

U.A.E.: Imran Scores on Foreign Policy, but Should Mend Ties with US

Lalatendu Das - February 14, 2020. Published in Khaleej Times

He's made quite an impression in the Muslim bloc; from friends in the Gulf and Iran to Turkey and Malaysia.

India: US Commander in Chief Isn’t Reading New Delhi’s Memos on Kashmir

Lalatendu Das - January 22, 2020. Published in Hindustan Times

India has consistently pushed back every time Donald Trump has raised the Kashmir issue and yet Trump has gone on to offer to mediate on the issue, causing consternation in foreign policy circles.

Qatar: Pakistan, China Dismiss US Clamor over CPEC

Lalatendu Das - December 3, 2019. Published in Gulf Times

However, her rather public and calibrated presentation is interesting for both its timing and a clear sense of desperation in Washington over its own considerably shrinking influence across the globe.