Top former RAW specialist on Pakistan Tilak Devasher, author of 'The Pashtuns' on ThePrint SoftCover

'The Pashtuns: A Contested History', a HarperCollins publication by veteran analyst Tilak Devasher explores the history and origins of the world’s largest ethnic groups “without a country of their own”.
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[@MK-ov7rx]

As an Afghan, im surprised at the detailed knowledge of Mr Devasher about Afghan/Pashtun history. I throughly enjoyed it. Thank you the Print for inviting such a knowledgeable person👍

[@sivakumarsubramaniam2388]

I m from Malaysia and everything started from friend of mine who happened to be a Pashtun visited his ill friend near my place. I went with him and I was so shocked to see nearly 50 of them alrdy there to visit the ill friend. I felt so alienated since I m Malaysian Indian. Long story short they really made feel very comfortable and they really provided 1st class hospitality despite being “ financially inadequate”. Since then I wanted to learn about their culture and so on. I can say most probably I the only Malaysian bought this book. And can wait to read it.

[@ravimathews1973]

Did the interviewer Jyothi Malhotra, really not know that Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan or Frontier Gandhi was a Pashtun!!? Tilak Devasher is a fantastic writer and speaker. An absolute delight of analysis and anecdotes. Pity that the interviewer was so mediocre.

[@ravindra7791]

Indeed , the big clue is Frontier....sigh ...

[@khkarandoyzazai]

Devashar Jee knows Ghani Khan ...wow We pashtuns believe that If u know Ghani u know everything abt pashtuns...

[@piranha3037]

In 1947-48, Kashmir War, he was helping India.

[@Aditya0227]

What do you expect from left

[@vivekyadav1]

@Student of Klaus Schwab LOL ! KPK will become IK loving land when IK can speak something in Pashto apart from pa khair raghley. He has become over 70 yrs old, even today he can't speak pashto even with a gun to his head.😁😄😁😄

[@BotswanaThabo]

Barely 3 mins (2:56)Jyoti has been reminded by the author that this book is about Pashtun; and no Afghans and Pashtun are not the same . I like how Jyoti confirms all the stereotypes of Lutyens wanna be Angrez but full of mediocrity ignorant journo 😂

[@BotswanaThabo]

@Kraken Thunder absolutely possible but Afghans are also Hazara Tajiks, Sikhs and Hindus so no, Pashtun and Afghans are not the same it is a basic general knowledge. Khan Abdul Gaffar was a Pathan and Pashtuns are popularly known as Pathans more than Afghans. I also find author's claims problematic that all Pashtuns come from one guy who converted to Islam during Mohmd's time. Then how do you explain Hindu Pashtuns? They do exist in India as a miniscule minority.

[@BotswanaThabo]

@Kraken Thunder I bet the points and nuances we are discussing here are lost in the discussions above and that is the point. Our intellectuals and journalists take positions based on the disinformation served by the "outsiders" and international commentators on the people and their issues of the Indian subcontinent. Nothing original has come out from them in the last 75 years. I consider it a height of mediocrity yet somehow they sound very arrogant

[@mohsindalvi87]

@@BotswanaThabo need to differentiate between Afghan and Afghanistani/Afghani. Afghan is a synonym of Pashtun/Pakhtun/Pathan, while Afghani is a citizen of Afghanistan and could be a Pashtun or Uzbek or Tajik or Hazara or Aimak or Turkmen. Perhaps the country should rename itself to remove the confusion and to communicate that non-Pashtuns r equal citizens (which has not been the case for a while now).

[@whocares3132]

@Kraken Thunder stop defending "Jyoti " WHat you are saying "Jyoti " Did not mean that. pathetic

[@mohsindalvi87]

@Kraken Thunder lolz pashtuns in pak r refusing to call themselves paki. How dumb they r. Agreed that Greeks recognised the pactyon people 2000 yrs ago, but there r national & religious identities also that exist today. The artificially drawn (or forcefully drawn) Durand line is a reality and pashtunsin pak and afg will have to adapt to live in their respective multiethnic nation states. Making ethnic countries with homogeneous populations is not possible in south and west Asia. The sooner we realise this and begin to accept all ethnicities in our countries as equal citizens, the better it is for regional cooperation.

[@bkp95]

She still thinks only some Muslim rulers were violent others were charitable . This is the history that has been taught in India .

[@Enigma99999]

I'm blown away by the ignorance displayed by Malhotra. She's not able to distinguish between Pashtun and Pakistani! I wonder if she knows the difference between Allahabadi & Indian. All these damn drawing room pundits 😬

[@sreyanshuchaterjee3962]

It took you this long to realize this? Most of the Indians aren't well read. Tell me how many of these arm chair pundits know about the doctrine of Pakistani Military or what is taught as part of their curriculum? We do not have even an Asian study circle. The Chinese ecosystem is far advanced.

[@therelaxlead676]

@@sreyanshuchaterjee3962 Can Confirm, My father can't differentiate between much of Irani Balochistan and Pakistani Balochistan which is very very different.

[@vivekyadav1]

@@therelaxlead676 the Iranian balochistan is lot more prosperous than the pakistani one. Also the iranian baloch speak persian alongside the balochi language, and there is no movement for seccesion in the iranian part.

[@therelaxlead676]

@@vivekyadav1 Yeah and even the word Iranian does not make him see the difference

[@dev8896]

To the anchor - please acquaint yourself well with the subject you are interviewing. Also, no need to jump to Pakistan's defence in every interview you conduct on that subject. Sometimes I feel, Pakistanis should appoint you as their representative to UN, you will defend them much better than their current diplomats. Also keep yourself updated with current ongoings, just speaking good English is not sufficient enough these days. This is 2022 not 1980s and 1990s when anything under the garb of good English and a degree of DU used to be enough. 🙏

[@alexryan43244]

She's playing devil's advocate 🌝😅 But both of us know Pakistan is very peaceful country 😛😛

[@roopmukherjee3006]

Rightly said..They are pseudo intellectuals, who can only can speak fai fai English..Print hires them with an agenda..

[@ManiSRao-bt3xw]

I am sure she needs a 20 something olds advice. Oh btw that's sarcasm.

[@shyamanandjha]

Jyoti Malhotra does this every time. She hosts a program without having any clarity about its subject.

[@drj4114]

बेहतरीन

[@thatrajasthaniguy7862]

Jyoti didn't even knows that Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan was a Pashtun. If someone is bad at The Print in their Job, That's Jyoti Malhotra.

[@sharadchandakacherla8268]

No Pashtun history before Islam? That’s mighty arrogant

[@MihirS84]

Great point. No mention about the origin of these people. IMO they were local tribe which converted to Islam.

[@abdullahafridi3466]

There is but Pashtuns identiy and there actual grand histtory formed after Islam for example they once ruled Persia and India under there empires which were islamic Pashtun empires. Sher Shah suri and Mirwai Hotak as well as Abdali

[@parvadhami980]

@@abdullahafridi3466 the Hotakis, Durranis and the Surs are some Afghani dynasties

[@prakashtiwari8003]

@@parvadhami980 even the Khilji.

[@satyamevajayate3085]

​@@prakashtiwari8003 Khalji is a Turk Dynasty. Alauddin Khalji is from Turk Khalaj Tribes.

[@hameedullahkhan2448]

I am a Pashtun. This conversation is completely based on truth.

[@ulmehta]

Very interesting conversation... we learnt a lot of the inception, culture and the changes ... of the Pashtuns ... of the formation and growth of Taliban, the roles of the British, of America, Soviet Union and Pakistan... Mr. Tilak Devesher...thank you for your very knowledgeable and wide-ranging descriptions...about the Pashtuns... It was an interesting interview, and thank you Ms. Jyoti for your many relevant questions and points... The topic's discussion could go on further ... considering its importance to us all ...

[@arkimmigrationservicesuk8874]

Thank you Sir, Finally Someone from outside has written something about us with neutral pen.

[@surendrabarsode8959]

1. Here we have Jyoti interrupting Tilak and making a mess! He is talking of Pashtuns and Jyoti is thinking of Afghans! No wonder she congratulated Tilak for writing this book not for academics but for general readers !!! 2. In 18th century, Maratha Empire under stewardship of Peshwas reached up to Attock on the banks of Indus, which is where Afghan territory starts, as Tilak rightly puts in. Tilak gives interesting details about origins of Pashtuns, linkages from Gandhari to Mauryas, Khiljis, linkages of Indians with Pashtuns to Durand line etc. 3. It is time for USA to fish in troubled waters of Pashtun identity, offer Taliban all help to settle Durand Line issue in return for Taliban eschewing terrorism and behaving in a civilized manner. 4. Though Tilak says India has no role in Durand Line issue, India should offer full support to Taliban in return for Taliban recognizing J&K as integral part of India and not supporting terrorism against India. 5. We should have special 'coaching classes' for Taliban and educate them on India Pashtun civilizational ties so that they appreciate India's role and treat us as friends. 6. The book is indeed worth reading!! Thanks Tilak for so much of information.

[@homayuns2165]

Very informative analysis. Thank you.

[@camelkarma]

I am surprised at the hostess’ lack of knowledge about Frontier Gandhi.

[@tibzig1]

Her main task is to look "informed" and be a talking head! LOL!

[@Skyboy564]

Please come on The Jaipur Dialogues for a discussion. The host will be able to offer a much better and informed discussion there.

[@highhousefoodmart2011]

Great conversation. Thoroughly enjoyed it

[@geetatripathi2454]

I like Pakhtoons they are people who stand for honour respect and are very true to their words. Unfortunately, they are highly misunderstood. Glad panels taking up this discussion

[@whocares3132]

"who stand for honour respect " LOL I wonder why so many Afghan Army men run away like coward and even joined Taliban. Because They are loooosers. They want to impose Islamic law as it is. I wish you go to Afghanistan and never come back. Go live there.

[@prakashtiwari8003]

They also loves their women little much. 🤷

[@geetatripathi2454]

@@prakashtiwari8003 yah that's true. I have seen Pathans respectfully speak to women

[@prakashtiwari8003]

@@geetatripathi2454 like Taliban?🤣🤣

[@ic5442]

Madam, every bone in your body ought to be broken except your head so that all nutrients you consume go directly to your brain , which by the looks of it is not only grossly deficient in intelligence thanks to lack of essential nutrients but also needs it the most. Furthermore you ought to be extremely grateful to the person who does it to you.

[@human5973]

thank you sir...there were some misconception like pashtuns from qais abdurashid or meeting with prophet etc bcz all these hypotheses have their specific backgrounds but overall it was fascinating...i am a pashtun from waziristan.

[@abdullahafridi3466]

Waziristan the true land of the Pashtuns. which tribe are you from, i am Afridi from Khyber KPK

[@prakashtiwari8003]

Jyoti Malhotra clearly doesn't know the difference between ethnicity and nation.

[@Samiullahkhatir]

Great show

[@Silent_Genius_Motivation]

26:07 It hit me hard As a Pasthun

[@nikhilmane5245]

I just want to read jyoti's biography... She must have done great things in past that she is still employed in the print

[@vivekyadav1]

She is the biggest access journalist of our times, the type who gain access to top diplomats and politicians by virtue of living in Delhi. Shekhar Gupta was another such, now he's reduced to explaining everything the govt or the courts do, in hindi belt standard english.😁😁( after someone with a better grip on english has done it in print media or elsewhere).

[@sinistermace]

Lovely book, looking forward to reading it

[@ThePrintIndia]

Hi Sainath, Do let us know how did you like the book!

[@himanshubhatt741]

What an irritating Anchor ! Shekhar Gupta should give opportunity to the Anchor who is well versed with Subject and know when to interrupt and when to keep mouth shut and listen quietly...

[@MSbabasayee]

We appreciate My dear good reminder think positive we should thanks too u sister brother daughter's

[@ItxTygo]

hello madam for your information Pashun , Pakhtun ,Afghan and Pathan are same name used for a single nation and Khan Abdul Ghafar khan was an Afghan and he has been buried in Jalalabad Province of Affghanistan.

[@bijoejames]

I thought Jyothy had a good understanding on the Pakthun and Afghans based on her interactions as a journalist.. surprised the kind of basic questions that was asked.. not a bad interview but could have been better

[@prakashtiwari8003]

You certainly overestimateing her intelligence.

[@seemapahwa323]

@@prakashtiwari8003 the author was the saving grace. Malhotra tried her best to make it as stupid as possible.

[@vivekyadav1]

She gets kind of exposed when confronted by real experts like Devasher. Can't pretend to know anything in front of him.😁😁

[@tonyraheja1]

Interesting conversation.. Thanks JM.... Hujra-Madrassa... Doud walkout of Moscow... Durand line And the great game!.. Sounds like a very readable book.

[@quamrulsiddiqui4225]

Pashtuno ko liye salam from Bangladesh. Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan sahab jinko hum bengali mey kahtey - `Shimanto Gandhi'.

[@Unknown___5]

Why ghaffar khan is famous in india I,m pashtun i want to know?

[@nilanjangupta763]

@@Unknown___5 because he followed the same Non Violent principles as devised by the Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi. That, is why he was called "Frontier Gandhi".Also he created the "khudai Khidmatgar"

[@comradehasnainkhan1247]

@@nilanjangupta763 that is why my nation is suffering non violence 🥺

[@Mubasher_Ali_PhD]

How can we get this book ?

[@sujitsk]

Thanks

[@Critic224]

I am sorry but the anchor came across as completely clueless! She could have at least made an effort of perusing through the book, before interviewing!

[@traderzoe8267]

Totally cluess anchor. @22:45 Jyoti is surprised to find Pakistan didn't create Taliban, but the movement started organically. Her ignorance about the issue is all over the place.

[@RohitPal_Saahab]

U must add paktoon language subtitles

[@wehayat9050]

Durrani is not a single tribe its more of a confederacy of different tribes including Sadozais, Barakzai, Popalzais etc. Ahmad Shah Durrani/Abdali was actually a Sadozai. The issue of Durand line is overplayed. Majority of pashtuns in Pakistan have no interest in joining Afghanistan and its just a deadhorse. Main challange that Pakistan face today is emergent TTP. The host ruined the show, no study whatsoever.

[@AbdulGhafoor-sw4oz]

Afghanistan me India k 4 consulate or 1 embassy thi us Afghanistan me jaha Indian 5000 se ziada kabi nh the or UAE jaha 35 Lakh se ziada Indian he.. waha India ki 1 embassy or 1 consulate tha or he or Kae so called NGOs alg se thi Swal he k kiun India ne itna diplomatic staff Afghanistan me lagaya Kiun k Indian us diplomatic staff k zarae jasosi network or Pakistan k khialf proxy terrorist groups banane k lie Kam kr rha tha is lie

[@abdullahafridi3466]

it isn't over played. I am of the Afridi tribe from Khyber agency. No one here accept the Durand line. No one Pashtuns tribe or will ever on both sides, even the taliban founder who was pashtun did not recognise it. Also we don't want to join Afghanistan neither do we want Pakistan to overrun us. We want more autonomy of our own land starting from my land FATA which was previously self autonomous before the merger

[@AKJ-Editz]

​@@abdullahafridi3466Afridis were once great Afghans but betrayed Afghans today

[@dandmello5283]

👍👍👍Great and thanks-a-lot .. It's truly lovely in all-Ways listening to your.. news&views&updates. 👍❤ the printmedia journalism Hello.. whether it's Mahatma Gandhi or 'OUR-OWN' the then the frontier father Gandhi.... KhanAbdul-Ghaffar-Khan. The memories..you can't KILL with.. We do care

[@AMITKULHARI-px6qn]

Looking forward to read this book

[@SHIVAMYadav-pw5uz]

I wonder... What jyoti malhotra had learnt in her life experiences in Afghanistan and and all South Asia.... She is behaving like a lay man..... I mean ask some critical thought provoking questions..

[@drj4114]

ज्योति काकी, Bacha Khan chose to be buried in the land of Afghans, not in pakiland.

[@vikrantdeshmukh1475]

I admire his books..he has concept to sell in his book

[@PD-hq5kk]

The hunter will always be glorified until lion learns to speak ! Great interview …

[@vivstephen]

Too old for this nonsense, but First!!! Love this content!

[@bardansharma2377]

Very fascinating.

[@prakashdlf]

Interesting conversation

[@sardarbootasingh2708]

Who are the Pathans? They are Aryan tribes who converted to Semitic-Islam following the invasion of a part of their region by the Semitic Arabs. They are surely not Semites racially though there is an ongoing effort by some Semites (the Yehudis) to make them Semites racially via manufactured data. They still carry pure Aryan names pretty often. In fact the grandson of the great Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan has the name Asfandyar. The latter is a non-Semitic Aryan Zoroastrian name.

[@pramodkulkarni3747]

Good one . Thanks . Dineswar ji pl speak , with a lower speed.

[@monsterchopper1613]

This guy is wrong on so many fronts. Gafar Khan was actually born in undivided India. Khilji dynasty was not Pashtun, it was turkic. Completely missed Hotak dynasty of Pashtuns.

[@talatkhan628]

Everthing starts from Honour for pasthuns or pathans

[@AhmadAli-rn7ip]

Every man against his brothers and father, Every Man and his brothers and father against their uncles and cousins Even Man his brothers his father his cousins and his Uncles against the neighbours Every man his brothers his father his cousins his uncles his neighbours against the village The whole village against the adjacent Village All adjacent villages against the clan All Clan against the Tribe All Tribe against the other Tribe All Tribes against the other ethnic groups And all Afghans together against the Outsiders That is Afghanistan

[@AbdulGhafoor-sw4oz]

Afghanistan me India k 4 consulate or 1 embassy thi us Afghanistan me jaha Indian 5000 se ziada kabi nh the or UAE jaha 35 Lakh se ziada Indian he.. waha India ki 1 embassy or 1 consulate tha or he or Kae so called NGOs alg se thi Swal he k kiun India ne itna diplomatic staff Afghanistan me lagaya Kiun k Indian us diplomatic staff k zarae jasosi network or Pakistan k khialf proxy terrorist groups banane k lie Kam kr rha tha is lie

[@vivekyadav1]

As if the pashtuns don't exist in Pakistan in FATA. 😁😁 Don't show us your intelligence, pakistani. It doesn't end well.

[@AbdulGhafoor-sw4oz]

@@vivekyadav1 🤔🤔🤣🤣Kehna kya chahte ho

[@vivekyadav1]

@@AbdulGhafoor-sw4oz tattay chup bharway. Who is talking to you ?

[@Rohit-cq7vm]

Beautifully explained

[@parvadhami980]

2:50 Dear Jyoti, Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan was born in modern day Pakistan. He wasn't a "Pakistani" as there wasn't any Pakistan then. Also Pashtun is an ethnicity while Pakistani is a nationality. Very different!

[@lonewolf7047]

There should be mention of Pashtoons that migrated to Northeen India and settled in Bhopal.

[@saurabhsuratkal1452]

Jyoti is an expert in trolling herself!!!

[@prasadakn9982]

Karnool, Kadapa and Savanur in the Andhra-Karnatak area were ruled by pathan Nawabs (in the suba of dakkan, ruled by the Nizams of Hyderabad).

[@ven41618]

Thank you 'the Print' for covering nationally important issue such as this one, and ignoring useless stuff like PFI arrests. I am proud of your secular credentials. Please ignore any issue related to minorities.

[@MihirS84]

Shekhar finally did an episode on the PFI arrests after many such messages.

[@avishekbhattacharjee812]

Why ignore minority issues😂😂stupid arguments

[@ramrao668]

PFI arrests were vital to India's security and long overdue. But I assume you are being sarcastic And I do agree that the Pashtun coverage is of national importance.

[@rajnishkumar-hf3cg]

Please add subtitles

[@mhhocane3513]

We pashtuns should united and claim our historic lands .

[@abdullahafridi3466]

which historic land? we pashtuns already live in our own lands

[@nargisbaqi]

@@abdullahafridi3466 really do you ? do you even consider your self a true pashtoon with out accepting the truth that is great Afghanistan ? you Pakistani influenced pashtoons should grow the f up .we are fed-up and tired of you confused, brainwashed &alike people.

[@waliullah7051]

Let me to clear the misconception,most of the Pakistani pushtoon came from Afghanistan now occupied the kp province of Pakistan so they are pushtoon ethonicity of Pakistani nationality,and Afghanistan pushtoon are pushtoon ethenicity of Afghanistan nationality, we Pakistani pushtoon migrated from Afghanistan 700 years ago occupied part of kp

[@anuchugh31]

Admire Mr Tilak for his knowledge and sharing. Would like to know if the forces being targeted by ttp now are Pashtuns or any other ethnicity. I hope India could provide some help as Pakistan has bled us for decades together

[@vivekyadav1]

At 38:40 - DEVASHER : No Afghan accepted the border, they claim FATA area as their own. Jyoti : But the pakistanis have started fencing within their own area. Idiot no. 1 Just 5 seconds back, she was told that the afghans don't accept it as pakistan territory. How did she get to where she did ?

[@IbrahimKhan-id6wi]

Mehsud wazir rivalry ?

[@tibzig1]

The difference in the pronunciation of the "kh" sound as in "Khan" is so very noticeable between Indians and Pakistanis. The Urdu speakers get it from the throat whereas the Hindi speakers is more from the front of the mouth.

[@mithunkartha]

Dear God. Goofed up in the 1st minute itself. Jyoti, control the excitement.

[@vivekyadav1]

Jyoti Malhotra is the biggest hoax of a defence journalist of all time.😄😄. She has zero knowledge of anthropology, which is so important to understand other countries. Tells you how access journalism can help you pretend you to be anything.😅😅😂

[@EdutainmentSeeker]

JM - Your disruptions are ridiculous. Seemant was NOT Pakistani. Pakistan was not created until almost the end of KAGK’s life. He was desperate to not be part of it. He was angry at JLN for forcing Pashtuns into getting swallowed by wolves ( ie becoming part of Pak)

[@zf2000]

Pakistan came into existence in 1947, KAGK died in 1988.

[@siddharthmehra1114]

Khiljii’s were Turks or Pashtuns?

[@satyamevajayate3085]

Alauddin Khalji was descended from Khalaj Turk Tribes.

[@nishantsharma7832]

Khilji is a pashtun tribe

[@tommy60081]

Jyoti is such a disaster. Even school students know that Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan was a Pashtun.

[@lordofbulls]

Someone needs to tell her the less she opens her mouth the better it is for Print.

[@cambridgelearningsystem9004]

if they believe they have not pre islamic past then how are they six thousands culture? deveshar sir reply please.

[@AnupSingh-yj2xb]

Gandhara, Buddhism, Purushawar (Peshawar). The history was much more rich before 6th Century AD

[@abdullahafridi3466]

However this was not our pashtun history. Gandahar Buddhism and Peshawar were another people. Pashtuns came to Peshawar in the medieval times and kicked out the original people who were Buddhist Gandharans. Today peshawar is mostly Pashtuns but the original people were Gandaharans

[@AnupSingh-yj2xb]

@@abdullahafridi3466 absolutely right coz Afghans were taught wrong history. Check out below.

[@AnupSingh-yj2xb]

@@abdullahafridi3466 According to Yu. V. Gankovsky:[109] "The Pashtuns began as a union of largely East-Iranian tribes which became the initial ethnic stratum of the Pashtun ethnogenesis, dates from the middle of the first millennium CE and is connected with the dissolution of the Epthalite (White Huns) confederacy. ... Of the contribution of the Epthalites (White Huns) to the ethnogenesis of the Pashtuns we find evidence in the ethnonym of the largest of the Pashtun tribe unions, the Abdali (Durrani after 1747) associated with the ethnic name of the Epthalites - Abdal. The Siah-posh, the Kafirs (Nuristanis) of the Hindu Kush, called all Pashtuns by a general name of Abdal still at the beginning of the 19th century."

[@PiyushKumar-ru6io]

She has like a billion books in her background and missed the basic history about the Frontier Gandhi!!?

[@hariharans4962]

Jyoti brain stops working when she opens her mouth

[@raunak7461]

The anchor thought having good English.You are smart...no no this is 2022..there will no privilege for you...knock knock I am like English fellow...😅

[@tushar4evr776]

Aren't there Hindu Pashtuns as well?

[@himanisrivastava5667]

There are. Living in Delhi and Germany (as refugees)

[@ikramulhaq7431]

No there no any single non muslims in pashtun. mostly pashto speaking hindu sikh is khatri Arora gujjar. pure pashtun tribes have no non muslims

[@shahmoneyshahmoney9250]

@@himanisrivastava5667 indian mughuls r also afghanis they are extended familys gujjars ect

[@MihirS84]

Pashtuns were Buddhists before they converted to Islam. The statues in Bamiyan prove that.

[@ikramulhaq7431]

@@MihirS84 pashtun were not just buddhist. They're majority jews/Buddhists and zoroasters before islam.

[@voicification]

Sigh! all the Jyoti bashing here by self appointed AfPak experts. Guys - do you think sometimes she asks these basic questions because not all the listeners are experts. I am firmly center of right but AG’s shows are unbearable. This was a really good interview.

[@aryanwarrior6233]

Sir pls come to jaipir dialogues or similar platform.. D anchors dere are knowledgable and vacuous like dis lady

[@saikirantatineni6783]

Humble request to the print management -- please replace this anchor with someone who has basic knowledge of the subject 🙏🙏🙏

[@masti5102]

You guys especially Tilak Sir loves to talk about ‘Pushtoons’ and Balochs and write all sorts of books on these topics……and are waiting endlessly until these two secede and detach from Pak……bad news…..this will not happen…..this is not 1971’s Pak army…..and neither of these two regions border India…….and lastly China is everywhere…stationed and they are watching you closely and sharply…….

[@hshakeem]

Was Ashoka not cruel? Cruelty & conquest can't be separated.

[@MSbabasayee]

Surfing sadly May Allah blessings upon open world's of knowledge skills power activities positive attitude strongly and paradise prayers shukar thanks without kindness honest justice prayers just show hypothesis sadly Muslims world's stick and really dark in light

[@adnanshabbar9310]

She spends more time being elite brown sahib-a, fixing hair and putting on makeup then doing research and journalism .

[@zil1832]

Cause soory to say but pakstan isnt a real country per se. It was supposed to be a very ideological thing, but in reality its geography is very divided.

[@satyanarayansinha4463]

This Jyothi is suffering from old left burzua mantality

[@dipeshlall]

She should have at least read the book before intervieweing him.

[@SHIVAMYadav-pw5uz]

Atleast bring a bring a beautiful young girl if you have only silly questions to ask...

[@suchybrata1983]

Interviewer must have basic knowledge about the Pasting . . . She must read the book thereafter took the interview . . 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

[@jayhaid8190]

Pashtuns are afghans not Pakistani get ur facts straight the British drew the border lines

[@9999sumil9999]

very rude and arrogant interviewer. cutting off the educated man to state facts to make herself seem knowledgable. clearly also checking her phone at various points. very poor and pompous attitude

[@danielash1704]

Oh now the bashtons save many lives in a river of destruction there a little credits include others near by them

[@abhianc]

"Devasher" is pronounced so wrongly by the interviewer and looks like the book being promoted not well read by her as well! Atrocious.......

[@mitradutta62]

The nativity and ignorance of Jyoti is not surprising on Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan being a pashtun. Most people donot realise difference between ethnicity & nationality because they donot have experience about attrocity like partition caused by British just to use religion as a divider. Probably Jyoti doesnot know that Shaikh Hasina & Mamata banerjee both are bengali. Sometime i feel pity on myself when I see such insensitive comments

[@msinh9159]

A senior journalist is asking such stupid questions. Does not know Khan Abdul Gafar Khan @Sarhad Gandhi was a Pashtun. Confuses ethnicity and nationality again and again! *facepalm*

[@ItxTygo]

i dont know from where the auther collected data based on false statements.Mullah umer does not belong to Khilji tribe.Both Karzai and Mullah Umer belong the Durani tribe.

[@satyamevajayate3085]

Mullah Omar is from Hotak Subtribe, part of Ghilzai Ghilji Tribe descended from Khalaj Turk Tribes.

[@madandu]

Seems confused lot due to constant turmoil.

[@aritragupta161]

"Sense of Triumph and arrogance" and a lack of any understanding or even the interest to understand Afghan society and the long existing rules that govern Afghan society. Americans wanted to turn Afghanistan into a modern western style rule by law based society. How monumentally naive they were!

[@sabeelaahs4411]

Isn't Raw very successful in pushing Russia and american on afgan land . This is new search for ground for new anarchy

[@nilanjangupta763]

But who provided the bases to the Americans.

[@cambridgelearningsystem9004]

why donot you research on khatri tribe connection with pashtoons and baloch .....you will get the answer

[@sundareshkrishna6457]

I think SG sir should have had this conversation, jyothi ma’am is at her worst …….sorry maam

[@AAAA-gp3vk]

Why are Indians so worried about Pakistan and pakistans populations…they are trying hard to break up Pakistan. I want to ask this guy..has he been to Peshawar? Has he been to Jamrud? Has he been to Attock? Conversely has been to the pashtun areas in rural Afghanistan ? I bet you he has not and so has no credibility

[@abdullahafridi3466]

probably has not but i don't think he is "trying to break up Pakistan". i live near jamrud

[@akkc2552]

Interviewer is embarrassingly uninformed and unprepared for the discussion. Spectacular fail.