Pakistan's India-centric defence colleges aren't preparing its officers to fight the Taliban

As the Pakistani Taliban ramp up their murderous attacks on Pakistani soldiers, Inter-Services Intelligence officers, police, and ordinary citizens, the men who run Pakistan's security establishment are trotting out the usual bluff and bluster. Over 100 attacks have occurred over the last 50 days. Most spectacular among them was last week's capture of the Counter Terrorism Department in Bannu by the Taliban. A 6,00,000-strong Army with nuclear weapons and advanced American-Chinese weaponry should suffice for securing Pakistan's borders. Moreover, with its tough professionalism and experience in non-conventional warfare, it could have conclusively defeated a ragtag terrorist militia. This has not…