In this episode of ThePrint Off The Cuff, Director (South & Central Asia) at Hudson Institute and former Pakistan ambassador to US, Hussain Haqqani talks to ThePrint Editor-In-Chief Shekhar Gupta about Pakistan's latest constitutional crisis amidst the no-trust vote, dynamics of civil-military relations in the country, the fumbling state of Pakistan's economy, Imran Khan and more.

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Highlights of Off The Cuff with Husain Haqqani:

00:00 Why Pakistan is not a 'normal' country
04:23 On the regime change conspiracy theory against US
07:27 Undiplomatic language & Imran's cricket rhetoric
10:45 History of coups & military's current position
13:53 The problems with Pakistan's Supreme Court
15:51 Imran's popularity & the 'military middle class'
17:50 On exports & Pakistan's investment climate
24:17 Breaking down the 'corrupt vs. madmen' fallacy
28:23 Zia-ist vs. Musharraf-like retired military officers
31:58 How the army reflects Pakistan's polarised society
34:26 How to bridge this polarisation within Pakistan
35:31 Why Pakistan needs more pragmatists
37:46 The role of piety in Imran Khan's governance
39:06 Criticisms of Haqqani from Imran & public
40:46 Where Pakistan lost its way post-1947
43:41 What the role of Pakistan's military should be
46:01 Fantastical ideas of a China-Russia-Pakistan bloc
50:35 On stories of occult surrounding Imran Khan
53:00 Parting words of advice for Imran Khan

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