China, Taiwan and India The Statesman 30 Aug 2022 Post the Nancy Pelosi visit to Taiwan and conduct of Chinese military exercises off the Taiwan coast, it appears multiple nations are joining hands to support Taiwan. The Taiwanese government released a statement reading, ‘The government of ROC (Taiwan) wishes to convey sincere gratitude to the executive branches and parliamentarians […]
Political battles within Pakistan The Excelsior 29 Aug 2022 An editorial in the Dawn newspaper of Pakistan stated last week, ‘As a natural calamity (floods) engulf Pakistan, many members of the political class remain preoccupied with their power struggles.’ It added, ‘It is only now that the gravity of the situation seems to be sinking in, with the prime […]
Chinese naval vessel docks in Hambantota The Excelsior 24 Aug 2022 After a delay of six days, the Chinese ship Yuan Wang 5 docked in Chinese run Sri Lankan port Hambantota on 16th Aug, despite concerns of India and the US. The ship is scheduled to remain in the port till 22nd Aug, possibly for refuelling and replenishments. The […]
https://epaper.thestatesman.com/3567819/Kolkata-The-Statesman/23RD-AUGUST-2022#page/7/2 Army, not ITBP must guard un-demarcated borders The Statesman 23 Aug 2022 There are times when the government drums up ideas without an indepth assessment. A news report last week stated that the government is considering a proposal to provide a greater role to the ITBP (Indo-Tibetan Border Police) along the LAC (Line of Actual Control) with China, […]
Chinese naval presence in Hambantota Amar Ujala (Hindi) 20 Aug 2022 Chinese naval presence in Hambantota Amar Ujala (Hindi) 20 Aug 2022 चीनी जहाज युआन वांग-5 भले ही श्रीलंकाई बंदरगाह पर रुका है, लेकिन उसका नियंत्रण चीनियों के हाथ में है। इससे पहले, वर्ष 2014 में दो चीनी पनडुब्बियां, जिसमें एक परमाणु शक्ति वाली पनडुब्बी भी थी, भारत की […]
A rising India The Excelsior 20 Aug 2022 Notwithstanding its intent to display a neutral and independent foreign policy, India is definitely pro-west. Historically it has close ties with Russia, as also is dependent on it for maintaining its origin military equipment, which forms 65% of the Indian military inventory. Both nations are together in multiple international forums. It […]
Haphazard restructuring of the armed forces will not work The Statesman 17 Aug 2022 The appointment of the first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) with a mandate to create theatre commands, failure to appoint his reliever, introduction of the Agnipath scheme and finally directions to shed manpower by two lakhs, the government is going all guns to alter armed […]
Celebrating 75 years in Kashmir The Excelsior 15 Aug 2022 Independence and Republic days were normally marked as low-key events in schools a day prior in Kashmir, due to security restrictions on the main day. Only government employees and select invitees attended the main event, always held under tight security. This had been in vogue since the early nineties. […]
India and Pakistan at 75 India vs Disinformation 14 Aug 2022 An op-ed in Pakistan’s newspaper Dawn, a fortnight ago, titled ‘Who runs Pakistan,’ questioned the concept of responsibility of administering the state adding that every foreign government has been seeking an answer to this since August 1947. It concluded by stating, ‘There are over 125m voters who deserve […]
Sanctions as a Tool of War: Time for West to Look for Alternatives News18.com 11 Aug 2022 Since the dollar became an accepted global currency, the US began employing sanctions as a tool to subdue nations, though its success was always questioned. Sanctions imposed were either collective or selective, depending on the US’s foreign policy and national security goals. […]