यूक्रेन पर रूसी हमले के बाद से भारतीय सोशल मीडिया दो हिस्सों में बंटता दिख रहा है. जहां एक ओर कुछ सोशल मीडिया यूज़र इस हमले की निंदा करते हुए हिंसा ख़त्म करने की अपील कर रहे हैं. वहीं, कुछ लोग पुतिन की तारीफ़ करते हुए पीएम मोदी से उनके कदमों पर चलने की मांग कर रहे हैं. सोशल मीडिया […]
Vladimir Putin plays Ukraine card well, but will the West bend and accept his demands? First Post 25 Feb 2022 The Ukraine crisis has divided the world into multiple lobbies. It commenced with Russian takeover of Crimea and declaration of independence of the two breakaway republics of Luhansk and Donetsk, all of which happened in 2014. For its annexation […]
India’s diplomatic offensive against China India News Network 22 Feb 2022 China had always been an economic and diplomatic powerhouse in addition to a military power. It was a respected nation until it began threatening its smaller neighbours over islands in the South China Sea (SCS), Taiwan over its claims of independence and India in Ladakh. It did appear […]
A tale of two protests The Statesman 22 Feb 2022 The farmers agitation which began in August 2020 in parts of Punjab and Haryana mushroomed reached the borders of Delhi within months. By Dec, farmers had blocked roads leading to the capital. By the time it concluded, the nation had an economic loss of Rs 60,000 crore. The government […]
Why Pakistan blames India The Excelsior 21 Feb 2022 The recent attacks on Panjgur and Noshki posts in Baluchistan damaged Pakistan’s claims of having the Baloch insurgency under control and displaying to China that the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is secure. Pak army claims that 20 militants and nine soldiers were killed while the Baluchistan National Army, which […]
Ukraine crisis brings Russia and China together, but more than meets eye to their proximity First Post 17 Feb 2022 The joint statement issued post the Xi-Putin summit during the Beijing Winter Games was a display of solidarity between two nations facing US economic pressures. Putin backed the Chinese stand on Taiwan, while China supported Russia on its security […]
Exploiting Indian fault lines The Excelsior 15 Feb 2022 Any protest in India is exploited on fault lines by adversaries for creating turmoil within the country or for their own gains, the Hijab controversy being no different. The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests were flagged by Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan as a threat to Pakistan. He stated that […]
Power of the Indian buyer The Statesman 15 Feb 2022 India today is a global power, an economic powerhouse and a market which no global manufacturer wishes to let go. On Pakistan’s Kashmir solidarity day, a number of global companies’ Pakistani partners commented on Kashmir on social media networks. Most prominent was car maker Hyundai, which has a large […]
Is Pakistan ruing its blunder for backing Taliban in Afghanistan? India News Network 08 Feb 2022 Moeed Yusuf, Pakistan’s national security advisor, visited Kabul recently and was assured by the Taliban leadership that it would not permit its soil to be used to target neighbouring countries. It demanded similar concessions from Pakistan. Pakistan is known to be supporting the […]
China-Pakistan proximity and India The Excelsior 08 Feb 2022 Speaking on the motion of thanks to the President’s address, Congress MP, Rahul Gandhi, blamed the current government for pushing Pakistan and China into a closer embrace. He stated that keeping the two countries apart had been the ‘single biggest strategic goal of India’s foreign policy.’ The fact remains that […]