China must realise India can hit back The Statesman 10 Jan 2023 Claiming that the tense situation along India’s northern borders is because China had not adhered to earlier border agreements, Jaishankar stated in an interaction with Austrian public broadcaster ORF, ‘There’s a larger concern, which is based on our experiences. The concern is that we had agreements with […]
Theatre commands and the national security strategy The Excelsior 10 Jan 2023 Speaking at the 4th General K V Krishna Rao Memorial Lecture in New Delhi, General Naravane, the former army chief, said, ‘Theaterization is not an end, it is only a means to an end and that end has to be specified first in the form of a national […]
Nepal under Prachanda India vs disinformation 06 Jan 2023 The newly elected Nepal PM, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, popularly known as Prachanda, inaugurated the Pokara international airport, built with loan from China, amidst great fanfare, as amongst his first events post his swearing in on Christmas day. The Nepal government had signed a 215.96 Million USD loan from China’s EXIM […]
How poor intelligence, shoddy military decisions have harmed Russia in its war against Ukraine First Post 05 Jan 2023 A Ukrainian missile strike on the Professional Technical School in Makiivka, a twin city to the regional capital of Donetsk, currently under Russian control, on New Year’s day, claimed the lives of many conscript Russian soldiers. It was amongst the […]
Many challenges for India in its neighbourhood The Statesman 03 Jan 2023 If the end of 2022 is taken as a benchmark, 2023 will witness upheavals in India’s neighbourhood, challenging India’s diplomatic ability. Neighbourhood first policy, less for Pakistan, will become a challenge. The nomination of Pushpa Kamal Dahal as the new PM of Nepal, growing terrorist activities, political […]
2023: A happening year for J and K The Excelsior 02 Jan 2023 The elimination of four Pak infiltrated terrorists in a ‘chance encounter’ at Sidhra in Jammu as also recovery of a large quantity of arms and ammunition only displays that terrorism in Kashmir is far from over, though it has been largely contained. With none having been […]