Skipping the Gaza peace summit The Excelsior 18 Oct 2025 PM Modi skipped the Gaza peace summit in Sharm el-Sheikh despite personal invitations from both hosts, US President Donald Trump and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. This was considered by some as India missing a major opportunity on the global stage. Shashi Tharoor in a tweet termed it […]
Service chiefs threaten Pakistan: The messaging and more ETv Bharat 16 Oct 2025 The defence minister, Rajnath Singh, speaking in Bhuj, on Pak build up across Sir Creek, mentioned, that if Pak attempts a misadventure, the Indian response would, ‘so strong and decisive that it would change both history and geography.’ This was followed by the Indian army chief, […]
Trump’s Pakistan tilts highlights limits of India’s trust in the US First Post 14 Oct 2025 Pakistan’s sudden found bonhomie with the US has given their hybrid government a feeling that their relations with the US, frozen for almost a decade, are on the heal and that they can depend on Washington for support, especially during a conflict with […]
Pakistan must be targeted for suppressing its people The Statesman 14 Oct 2025 The recent protests in POK are the result of anger built up over the years due to forced suppression by the state. This is a region Pakistan proudly calls ‘Azad Kashmir,’ but it is anything but ‘Azad.’ It is worse than a colonized state, denied basic […]
India increasing engagement with Afghanistan The Excelsior 09 Oct 2025 The visit of the Taliban interim foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, to India this week will be closely watched across the region as it would bring India-Afghan relations, quietly nurtured over the years, into the open. In Jan this year, the Indian foreign secretary, Vikram Misri had met Muttaqi […]
How Trump trapped Pakistan into the Gaza peace plan First Post 07 Oct 2025 Shehbaz Sharief and failed marshal Asim Munir celebrated their recent visit to Washington and meeting Donald Trump as a sign of increased bonhomie between Islamabad and Washington, unaware as to why they were entertained by Trump. Reality dawned with the release of the Gaza peace plan […]
Many questions on protests in Ladakh The Statesman 07 Oct 2025 The arrest of Sonam Wangchuk brings to an end the sordid drama of violence in Ladakh. Violence erupted in Ladakh on 24th Sept as some who were involved in Sonam Wangchuk led hunger strike were shifted to hospital. Wangchuk, the face behind ongoing protests, termed the violence as […]
Trump’s Sharif-Munir photo-op may sway Pakistanis, but can’t forge enduring ties First Post 30 Sep 2025 Against all norms the Trump-Sharief meeting conducted in the White House was closed to the press. Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State, Marc Rubio, were present. From Pakistan’s side Shehbaz Sharief was accompanied by the army chief, failed marshal Asim Munir. […]
Dealing with sensitive Ladakh The Excelsior 27 Sep 2025 A day after violence in Ladakh, the government dispatched a special envoy to the region, while a team of six negotiators including three each from Leh and Kargil flew to Delhi for talks. Thupstan Chhewang, the Chairman of the Leh Apex Body (LAB), stated, ‘An official of the Centre has […]
Preparing for theatre commands: Joint military stations Amar Ujala 23 Sep 2025 Defence Minister Rajnath Singh declared 2025 as the year of reforms. A press release issued by the MoD on 01 Jan this year mentioned that reforms would aim at, ‘transforming the Armed Forces into a technologically-advanced combat-ready force capable of multi-domain integrated operations.’ It added that this […]