Nationalism subjugated to narrow political ends The Statesman 10 Jun 2025

Nationalism subjugated to narrow political ends The Statesman 10 Jun 2025

Nationalism subjugated to narrow political ends The Statesman 10 Jun 2025           A tweet of Salman Khurshid, while being part of the national delegation of MPs to SE Asia, described the Indian pollical environment perfectly. He tweeted, ‘When on a mission against terrorism, to carry India’s message to the world, it’s distressing that people at home are calculating political allegiances. […]

Demand for intervention in dialogue between India and Pak The Excelsior 09 Jun 2025

Demand for intervention in dialogue between India and Pak The Excelsior 09 Jun 2025

Demand for intervention in dialogue between India and Pak The Excelsior 09 Jun 2025           Recent allocation of funds from multiple global lending bodies, nomination to chair or vice-chair of major UNSC mandated committees as also its paid proxies pushing its planned narrative on Operation Sindoor successfully in global media has given Pakistan the belief that it can request global […]

Unfolding Of Operation Sindoor After CDS Remarks on Aircraft Loss Etv Bharat 03 Jun 2025

Unfolding Of Operation Sindoor After CDS Remarks on Aircraft Loss Etv Bharat 03 Jun 2025

Unfolding Of Operation Sindoor After CDS Remarks on Aircraft Loss Etv Bharat 03 Jun 2025           The CDS speaking to media clarified many aspects of Operation Sindoor. To comprehend its entirety, the sequencing and strategic intent needs to be elaborated. The initial political aim was to strike only terrorist camps and inform Pakistan that India destroyed terrorist camps responsible for […]

How China’s Baloch outreach signals Beijing’s loss of trust in Pakistan First Post 03 Jun 2025

How China’s Baloch outreach signals Beijing’s loss of trust in Pakistan First Post 03 Jun 2025

How China’s Baloch outreach signals Beijing’s loss of trust in Pakistan First Post 03 Jun 2025    During the recent visit to Beijing of Ishaq Dar, Pakistan’s foreign minister and also deputy PM, the future of the CPEC (China Pakistan Economic Corridor) was discussed. The CPEC is stumbling despite immense Chinese funding. Similarly, there has been no progress on Reko Diq […]

India and Pakistan and global support The Excelsior 03 Jun 2025

India and Pakistan and global support The Excelsior 03 Jun 2025

India and Pakistan and global support The Excelsior 03 Jun 2025           Post Operation Sindoor ceasefire, the Indian government decided to inform the world of the dastardly killing of innocent tourists in Pahalgam, resulting in India launching a military operation against Pakistan’s terrorist camps. It also intended to convey New Delhi’s new normal, policy of zero tolerance to terrorism, Pakistan’s […]

Armed forces need structural reforms The Statesman 03 Jun 2025

Armed forces need structural reforms The Statesman 03 Jun 2025

Armed forces need structural reforms The Statesman 03 Jun 2025           The devastation to Pakistan’s air defence systems and strategic assets, including air bases, in the short four-day Operation Sindoor, was such that Islamabad and Rawalpindi were compelled to release their troll army to convert their DGMOs call for ceasefire amidst imminent defeat to false victory.   Such was the […]

China struggling to regain reputation of its military products First Post 28 May 2025

China struggling to regain reputation of its military products First Post 28 May 2025

China struggling to regain reputation of its military products First Post 28 May 2025           The sudden visit to Beijing of Pakistan’s deputy PM and foreign minister, Ishaq Dar, would not have been without reason. After all, China is Pakistan’s largest creditor, apart from its own investments in the CPEC (China Pakistan Economic Corridor). As per the World Bank, Pakistan […]

A game of narratives The Statesman 27 May 2025

A game of narratives The Statesman 27 May 2025

A game of narratives The Statesman 27 May 2025           Wars will always be fought on the battlefield however acceptance of victory by the national public as also internationally would be determined based on narratives in the media, especially when there is no loss or gain of territory, as was the case in Operation Sindoor. India had no intention of […]

How a rattled Pakistan released dossier and promoted Munir as Field Marshal E Tv Bharat 24 May 2025

How a rattled Pakistan released dossier and promoted Munir as Field Marshal E Tv Bharat 24 May 2025

How a rattled Pakistan released dossier and promoted Munir as Field Marshal E Tv Bharat 24 May 2025           Pakistan has taken two steps to cover its defeat in Operation Sindoor, which compelled it to request for a ceasefire, while simultaneously projecting its ‘Operation Bunyanum Marsoos,’ which in Arabic is, ‘a structure made of lead,’ as a success. The first […]

What did India prove in Operation Sindoor The Excelsior 24 May 2025

What did India prove in Operation Sindoor The Excelsior 24 May 2025

What did India prove in Operation Sindoor The Excelsior 24 May 2025           Operation Sindoor was a perfectly planned and executed operation, an example of synergy and exploiting existing capabilities. The operation was conducted when the world was already engulfed with the Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Gaza conflicts, both ongoing for some time, with no end in sight. There was uncertainty whether […]