India’s delicate balancing of US, Russia and China ties reflects political realism First Post 17 Sep 2025 Photographs of Putin, Xi and Modi walking, smiling and conversing throughout the SCO summit is haunting Washington as never before. US political commentator Van Jones mentioned, ‘the image of Xi Jinping with Putin, with Modi from India, with the leader of Iran, […]
Nepal in a crisis The Excelsior 17 Sep 2025 The Gen Z protests in Nepal, which left over 30 dead, hundreds injured also resulted in political upheaval, with the government resigning and the army taking control of security of the state. Led by youth, supported by members of the opposition as also youth friendly leaders like Sudan Gurung, President […]
South Asian protests follow a common trajectory The Statesman 16 Sep 2025 The Gen Z uprising in Nepal led to the overthrow of the Oli regime in just two days. In its wake it left over 30 dead and hundreds injured. The houses of many politicians were torched while some senior members of the government, manhandled. Democratic institutions, including […]
India’s balancing act in Tianjin The Statesman 09 Sep 2025 The recently concluded SCO summit in Tianjin displayed India’s ability to balance ties with different groupings. Contrary to views, New Delhi’s attempts to resolve its differences with Beijing are not due to tariffs imposed by Trump, though they are factored in, but a desire to restore normalcy along a […]
The end of the Geelani legacy The Excelsior 06 Sep 2025 On 01 Sept this year, there was a rally in POK’s capital, Muzaffarabad, to mark the fourth death anniversary of Syed Ali Geelani, the former chairman of the APHC (All Party Hurriyat Conference). Pakistan’s Dawn newspaper referred to him as the ‘spiritual soul’ of the ‘Kashmir freedom struggle.’ […]
Joint planning centre vs theatre commands: Who should lead in war ETv Bharat 03 Sep 2025 Speaking at a fireside chat in Mhow, as part of ‘Ran Samwad 2025, the air chief, Air Marshal AP Singh mentioned, ‘I feel having joint planning and coordination at the apex level is what is required. If directions go from it, things will […]
Despite US tariffs India is the nation in limelight The Statesman 02 Sep 2025 With passage of time Donald Trump’s Alaska summit appears to not only have failed but also displayed a changing world order. Sanctions on India for procuring Russian oil and thereby funding their war machinery was aimed at pressurizing India into switching alliances. India refused to […]
Targeting armed forces personnel The Excelsior 30 Aug 2025 Recent floods and cloudbursts in J and K, Himachal, Punjab and Uttarakhand saw the army out as first responders. They were there assisting and supporting the population even before the SDRF and NDRF could reach, largely because of their proximity. It is not that their camps were not affected by […]
PM Modi’s China visit may signal thaw in ties but India must not lower its guard First Post 29 Aug 2025 The recent visit of Wang Yi, the Chinese foreign minister to India, including his interactions with Dr S Jaishankar, NSA Ajit Doval as also a meeting with PM Modi, signalled a thaw and forward movement in Indo-China ties, […]
Mixed signals from the Trump administration 26 Aug 2025 The US Under Secretary for Defence, Elbridge Colby, stated in a tweet on 14th Aug, while referring to the 80th anniversary of the surrender of Japan, ‘That is the policy we are carrying to our allies in the Asia-Pacific.’ Why the switch from ‘Indo-Pacific to Asia-Pacific?’ This was not corrected […]