During the week when the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) was meeting to place Pakistan on the ‘Grey or Black List’ and the interim finance minister was presenting his case seeking every means of avoiding it, actions within the country were conveying a different message. Whether the actions were deliberate or accidental means little, since they did convey the message. […]
On 20th May, Nirmala Sitharaman issued directions for the opening of all cantonment roads across the country. Her claims of the army being taken on board appear to have been misleading as despite the army chief defending her statement, all roads have not been opened, as reports from Secunderabad indicate. Had the army been taken into confidence and agreed with […]
The latest in the list of issues enhancing the divide between the bureaucracy and the military and impacting the status of the armed forces is the sanctioning of additional vacancies and improving promotional prospects of the AFHQ-CS (Armed Forces HQ Civil Service) in their cadre review. The cabinet had sanctioned additional posts of seven new Principal Directors (four are already […]
The 2 plus 2 meeting scheduled for early July has been indefinitely postponed by the US citing ‘unavoidable reasons’. A day before the cancellation, Trump accused India for charging tariffs as high as 100% on American products. The meeting was to have been attended by the foreign and defence ministers of India with their counterparts from the US. As a […]
The Amarnath Yatra, which commences at the end of this month is more than just a pilgrimage. It, apart from being a major part of the national calendar of pilgrimages, akin to the Mansarovar Yatra, is an event which builds bridges. It draws the faithful from across the country for a pilgrimage which has continued uninterrupted over the years. Apart […]
The pulling out of the BJP from the coalition has led to the resignation of the present government. The coalition was from the start, a matter of convenience. The two parties were like chalk and cheese. The BJP won all its seats in the Jammu belt, while the PDP in the valley. The BJP desired a strong stance against terrorism […]
With the BJP pulling the rug under the feet of the PDP, J and K is back under governor’s rule. For Jammu and Ladakh there would be better governance and implementation of development plans as these were ignored by valley dominated political parties. Whatever be the reason for the BJP to quit the coalition, the reality is that the state […]
There is a general perception being projected through multiple sources of media, via editorials, opinions and prime time debates, that the situation in Kashmir had deteriorated and hence the BJP has withdrawn support, preferring governor’s rule. The true reasons for withdrawal are mainly political and their desperation to maintain their hold of the Jammu belt, which they were fast losing. […]
The Seychelles President, Danny Faure, has commenced his five-day state visit to India. The visit comes as India has slowly begun losing its grip on the country and seeks re-establishing its image. India had signed an agreement in 2015 to develop a naval facility on Assumption Island on a twenty-year lease. The agreement was subsequently modified early this year. It […]
Look at neighbours before looking East The Statesman 26 Jun 18 The Seychelles President, Danny Faure, has commenced his five-day state visit to India. The visit comes as India has slowly begun losing its grip on the country and seeks re-establishing its image. India had signed an agreement in 2015 to develop a naval facility on Assumption Island on a […]