Dialogues elude current conflicts The Excelsior 13 Dec 2023 The truce between Israel and Hamas has ended for which both blame the other. Attempts to restart the same are ongoing. The US President, Joe Biden, had publicly commented that he hoped the ceasefire would continue. Hamas launched the initial assault, capturing Israelis as a bargaining chip for Palestinians in […]
Election results will resonate globally The Statesman 12 Dec 2023 The recently concluded elections in five states, where the BJP won in three, were being closely monitored across the globe. The ruling BJP and its arch-rival, Congress, fought on opposing strategies, in what was considered as a semi-final before next year’s national elections. For the world, a BJP defeat in […]
India announces probe into the Pannun case The Excelsior 07 Dec 2023 India announced a ‘high-level’ probe on claims of a plot to assassinate Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, head of the supposed SFJ (Sikhs for Justice) demanding an independent Khalistan, and the US appeared satisfied. It was a plot, how effective or even if was ever meant to be implemented, […]
Questions over timing of Pannun revelations The Statesman 05 Dec 2023 The story reads like a typical B grade Bollywood film. A supposed Indian agent contacts a claimed arms smuggler cum criminal for a third party killing abroad, in return for criminal cases against him, in India, being dropped. The smuggler gets in touch with a hired killer who […]
Deportations of Afghans by Pakistan The Excelsior 28 Nov 2023 On 03 Oct this year, the caretaker government of Pakistan, headed by Anwaar Kakar, considered close to the army, ordered all ‘illegal’ Afghan refugees (claimed to be approximately 1.7 million) to leave the country within 30 days. The decision was criticized by the UN and global rights organizations on […]
Those negotiating truce must also look ahead The Statesman 28 Nov 2023 The four-day humanitarian pause cum ceasefire mediated by Qatar, in consultation with the US, was implemented, post approval of the Israeli cabinet. As per the agreement, operations would be stalled for this duration. Under the settlement, Hamas would release 50 hostages, mainly women and children, while Israel […]
Maldives under Muizzu: While New Delhi expects increased role of Beijing in Male, Islamabad may be the surprise First Post 21 Nov 2023 A day after President Mohamed Muizzu, an associate of former pro-China President Yameen Abdul Gayoom, took office he requested India to withdraw its unarmed air force personnel deployed to operate air assets on Maldivian soil. This […]
Trudeau reignites spat with India The Excelsior 21 Nov 2023 Addressing a press conference on 10th Nov, Canadian PM Justin Trudeau, stated, ‘we have serious reasons to believe that agents of the Government of India have been involved in the killing of a Canadian citizen on Canadian soil. India’s response was to kick out a whole bunch of diplomats by […]
The message from the Islamic-Arab summit The Statesman 21 Nov 2023 An extraordinary Islamic-Arab summit was held in Riyadh to discuss the Israel-Hamas war on 11 Nov. It was attended by mainly heads of state of the Arab League and OIC (Organization of Islamic Cooperation). It was initially planned for the two groups to meet separately but subsequently they […]
Why Bangladesh now? The Excelsior 17 Nov 2023 On 02 Nov, TIME magazine placed Sheikh Hasina on its cover with the words, ‘Hard Power; Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and the fate of democracy in Bangladesh.’ She was accused of undermining democracy in Bangladesh. TIME had attempted a similar anti-Modi campaign prior to the 2019 elections, which failed. It will […]