India and Canada engage in visa battles ETv Bharat 16 Dec 2024The Canadian media outlet, Global News published an article last week titled, ‘Visas have become an Indian foreign interference tool.’ It mentioned that the Indian High Commission and Consulates have denied visas to those linked to the Khalistan movement, including those propagating for Khalistan in Canadian Gurudwaras.It adds that […]
Minorities under threat in Bangladesh The Excelsior 12 Dec 2024Last week, adviser for Information and Broadcasting of the interim government of Bangladesh, Nahid Islam, tweeted that Indian ruling elite and Hindutva forces were ‘engaging in divisive politics and anti-Bangladesh rhetoric.’ He added that student leaders planned setting up a media cell to counter the Indian narrative that fundamentalism was growing […]
Chinese make inroads in India’s neighbourhood The Statesman 10 Dec 2024India and China are competitors in Asia. India is the only country in the region to have halted the Chinese military in its tracks as also refuses to acknowledge the BRI, including in forums where the two nations jointly participate. After protracted negotiations the two nations disengaged in Ladakh. De-escalation […]
Why Xi’s military purge isn’t about corruption bit something more sinister First Post 7 Dec 2024The purge within the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in China continues unabated. Latest inputs flowing from Beijing mention that Lin Xiangyan, the commander of its Eastern Theatre Command, committed ‘suicide’. The Eastern Theatre Command’s area of responsibility includes Eastern China, the East China Sea, and […]
Debate on women in command E TV Bharat 02 Dec 2024A letter, available on social media, written by a senior army officer to his superior, raising fingers on capabilities of women officers in command has reignited a debate on the subject. Women officers are here to stay and that is a fact. The current women officers in command are the […]
Is World War III on the cards The Excelsior 30 Nov 2024 The changed Russian nuclear doctrine and Biden’s sanction to Zelensky to employ US provided Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) on Russian soil have resulted in a belief that this could lead to the Third World War. With US giving sanction, both UK and France have also followed suit. […]
Who is behind the turmoil in Pakistan ETv 28 Nov 2024On 14th Nov Imran gave a call for his supporters to convene in Islamabad on the 24th of the month to protest against the ‘stolen mandate, unjust arrests and the passing of a controversial constitutional amendment’ which gave the state control over appointment of judges in superior courts, thereby influencing […]
