To aid or not to aid flood-hit Pakistan The Statesman 06 Sep 2022 Pakistan is experiencing its worst floods in history. The government claims that over twelve hundred have lost their lives. The UN estimates that 33 million have been affected, of which around 450,000 are displaced and 6.4 million are in dire need of humanitarian aid. Over a […]
Why India can’t let inimical forces in Nepal stop Gorkhas from joining Indian Army over Agnipath First Post 03 Sep 2022 Inputs over the weekend stated that Nepal has urged the government of India to currently stall recruitment of Gurkhas under the Agnipath scheme. The Nepalese foreign minister, Narayan Khadke, stated this after meeting the Indian ambassador to Nepal, […]
Changing Indo-Pak one-sided game India vs Disinformation 01 Sep 2022 Pakistan is in the midst of its worst flood in decades; almost a third of the country is submerged under the water. So far 1,100 people, including 380 children, have lost their lives. Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended heartfelt condolences to victims of flood in Pakistan. Yet it doesn’t […]
China, Taiwan and India The Statesman 30 Aug 2022 Post the Nancy Pelosi visit to Taiwan and conduct of Chinese military exercises off the Taiwan coast, it appears multiple nations are joining hands to support Taiwan. The Taiwanese government released a statement reading, ‘The government of ROC (Taiwan) wishes to convey sincere gratitude to the executive branches and parliamentarians […]
Political battles within Pakistan The Excelsior 29 Aug 2022 An editorial in the Dawn newspaper of Pakistan stated last week, ‘As a natural calamity (floods) engulf Pakistan, many members of the political class remain preoccupied with their power struggles.’ It added, ‘It is only now that the gravity of the situation seems to be sinking in, with the prime […]
Chinese naval vessel docks in Hambantota The Excelsior 24 Aug 2022 After a delay of six days, the Chinese ship Yuan Wang 5 docked in Chinese run Sri Lankan port Hambantota on 16th Aug, despite concerns of India and the US. The ship is scheduled to remain in the port till 22nd Aug, possibly for refuelling and replenishments. The […]
https://epaper.thestatesman.com/3567819/Kolkata-The-Statesman/23RD-AUGUST-2022#page/7/2 Army, not ITBP must guard un-demarcated borders The Statesman 23 Aug 2022 There are times when the government drums up ideas without an indepth assessment. A news report last week stated that the government is considering a proposal to provide a greater role to the ITBP (Indo-Tibetan Border Police) along the LAC (Line of Actual Control) with China, […]
Chinese naval presence in Hambantota Amar Ujala (Hindi) 20 Aug 2022 Chinese naval presence in Hambantota Amar Ujala (Hindi) 20 Aug 2022 चीनी जहाज युआन वांग-5 भले ही श्रीलंकाई बंदरगाह पर रुका है, लेकिन उसका नियंत्रण चीनियों के हाथ में है। इससे पहले, वर्ष 2014 में दो चीनी पनडुब्बियां, जिसमें एक परमाणु शक्ति वाली पनडुब्बी भी थी, भारत की […]
A rising India The Excelsior 20 Aug 2022 Notwithstanding its intent to display a neutral and independent foreign policy, India is definitely pro-west. Historically it has close ties with Russia, as also is dependent on it for maintaining its origin military equipment, which forms 65% of the Indian military inventory. Both nations are together in multiple international forums. It […]
Haphazard restructuring of the armed forces will not work The Statesman 17 Aug 2022 The appointment of the first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) with a mandate to create theatre commands, failure to appoint his reliever, introduction of the Agnipath scheme and finally directions to shed manpower by two lakhs, the government is going all guns to alter armed […]