Reasons Behind China’s Increased Military Drills Around Taiwan ETv Bharat 12 Jun 2024 Taiwan’s new president, Lai Ching-te, was sworn in on 19 May 2024. In his inaugural address he mentioned, ‘I hope that China will face the reality of (Taiwan)’s existence, respect the choices of the people of Taiwan, and in good faith, choose dialogue over confrontation.’ The […]
Modi’s Third Act: Can He Write a Coalition Success Story News 18 11 Jun 2024 Elections results are out. PM Modi has returned for a historic third term in office but this time with a reduced majority and as part of a coalition. The days when his party could push its own agenda are now over. India has had […]
Border security and economic development Etv Bharat 28 May 2024 Last week, speaking at the Border Security Force (BSF) investiture ceremony, India’s National Security Advisor, Ajit Doval, mentioned that India’s economic progress would have been faster ‘if we had more secure borders.’ He implied that un-demarcated borders result in enhanced expenditure as these have to be manned and monitored […]
Chinese support to protests? The Statesman 28 May 2024 The US based Network Contagion Research Institute (NCRI), recently published a report on illegal funding of ongoing anti-Israel protests in US universities. The report titled, ‘How CCP (Chinese Communist Party) influence and radical ideologies threaten critical infrastructure and campuses across the US,’ implied a Chinese hand behind these protests. These […]
Protests in POK: Telltale signs of growing unrest over systematic plundering of resources by Pakistan India vs Disinformation 23 May 2024 Jammu and Kashmir (J and K) has come a long way since the Pak sponsored militancy of the 90’s and the early 2000’s. Voting in Baramulla and Srinagar in the 2019 elections was as low as 34% and 14%. […]
