India must prepare to plough a lone farrow The Statesman 17 Jun 2025 Every time India reacted to Pakistan backed terrorist strikes, it raised the benchmark. What began as ‘Kadi Ninda’ pre-2014, cross-border strike post Uri in 2016, Balakote in 2019, finally ending up with damaging and destroying Pakistan’s strategic assets in Operation Sindoor. Each time Pakistan prepared for […]
The burning Middle East ETv Bharat 17 Jun 2025 Israel’s strikes on Iranian nuclear and military facilities, under Operation Rising Lion and retaliation by Iran under Operation True Promise 3, have added fuel to an already burning Middle East cauldron. Israel commenced the operations by targeting Iran’s nuclear facilities, its senior military officials and scientists. It employed around 200 […]
India’s increasing engagement with Africa The Excelsior 26 Apr 2025The inaugural edition of the multilateral naval exercise termed as the Africa India Key Maritime Engagement (AIKEYME) was held last week off the coast of Tanzania. It was a continuation of India’s growing engagement with Africa and co-hosted by India and Tanzania. The exercise displays the growing bond between India and […]
As US-China trade war escalates is there an opportunity for India First Post 17 Apr 2025The US-China trade war continues with neither side willing to bend and take the first step towards reconciliation. China countered US tariffs with its own in a tit-for-tat move. The Chinese embassy in Washington tweeted, ‘If the US is bent on waging a trade war, […]
Strengthening ties between India and the UAE ETv Bharat 16 Apr 2025The Dubai Crown Prince, Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, visited India recently. He is also the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the UAE. During the visit there were a slew of meetings, including those with the PM, defence, foreign as also the minister of industry […]
The mysterious case of the Bagram airbase The Statesman 15 Apr 2025There is an unconfirmed report that the US has redeployed in the Bagram airbase in Afghanistan. This base was the command centre for NATO and US forces throughout their occupation of Afghanistan. It was taken over by the Taliban after US withdrawal and collapse of the Afghan army. Bagram […]
Why India’s image is being sullied by global bodies The Statesman 08 Apr 2025In Mar this year the USCIRF (US Commission on International Religious Freedom) released its annual report. On India it recommended, ‘Designate India as a “country of particular concern,” for engaging in and tolerating systematic, ongoing, and egregious religious freedom violations.’ It added, ‘Impose targeted sanctions on individuals […]
Changing US-Afghanistan ties The Excelsior 05 Apr 2025Afghanistan recently released a US citizen, George Glezmann, held by them for over the past two years. He was arrested while touring Afghanistan in Dec 2022, an arrest which the US declared illegal. The release followed months of negotiations between the US and Afghanistan involving Qatar.George was handed over to the US hostage […]
Making foreign meddling a domestic poll weapon The Statesman 01 Apr 2025Vanessa Lloyd, chair of the security and intelligence threats to elections taskforce, mentioned recently at a press conference that India, Russia, Pakistan, Iran and China can subvert their national elections through sophisticated disinformation campaigns. The number of countries listed by her imply that Canadian elections have global significance however […]
Many complications in Ukraine peace talks The Statesman 25 Mar 2025Ignoring Europe and Ukraine, Trump spoke to Putin to determine a way forward for ending the three-year old conflict. The US handout read ‘the leaders agreed that the movement to peace will begin with an energy and infrastructure ceasefire.’ Talks on a ‘maritime ceasefire, full ceasefire and permanent peace’ will […]