International affairs – Page 9 – Maj Gen Harsha Kakar (Retd.)

May 7, 2024

Campus protests reveal the west’s hypocrisy The Statesman 07 May 2024

Campus protests reveal the west’s hypocrisy The Statesman 07 May 2024 Since 17 April, pro-Palestine sit-in demonstrations have impacted multiple US universities, bringing education to a standstill. Riot police employed force to take down protestors encampments while arresting thousands. Clashes between students and riot police are being reported across the US as also between pro-Palestine and pro-Israel demonstrators. Protests on […]

May 3, 2024

Blinded by aversion to India’s rise, Western media’s reports on Pannun, reflect its disdain for objectivity India vs disinformation 03 May 2024

Blinded by aversion to India’s rise, Western media’s reports on Pannun, reflect its disdain for objectivity India vs disinformation 03 May 2024 Last week, timed to perfection with Indian elections, The Washington Post published an article, with evidently leaked inputs from US government departments, revealing details on the Gurpatwant Singh Pannun attempted murder mystery. Pannun, a US-Canadian citizen, is […]

May 2, 2024

Is Ukraine losing the war The Excelsior 02 May 2024

Is Ukraine losing the war The Excelsior 02 May 2024 After stalling for months, the US Congress finally approved USD 61 billion military assistance for Ukraine. Of the funds cleared, USD 23 billion will be expended to replenish US military stockpiles, thereby enabling future transfer of war-like stores to Ukraine while 14 billion for the Ukrainian Security Assistance Initiative, […]

April 30, 2024

Western perceptions and Indian realities The Statesman 30 Apr 2024

Western perceptions and Indian realities The Statesman 30 Apr 2024 Writing for The Chatham House, a British thinktank, Dr Bajpaee, mentions, ‘Over the decade that the BJP has been in power, assessments of the country’s democracy have pointed to a downward trajectory, with its democratic principles, including freedom of expression, under strain. At the same time, it is important […]

April 23, 2024

Might is right and so, Iran is a pariah The Statesman 23 Apr 2024

Might is right and so, Iran is a pariah The Statesman 23 Apr 2024 Under the Vienna convention, embassies of countries are treated as sovereign territories of the nation concerned, not of the host country. The convention defines embassies as ‘buildings or parts of buildings and the land ancillary thereto, irrespective of ownership, used for purposes of the mission […]

April 22, 2024

Escalation in the Middle East The Excelsior 23 Apr 2024

Escalation in the Middle East The Excelsior 23 Apr 2024 Israel had vowed to strike back at Iran for the missile and drone strikes on its soil. It did so last week. It claimed to have targeted the Isfahan province which has an airbase as also Iran’s nuclear plants. When questioned on reports of its retaliation, Israel officially refused […]

April 20, 2024

German criticism and the Indian market The Excelsior 20 Apr 2024

German criticism and the Indian market The Excelsior 20 Apr 2024 The German foreign ministry commented adversely on the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi from the Lok Sabha in March last year. Its foreign ministry spokesperson mentioned in Berlin, ‘We have taken note of the verdict of first instance against Indian opposition politician Rahul Gandhi as well as the suspension […]

April 18, 2024

Why Israel should desist from attacking Iran First Post 17 Apr 2024

Why Israel should desist from attacking Iran First Post 17 Apr 2024 Israel struck, Iran retaliated, what next? This is the question which the world is asking. While the Israeli air assault on Iran’s diplomatic compound in Damascus killed seven military officers, Iran’s retaliation (Operation Truthful Promise) caused partial damage to an air base and injured a child in […]

April 15, 2024

Iran’s attack on Israel full of sound signifying less fury E TV Bharat 15 Apr 2024

Iran’s attack on Israel full of sound signifying less fury E TV Bharat 15 Apr 2024 Almost two weeks after Israel struck Iran’s embassy compound in Damascus killing seven military personnel, including the Commander of its Quds force, Tehran retaliated. It launched an aerial assault at Israel from its soil, rather than exploit the military power of its proxies. […]

April 9, 2024

Implications of fresh Middle East tensions The Statesman 09 Apr 2024

Implications of fresh Middle East tensions The Statesman 09 Apr 2024 A drone strike, launched by a pro-Iranian group from Iraq, Islamic Resistance, targeted the Israeli naval base of Eilat. There were no casualties while the drone caused some damage to a building, however was enough to compel Israel to retaliate. Missiles and drones aimed at this crucial base […]