- 26 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityNeighborhood
China Eyes Doklam Again
China has accelerated settlement-building along its disputed border with Bhutan, with more than 200 structures, including two-storey buildings, under construction in six locations, according to satellite image analysis conducted for…
By PTI and Chanakya Forum
Factional Infighting in Chinese Communist Party
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) often comes across as a homogenous group to those studying China. This united front, however, is a carefully cultivated image that the CCP portrays –…
By Vikram Sood
The Chaotic Collapse of the Afghan Air Force
Hours before Kabul fell to the Taliban on Aug. 15, the Afghan Air Force was melting down. Instead of unleashing air attacks against advancing insurgents, some airmen were fighting each…
By PTI and Chanakya Forum
Lessons from Benazir’s Assassination
Benazir Bhutto was the first woman to be elected as Prime Minister of Pakistan. She came from a feudal dynasty from Sindh. Her father, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, was the founder…
By Vivek Verma
Ladakh is a Tinderbox
As China crosses the threshold in Eastern Ladakh, it is not the border dispute but its strategic intent that should concern India. There are no signs of it abating anytime…
By Phunchok Stobdan
In Myanmar’s Chin state, a grassroots rebellion grows
By Devjyot Ghoshal and Chanchinmawia CHAMPHAI, India (Reuters) -The former boxer said he and his comrades were perched on a hillside near the town of Mindat, in Myanmar's northwest, and…
By PTI and Chanakya Forum
Trials of Aung San Suu Kyi, From Heroine to Villain to Convict
Put on trial by the generals who overthrew her elected government in a coup that cut short democratic reforms she had fought for decades to bring about, Myanmar's ousted civilian…
By PTI and Chanakya Forum
Can India Emerge as Afghanistan’s Friend in Need?
Afghanistan is today one of the least developed countries with GDP of US$ 19.8 Billion and per capita GDP of US$ 508.8 (both nominal values). If we assess Afghanistan from…
By Col Deepak Kumar (Retd.)
Pakistan I.M.F’d
Pakistanis were ecstatic when Prime Minister Imran Khan said ‘absolutely not’ to a question on whether his country will give bases to US to carry out operations in Afghanistan. Imran’s…
By Sushant Sareen
Pakistan and The Paradox of Power
One of the immutable, if also somewhat counter-intuitive, laws of Pakistani politics is best described as the Paradox of Power. According to this, the stronger a politician appears, the weaker…
By Sushant Sareen
Pakistan: Cooking Up Half-Baked ‘Raw’ Stories
In recent days, the Pakistani state and military establishment has had to make two stunning U-turns to kowtow before ‘Indian agents’. The first was a humiliating surrender to the Tehrik-e-Labbaik…
By Sushant Sareen
Regional Meeting of NSAs, A Timely Initiative
One of the prime reasons for the timely initiative on Afghanistan taken by India’s National Security Advisor (NSA) is the serious effort by both Pakistan and China to deny an…
By Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)
