From the Podium
Afghanistan Crisis Needs Unified Response from Diverse Powers
Afghanistan Crisis Needs Unified Response from Diverse Powers Professor MD Nalapat It was a French philosopher who wrote that "we are never contemporaneous with the present". The past lingers, even…
Counter to Xi Jinping’s Gamble
Counter to Xi Jinping's Gamble Prof MD Nalapat General Secretary Xi Jinping, the head of the Communist Party of China since 2012, is playing a game of poker with the…
Lessons: 9/11 and SARS2
Lessons: 9/11 and SARS2 It would be a difficult task to judge whether Angela Merkel or Henry Kissinger echoes the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) line more faithfully. The country that…
Second Wave – India at War
Second Wave - India at War It is odd that the possible perpetrator of an activity being investigated becomes the judge and jury deciding whether the perpetrator (himself) was responsible…
Post US Withdrawal Afghanistan
U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Albert F. Hunt Post US Withdrawal Afghanistan The most sophisticated of surgical instruments remain ineffective when used by those unsuited to handling them. Whether…
Modi Hasina Script a Stable Future
In 2019, Bangladesh was among the top ten economies of the world where annual GDP growth was concerned; during 2020 it was among the top five. By the close of…
Myanmar Coup 2021: An Early Warning Sign for India
It was apparent from 1959 onwards that it would only be a question of "when" and not "whether" the Peoples Liberation Army would be unleashed on its counterpart in India.…
