- 26 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityPolicy & Governance
Kashmir: New Normal or Abnormal?
Kashmir: New Normal or Abnormal? Earlier this month, the rumour mills started working overtime in the Kashmir valley. The buzz on the streets, in the corridors of power and of…
New Global Corporate Tax Rate – Singapore’s Concerns
Will global minimum tax rate reduce Singapore's appeal to foreign, Indian firms? Last week, the Group of Seven (G7) advanced economies announced that they have come to a preliminary agreement…
Twitter War – Who Decides About India’s Security?
Twitter War – Who Decides About India’s Security? The last few weeks have seen some heightened tension between the Government of India on the one hand and social media intermediaries…
A Jaishankar Odyssey
A Jaishankar Odyssey The most difficult diplomatic situation I witnessed in the history of India-US relations was the period between May 1998 when India tested nuclear weapons and July 1998…
Drugs and Guns Invade Lakshadweep
Drugs and Guns Invade Lakshadweep On March 05th 2021, Indian Coast Guard ships and aircraft intercepted a Sri Lankan vessel Akarsha Duwa with six crew off Minicoy Island. Upon questioning,…
The Promise of India
The Promise of India For over a decade India and China have been touted as the next superpowers. The notion of India as a “rising global power” received broader acknowledgment…
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…
Pandemic, National Security and Armed Forces
Pandemic, National Security and Armed Forces The traditional Tamil treatise, Thirukkural, written over 2,000 years ago had defined a nations’ characteristics, "Pini inmai Selvam Vilaivinbam Emam, aniyenba Nattirkiv vainthu," implying…
Reappraisal of Indus Water Treaty (IWT)
India and Pakistan resumed periodic consultations on Indus Water Treaty (IWT) after a gap of nearly eighteen months. Last meeting was held on 30-31 August 2018 at Lahore. This gap…
Diplomacy and Tragic Flaw of Overconfidence
Diplomacy and Tragic Flaw of Overconfidence My book, ‘Modiplomacy Through a Shakespearean Prism’ is structured like a Shakespearean play, divided into five parts or acts--the first act is ‘exposition’, which…
Ground Realities – Chhattisgarh Ambush
Ground Realities - Chhattisgarh Ambush The ambush by Naxals in Chhattisgarh on 3 April 2021 inflicting heavy casualty on police and CRPF party came as a big shock and caused…
Kashmir Fashion Shows vs Jihad
Kashmir Fashion Shows vs Jihad Kashmiris continue to push Kashmir into abyss of backwardness, conservatism, radicalism, intolerance and orthodoxy, which is further sinking Kashmir's Muslim society into a dark well…
