- 18 August, 2022
Foreign Affairs. Geopolitics. National Security.Security
China’s Latest Headache – Baloch Black Widow Strategy
In 2015, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi had said, “If the Belt and Road Initiative [BRI] is like a symphony involving and benefiting every country, then construction of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is the…
By Levina
Book Review – ‘On the Cusp of a Holocaust : The Talibanization of Kerala’
Dr B S Harishankar, author, historian, archaeologist and member of the academic council of the Indian Institute of Advanced Studies, Shimla, has written a brief monograph that makes for compelling…
By Rajeev Srinivasan
Book Review – ‘Crunch Time: Narendra Modi’s National Security Crises’
With a catchy title– Crunch Time– and an attention-drawing picture of our Prime Minister in the commander’s cupola of the Arjun Tank! What is this book about? As per the…
By Lt Gen AK Singh
After OROP, Time to Make Indian Defence Pensions Tax Exempt
The President’s Commission order given to each Gentleman Cadet (GC) before he passes out from the Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun and the Officers Training Academy (OTA), Chennai to become…
By Lt Col JS Sodhi (Retd)
Book Review – ‘The Force Behind The Forces’
Books have immense healing power. Reading is an intimate process; it is between you and the book which is silent and yet it contains words powerful enough to bring revolutions.…
By Radha Sharma
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
Galwan – China Got it Wrong, Again!
Global Times, owned by the ‘People’s Daily’ the mouthpiece of the Chinese Communist party (CCP), tweeted on the new year “In the Galwan Valley near the border with India, under…
By Lt Gen Vinod Bhatia (Retd)
Combating Trans-Border Crimes With Operationally Empowered BSF
The notification of 11 October 2021 from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) amending the area of jurisdiction for Border Security Force (BSF) to carry out search, seizure and arrest…
By B N Sharma
The CIA’s New Adaptation Strategy Against China
Earlier this month, the US’ Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) released a story on its official website that stated, “CIA makes changes to adapt to future challenges”. The title of the…
By Dr Dheeraj Paramesha Chaya
Body Packing in International Drug Trafficking
A Nigerian, who arrived on a flight from Johannesburg via West Asia, was intercepted by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), on 17th August 2021, at Bangalore Kempe Gowda International…
Kashmir Rises Above Pakistan’s Wicked Plans
Twitter handle Hidden Roots has exposed a whole range of anti-India propaganda campaigns across Europe and beyond that is being planned by the Strategic Communication Division of Pakistan's foreign ministry. It…
Triumph of Narco-Terrorism in Afghanistan and Threat to India
Triumph of Narco-Terrorism in Afghanistan and Threat to India Dr G Shreekumar Menon The Americans and the Europeans have just managed to wriggle out of Afghanistan. Immediately after the aftermath…
