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IC-814: Lessons beyond the binary
The web series ‘IC-184: The Kandahar Hijack’ has reignited debate over the moral and strategic dilemmas faced during hostage crises Web series IC-184: The Kandahar Hijack, has triggered debate on the complexities and ‘greys’ that accompany such incidents. Beyond obvious things like the lack of coordination, responsiveness or even allowing the...
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The shadow games of Pakistan's ISI
23 August 2024 | Bhopinder Singh -
Finding fault with the US for internal failures
14 August 2024 | Bhopinder Singh -
The unyielding spirit of military families
05 August 2024 | Bhopinder Singh -
New army chief follows Zorawar’s footsteps
16 July 2024 | Bhopinder Singh -
Indians dying on the Russian frontline
09 July 2024 | Bhopinder Singh -
The rise of radical rebels in Pakistan
05 July 2024 | Bhopinder Singh -
Biblical rhetoric stirs controversy
17 June 2024 | Bhopinder Singh
Ambedkar’s warning on democracy rings true
India backslides on global democracy indexes and exhibits resistance to internal party democracy, starkly contrasting with the political culture of the UK In 1936, Dr BR Ambedkar wrote an undelivered speech, Annihilation of Caste, where he forewarned, “Constitutional morality is not a natural sentiment. It has to be cultivated. We must...
India tactfully manages US-Iran tensions
As India forges a vital partnership with Iran through the Chabahar port agreement, it must adeptly balance its regional interests against the backdrop of American concerns Iran has had an unwarranted grip on the sensibilities of the US administrations, irrespective of their partisan divide. The moment for the bilateral fracture in...
Pakistani military tightens grip
Imran Khan's confrontational stance against the military establishment seems to be leading to his own downfall. Khan's defiance has only served to further isolate him American scholar, Stephen Cohen, notes in his article title Pakistan: Army, Society and Security, "There are armies which guard their nation's borders, there are armies which...
Nothing ‘gentlemanly’ in Chinese diplomacy
China’s recent outcry over the alleged breach of ‘Gentleman’s Agreement’ with the Philippines reveals a profound irony, given the history of its coercion and deceit There is a huge amount of insincerity and gall involved in the Chinese complaint that the Philippines had torn up the bilateral ‘Gentleman’s Agreement,’ between Beijing...
Pakistan paying for its misplaced priorities
Ambassador Asif Durrani acknowledges the Pak Government’s shortcomings in handling the Afghanistan situation and underscores a reality check for Islamabad’s foreign policy Pakistan’s Special Representative on Afghanistan, Ambassador Asif Durrani, conceded the grave reality of the Pakistani Government’s abject failure in Afghanistan. Speaking at a conference titled, “Pakistan in the Emerging...
The enduring ties between India and Iran
Amid geopolitical complexities, India finds itself navigating a delicate balance between Iran, Israel and its domestic constituencies Persians have had a civilisational connection with Hindustan (Persian for India) since antiquity. There is a powerful India connect, even for the most epochal person defining the politics of the post-Iran Revolution (1979) i.e.,...
Iranian ‘bogey’ in Palestine conflict
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu aims to broaden the scope of the conflict by involving Iran, leveraging the negative perceptions of Iranians in the West For decades, US-Israel has consistently blamed Iran for most of the terror attacks, even when actual participants have hailed from countries and organisations inimical to Iran. For...
