Junagadh annexation (November 9, 1947) and the myth of the Indian Union
The Nawab of Junagadh (Muhammad Mahabat Khanji III) acceded to the Dominion of Pakistan on 15 August 1947. Junagadh like Sir Creek and Kashmir...
Jammu Massacre: More Than a Historical Retrospect
When I read in September that Mr. Gopalaswamy Ayyangar, a very able and reputedly anti-muslim Madrasi Brahmin who was the Prime Minister of Kashmir...
Ultraconservative triumph puts Pakistan at risk
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan may have averted for now further violence by caving in to demands of a militant, supremacist religious group. But...
Indian Foreign Policy During Covid-19 Pandemic
ABSTRACT: This article focuses on the shift of India from the notion of “Aatma Nirbhar” (self-reliance) to “Vishwa Nirbhar” (reliant on the world). Proceeding...
India is strategically important to Australia
The Indo-Pacific is becoming an important topic in the international power system for various reasons. The strained US-China relations are having an impact in...
Covaxin and Indian travellers
As the world seeks to get back to normalcy, countries are opening up their borders, to international travellers with covid19 protocols. Countries which have...
Attitudes and policies of international and regional organizations need to change
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid a state visit to New York from September 19 to 24 to attend the 76th session of the UN...
Lessons from the Taliban’s Takeover of Afghanistan and Predictions about the Future
Afghanistan has been at the epicenter of world politics since the early 1980s when the Soviet Union occupied the country amid a civil war....
The pendulum gradually swings towards international engagement with the Taliban
The Taliban and Pakistan, both viewed warily by the West and others in the international community, appear to be benefitting from mounting concerns about...
The Khalistan nightmare
After several postponements, the "Punjab Referendum Commission has announced to hold the "Punjab Independence Referendum on October 31, 2021. The Commission has been appointed...