More: Defense
Kashmir-A Million Pellets for a Million Stones
The other day my friend while discussing Kashmir’s worsening situation literally rebuked me for writing yet another opinion on Kashmir’s current uprising and prevailing...
Turkey-Russia thaw: Is Ankara ready to close Syrian border?
The meeting between president Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan held on August 9 moved the relations between two countries to a new positive...
Lab Rats of Pokhran Tests
Exactly four decades ago, India conducted its first nuclear test in Pokhran. Who in the world -- wherever that is -- could care less...
Of AFSPA and Women in Kashmir: A Perspective
Armed forced Special powers Act (1958) is indeed a draconian law given its ramifications in any conflict zone of India. Manipur’s Irom Sharmila was...
The failure of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Pakistan Policy
The day Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sherif was invited to attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s swerving-in ceremony was the first policy mistake. Behind the...
Vienna and Munich Agreements: Does History Repeat Itself?
Robert A. Heinlein's assertion "A generation which ignores history has no past; and no future," is a good starter to understand the issue of...
Over NSG, India is its own rival
Despite support from the US, India could not get Nuclear Suppliers Group membership during the two-day plenary at Seoul in June. New Delhi’s eagerness...
Kashmir’s New Uprising-An Insider’s perspective
India’s Kashmir valley is once again witnessing the bloody uprising against the state for over fifty seven civilian killings. The number of injured civilian...
The Rise of the EU Army as NATO Falls?
The fallout from Brexit has not only affected the economic and social trajectories of Europe but also will shift the military dynamics of the...
Using the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
The OSCE Ministerial Council elected Italy to chair the Organization in 2018. The consensus decision was taken on July 27 last by the current...