Disempowering the soldier Indian Army
ahmed sabirBy curtailing the effectiveness of the Armed Forces Tribunals, the Government is destroying the military justice system which is a disservice to serving and retired personnel By Deepak Sinha With…
India’s triad nuclear deterrence is more event management than substance
By Pravin Sawhney With a nudge from those keen on governmental image management, the Indian Navy has carried out its version of the 2016 'surgical strikes' by launching a mission…
Distant handshake Rough weather ahead for Indo-US relations
By Bharat Karnad The 2018 US Congressional Elections are over, and the Republican Party has lost control of the lower House in the legislature the House of Representatives rather decisively.…
A big step for a greater Israel It is utterly bad step. Muslims unite
By Eric S. Margolis Hardly anyone noticed. The Trump administration quietly changed America's long-held position on Syria's strategic Golan Heights while attention was focused on the raucous political carnival in…
The big Russia picture
India has done well to resist US pressure and keep its old ally in its corner Albert Einstein once said, 'In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.' The difficulties that…
Russia keeps Israel’s Netanyahu in anteroom
It is over a month since Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had announced that he was going to Moscow to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin with a view to open…
The world, built by China
By Derek Watkins, K K Rebecca Lai & Keith Bradsher China envisions a vast global network of trade, investment and infrastructure that will reshape financial and geopolitical ties and bring…
China’s race for dominance
By Peter Morici It may be tough for Americans to accept but cheap toasters and TVs from China come at a terrible risk of lost freedom, because Beijing is using…
US, China tiptoeing toward trade deal
By Bhadrakumar Melkulangara The joint press conference in Washington on Friday after the second US-China 2+2 (“Diplomatic & Security Dialogue”) throws much light on the tango between the two big…
Prepare for war ‘China leader warns nation’s military command over Taiwan
By Zha Chunming On Thursday, Chinese President Xi Jinping ordered the nation's military group that monitors the South China Sea and Taiwan to “prepare the war,” at a time when…