Afghanistan crisis and regional stability
ahmed sabirBy Mirza Kashif Baig Editor, Monthly Interaction US invasion of Afghanistan was one of the biggest strategic events of the 21st Century. Whatever reason given by Americans to justify their…
India should hold the line on Myanmar
By M. K. Bhadrakumar The Indian government has done the right thing by sending an advisory to the four northeastern states Mizoram, Nagaland, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh to be vigilant…
DRDO tests new Air Independent Propulsion system to be fitted in Scorpenes
The AIP system, once ready, will from 2024-25 onwards, be "retrofitted" into six Scorpene submarines that are being built in India under Project 75 By Ajai Shukla The Defence Research…
Reset of India-Lanka ties in the cards
By M. K. Bhadrakumar In a stunning coincidence, on Monday, the Sri Lankan government issued a Letter of Intent to the Adani Ports and Special Economic Zones Ltd (APSEZ) to…
Akhand Bharat or fictional union of South Asian States
India can be part of a stronger South Asia based on equality and mutual respect, not by asserting religious supremacy By Ram Puniyani India's Partition was one of the major…
Taliban The Arbiters of peace in Afghanistan
By General Mirza Aslam Beg (Former COAS) What an irony of social justice that the countries, such as Russia, USA, NATO and Pakistan, who tasted defeat at the hands of…
India – creator of myths and narratives of terror
By Mustafa Khan Irrefutable but inevitable PM Imran Khan's ceaseless effort to unveil RSS's nefarious design has paid off rich dividends not only for Pakistan but also Indian Muslims. The…
India’s forever wars and forever warriors
The Washington-based Quincy Institute, arguably the most intellectually stimulating American think tank nowadays, in its compulsively readable publication Responsible Statecraft featured on Tuesday an investigative report titled Weapons biz bankrolls…
India’s growth story is over
You can make all the speeches you want, you cannot argue against 39 straight months of slowing By Aakar Patel We have entered the 13th consecutive quarter of economic slowdown…
Defence in a financially strained time
By Bharat Karnad Despite hostilities last summer and the prevailing tense situation on the disputed border ‘Line of Actual Control' with China, Indian defence budget has actually not increased in…