Why the Indian state is now scared of the Kashmiri Shia
ahmed sabirKashmiri Shia youth are negotiating their own space within the Kashmiri struggle By Raashid Maqbool On August 29, the 10th day of the holy month of Muharram, known as Ashoura,…
‘End of the road’ for pro – India politicians in Kashmir
Many politicians have fallen silent and disappeared from public life after India stripped the region's autonomy. By Rifat Fareed Sakina Itoo used to motivate Kashmiris to believe that India would…
Nagorno-Karabakh Why Indians are wrong to relate it with Kashmir
By Andrew Korybko Pakistan's position of supporting Azerbaijan's territorial integrity has come under criticism by some in India who claim that it's hypocritical for Islamabad to endorse the Kashmir's /…
Unless Modi makes a determined effort to change course, the pall of gloom will get thicker & thicker
If the economy was booming and millions of young Indians were able to get new jobs and take the first steps towards a better life, then the year gone by…
I-day speech – why was Modi silent about China?
'He spoke about 20 jawans in Ladakh, but he couldn't even name China' 'He said the world had seen what had been achieved, even though we Indians don't know because…
RAW had recruited three warlords in Afghanistan, says book
By DHNS & Shemin Joy The Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) had recruited three powerful warlords, including Ahmad Shah Massoud, in Afghanistan during the Soviet invasion and the US-Pakistan proxy…
Indo-China stand-off
By Lt Gen (R) Tariq Khan India and China are once again engaged in a military confrontation. To some it may seem a spontaneous event triggered by some sudden happening.…
The day nothing happened
India has victories, brave deeds and valorous soldiers who deserve celebration By Ajai Shukla A popular tale - apocryphal but grounded in truth - recounts an air force student at…
Was a defining moment in Indo-Sino Relations?
By Andrew Korybko Most observers at the time regarded India's de-facto annexation of Jammu & Kashmir on 5 August 2019 as being a defining moment for either India's internal affairs…
Self-reliance in defence
By Ajai Shukla The defence ministry released, in successive weeks, the drafts of a new Defence Acquisition Policy (DAP-2020) and a new Defence Production and Export Promotion Policy (DPEPP-2020). The…