India and the US have comprehensively expanded their military-strategic relations over the past few years By Andrew Korybko Speculation has been swirling since the US' panicked evacuation from Afghanistan in…
It symbolised that Delhi had convinced the Pentagon that it could serve as a counterweight to China in the Pacific theatre, while also destabilising China's economic interest across the regionparticularly,…
By Shahrukh Hasan For two decades, Afghanistan was an arena where various powers, led by the US forces, jostled for control. But history and time was against them the history…
Zalmay Khalilzad, who stepped down as the envoy for Afghanistan after the US exit, has defended the deal he negotiated with the Taliban during the Trump administration By Michael Crowley…
By Bharat Karnad A decision approving a series of test firings of the Agni-5 intermediate range ballistic missile (IRBM) has been pending for the last 10 years. When it was…
Modi going to inspect a Guard of Honour presented by the Bhutanese Army in Thimpu By Bharat Karnad “Who will not want a friend and a neighbour like Bhutan?” an…
In the last 10 months, the agitation against the three farm laws has spread from being a 'regional protest' to a nationwide movement By Indra Shekhar Singh It was September…
By Brian Cloughley India and Pakistan share a long border and do not get along well, to put it mildly. The main cause of disagreement is the divided territory of…
A Post-mortem By Bharat Karnad Many things are incomprehensible when pondering the post-Pulwama developments. The nature of the retaliation is one issue, and India's reluctance to say anything, do anything,…
The irony is that the real threat to national security now comes from those who believe they are protecting it. How will it help the cause of national security if…
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