Why Modi-Jinping talks must also focus on CoK – China-occupied Kashmir
Some 19 percent of the territory of Jammu and Kashmir is under Chinese occupation. Modi will have to bring these into the broader discussions when Xi Jinping comes. The post Why Modi-Jinping talks must...
View ArticleModi can’t expect any quarter from Xi Jinping; China respects only power
India and China are destined to have a difficult relationship despite rising trade. This is because we want to maintain the status quo and they don't - and they are stronger than us right now. The post...
View ArticleThe new Modi-Doval doctrine on Pakistan is more robust than Manmohan’s
The new NDA policy of hitting Pakistan back hard when provoked is a much-needed corrective to the old policy of not doing anything to escalate tensions. The post The new Modi-Doval doctrine on Pakistan...
View ArticleFreed fishermen: Modi tells Tamil Nadu parties they are part of the problem
The release of five fishermen convicted on drug trafficking charges by the Sri Lankan President at Modi's intervention has shown Tamil politicians that so far they have been part of the problem, not...
View ArticleSummit to nowhere: SAARC won’t take off as long as Pakistan is on board
The SAARC summit now underway in Nepal will not deliver any major results because of Pakistan's decision to play spoilsport. No economic bloc can take off without key belligerents agreeing to a...
View ArticlePeshawar school attack: Empathy is fine but will Pakistan change it’s...
Anybody who thinks the spontaneous sympathy in India for Pakistanis after the Taliban attack killed children may mark a turning point in our relationship should think again: the attack has strengthened...
View ArticleSugar Daddy Xi Jinping is effectively reducing Pakistan to a vassal state
The Chinese plan to invest a massive $46 billion in Pakistan may be aimed against India, but it is also an effort to keep Pakistan in one piece and prevent Islamist jihadis from threatening China's own...
View ArticleThe existential threat to India posed by China’s Pakistan gambit
The massive Chinese investment in Pakistan has dangerous consequences for India too, and geopolitical equations change. Even China may have got more than it bargained for. India needs to play its cards...
View ArticleAfter Iran N-deal, a Modi trip to Tehran is overdue, but hard work lies ahead
With Iran now signing a deal to end its nuclear programme and global sanctions, Narendra Modi can now pursue deeper engagement with it. A Narendra Modi visit to Tehran is overdue The post After Iran...
View ArticleWhy Pakistan always gets our goat: We are confusing public machismo with...
Pakistan's strategy may look irrational, but it is entirely rational from its army's own narrow point of view to retain power. This is why despite efforts to revive political dialogue, it finds ways to...
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