Tap the ex-service pool
Despite a decade-long effort by military veterans for One Rank, One Pension (OROP), the subject finally caught the nation’s imagination only after their large sit-ins
Mortal obsession
Above all else, it was Pakistan’s obsession with Kashmir that led to the collapse of the NSA-level talks between Delhi and Islamabad. The talks were
Chinese checkmate
Even before the ink had dried on the joint statement that followed the meeting between Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Nawaz Sharif—apparently at Modi’s initiative—at
Message from Myanmar
India’s recent attack on militant groups operating out of camps in Myanmar has created considerable excitement within sections of India’s strategic affairs community, the media
Seek intellectual inputs
The outcome of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visits to China, Mongolia and South Korea has reminded us once again that his string of diplomatic visits
West Asian worries
The fighting in Yemen has brought home many lessons that are important to India. To start with, the Arab world is now clearly facing a
Choose your side, world
In a welcome move, New Delhi has called off the talks scheduled between foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan on August 25. Since 1999, Pakistan
Commitment issues
Now that the hype about Prime Minister Modi’s well choreographed visit to the US has died down, it is time to look at Indo-US relations
India should leave Afghanistan
As President Obama has indicated, apart from the Chinese threat―with the nuclear deal and defence cooperation on track―it is the future of Afghanistan that is
Perception is everything
Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Japan and the strong message of strategic cooperation sent out by the two countries have caused concern in China, which