Articles By Divya Kumar Soti
Chinese Maritime Expansion Poses Challenge for Region
By: Divya Kumar Soti | Date: 30 May , 2016
Last few months have witnessed heightened activity in the Asia-Pacific as maritime geopolitics as well as occurrence of certain incidents which have further heated up the strategic environment...
ISI and the Islamic State smokescreen
By: Divya Kumar Soti | Date: 16 Feb , 2016
On September 12, 2014, the streets of Western Uttar Pradesh’s Bijnor city were abuzz with political gossip as the constituency was slated to go for assembly by-polls the very next day. But near...
26/11 Trial: To save face, Pakistan will not admit Headley as approver
By: Divya Kumar Soti | Date: 25 Jan , 2016
After the Pathankot terror attack, India has once again shared evidence with Pakistan which points towards the involvement of terrorist groups like Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) in planning and...
India’s Af-Pak policy: Risks and Opportunities
By: Divya Kumar Soti | Issue: Courtesy: South Asia Monitor | Date: 17 Dec , 2015
The Ufa Joint Statement issued by the prime ministers of India and Pakistan had envisaged a preliminary framework to address the issues of terrorism, ceasefire violations and to find out “ways...
After Paris Attacks: Will Middle East again burn Western hands?
By: Divya Kumar Soti | Issue: Courtesy: South Asia Monitor | Date: 23 Nov , 2015
As the horrors and plot of 13/11 Paris Attack unfold, its comparison with 26/11 Mumbai carnage becomes unavoidable given the striking similarities in the nature of soft targets chosen by the...
China’s Military Cut: Xi’s Attempts at Control
By: Divya Kumar Soti | Issue: Courtesy: South Asia Monitor | Date: 09 Oct , 2015
During the September 3 celebrations marking China’s victory over Japan in the Second World War, President Xi Jinping announced a big military cut scheduled to be completed by 2017. The proposed...
Myanmar Operation: Why Pakistan is so rattled
By: Divya Kumar Soti | Issue: Courtesy: South Asia Monitor | Date: 20 Jun , 2015
Ever since India launched a targeted Special Forces action against two militant camps in Myanmar and announced it, the whole of Pakistani political as well as military establishment is repeating...