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Can a nuclear war start with the unease felt by China?
Rohan Mukherji of the London School of Economics and Political Science believes that he writes in an article in Foreign Affairs magazine (China’s status anxiety May 19 2023) of the possibility of China being singled out by the US as its preeminent enemy should not be wished away. He writes and I quote “When the balance of power in...
Manipur Unrest: A Complex Threat
The cycle of violence seems unending in Manipur, no matter how many Para Military and Army companies are pushed into the troubled state. Article 355 is already in place, giving the central government complete control of state law and order. This move is one step short of enforcing Article 356 on the state, which means a President’s rule....
India’s Island Outreach
The Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) is a regional forum established by the Indian government to enhance cooperation and strengthen relations between India and the Pacific Island countries. It was launched by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Fiji in November 2014. Recently, PM Modi attended the 3rd...
Taliban brutality against hapless Women in Afghanistan
Mahtab Hamdard is one of the women protestors and one of the women in military service during the era of the previous government. She has been imprisoned in the Taliban dungeon for more than twenty days. Mrs. Mahtab was one of the employees of the Afghan National Police in the Department of Criminal Crimes in Daykundi Province at the previous...
The US primarily looks after its own interests: Can Washington be a good ally?
A question has been going around in the strategic circles in the recent weeks: should India enter into a military alliance with the US and will the US be a good ally? Quoting several experts, The Scroll.in noted: “India may eventually help the United States militarily in a security contingency involving China, in some form, to protect its own...