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The End of the Saga: From Toofanis to Rafale
Claude Arpi | 21 Sep , 2016 1 comment

According to PTI, Jean Yves Le Drian, French Defence Minister will land in Delhi on September 22. He will be accompanied by the CEOs of Dassault Aviation, Thales and MBDA (and Safran?) to seal the 7.87 billion Euros deal for 36 Rafale fighter jets. PTI says: “Defence sources said if all goes well, the Inter Governmental Agreement (IGA) will...

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Idea of Bharat (India) Under Multiple Attacks
Sudip Talukdar | 21 Sep , 2016 0 comments
Idea of Bharat (India) Under Multiple Attacks

Chanakya, one of the sharpest minds in statecraft, observed more than two millenniums ago that poison is the best antidote to venom. There could not have been a sounder advice for our politicians and policy makers, bound by a Nehruvian worldview. Insisting on dialogues, negotiation or good neighbourliness is an exercise in futility, given an...

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Post-Uri Attack: Coordination between India, Iran and Afghanistan needed to cut Pakistan to Size

The slanging match at UN General Assembly (UNGA) is already underway. Pakistan has already accused India of stage managing the terrorist attack in Uri to divert attention from Kashmir. And this is not the first time Pakistan has displayed such brazenness. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will go hyper to talk about Indian atrocities in Kashmir and...

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Retribution
Maj Gaurav Arya | 20 Sep , 2016 2 comments
Retribution

Yesterday, eighteen of my brothers were martyred in a terror attack in Uri Sector. Eighteen homes were shattered. Children were orphaned. Their fathers will come home in a coffin, wrapped in the tri-color. eighteen homes will not celebrate Diwali this year. Yes, we will grieve for our dead. We will take care of their families, for that is our...

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Pakistan’s Terrorism: A case of Dangerous Psychological Disorder?
Bhaskar Roy | 20 Sep , 2016 1 comment

Narendra Modi, a sharp critic of Pakistan when he was in the opposition, completely changed his approach when elected an Indian Prime Minister in 2014.  The BJP won the elections with a huge majority and he could have easily hardened India’s Pakistan policy.  His party and the right wing Hindutva politicians would have been only too glad to...

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