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China's Cynical Realpolitik: India Needs to Review NSG Stance
China has just tipped its hand in relation to India ahead of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) plenary in Seoul on June 24. An op-ed in the Global Times (June 14) titled ‘India mustn’t let nuclear ambitions blind itself’ gravely noted: “Beijing insists that a prerequisite of New Delhi’s entry is that must be a signatory to the...
‘I’m ok, but damn Tigress took My Rifle’
This article was first published on Newslaundry: http://www.newslaundry.com/2016/06/14/im-ok-but-damn-tigress-took-my-rifle/ A trip down memory lane, back to 1954, when 17 Sikh faced a maneater The year was 1954, 17 Sikh was located at Agra and commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Shamsher Singh, whose outstanding leadership and exploits in the...
Peace talks in Afghanistan are still born
The Afghan government has been inviting the Taliban to the negotiating table. But, the Talban are not coming for talks, blaming the U.S.-led coalition that has been in Afghanistan since the weeks after the September 11, 2001, attacks carrying out airstrikes and partaking in night raids. On February 16, 2016, Afghanistan’s Chief Executive...
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization: India enters Eurasia
The Foreign Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) have recently finalised the draft agenda for the next Summit of the grouping to be held in Tashkent on June 23-24. Among other things, they adopted a procedure document for accession of India (and Pakistan) into the SCO. Originated in 1996 as “Shanghai-5” to build...
When I captured the man who would be Pakistan’s Air Chief
This article was first published on Newslaundry: http://www.newslaundry.com/2016/06/08/when-i-captured-the-man-who-would-be-pakistans-air-chief/ Let’s rewind to a great battle that the Indian army and armed forces won, with a bonus of a special POW August 1971 onwards, we were living in interesting times. Talk of war was in the air and...