IDR Blog
India-Pakistan: No alternative to talks
I’m to remind every genuine and concerned citizen of both the nations -India and Pakistan of their affable trust in the belief that any war, terrorism, cross-border and LOC ceasefire violations or any clashes, conflicts and confrontations can’t resolve the outstanding issues and problems between the two countries that were once one nation...
Return of Kashmiri Pandits: How Long ?
In an interactive session organized by some Kashmiri Pandits, discussion was held on the following questions facing the community. The first question was, “How long will it take the powers that be to address the genuine concerns of the displaced community? The second question was, “How long will the Govt. of India and the State Government...
Brutal repression by Pakistani forces in PoK
Islamabad is treating areas of Kashmir illegally occupied by them as a colony. Pakistan has not developed infrastructure in the area with an ulterior motive and the residents continue to lead their lives without the basic privileges the modern world of today can afford. There are no highways, no good roads, less educational institutions and...
Exercise Hand-in-Hand: Counter-terrorism Cooperation between India and China is Odd
The Indian army and the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China participated in a joint counter-terrorism exercise at Kunming in the Yunnan province of China in the second week of October 2015. It is a good indicator of the state of geopolitics in Asia that even as the Indian army and the PLA were engaged in a joint military exercise, a...
Syria intervention: Putin’s gambit or Obama’s bait?
Commenting on the recent military Russian intervention in Syria, Jeremy Shapiro, a senior fellow in the Brookings Institution, said “the Russian intervention is so incredibly stupid that it took the US by surprise that (Russian President Vladimir) Putin would actually do it.” As to why the US would be happy to let Putin have his way in...