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NRRC: For the nuclear doctrine review
With the Bharatiya Janata Party in power in India a nuclear doctrine review is in the offing. Since the issue found controversial mention in the elections, it will likely figure high in the ‘to do’ list of the new government. Praveen Swami informs that the prime minister has been briefed by the outgoing National Security Adviser and the...
मोदी के रक्षा मंत्री की चुनौतियां
भीड़ द्वारा ‘मोदी-मोदी…’ के नारे लगाने का उत्साह ऐसे ही नहीं था। यह पूरे भारत में बड़े पैमाने पर फैली निराशा और हताशा के बीच भारतीयों...
It's a new era in India's foreign policy as countries compete to woo Modi
In foreign policy, Prime Minister Modi has hit the ground running, taking unexpected initiatives. He reached out to our neighbours, taking the unprecedented step of inviting their leaders to his swearing-in ceremony. While invitations to Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives and Afghanistan carried only positive connotations, those to Prime...
‘Siachen Track II Forum’ on a Treacherous Trek
Peace and good neighbourly relations between India and Pakistan or between India and China are very much needed and would be any day a welcome scenario. Sadly, these relations have been far from peaceful or good neighbourly with a history of more blood flow than trade and trust across borders. India’s initiatives for Peace and friendship with...
The Making of the Pakistani Bomb
In 2009, soon after President Obama announced that Pakistan’s nuclear materials “will remain out of militant hands”, the US ambassador in Islamabad sent a secret message to Washington. Anne W. Patterson was deeply worried. Her concern was a stockpile of highly enriched uranium kept near an aging research nuclear reactor in Pakistan. There...