IDR Blog
How India and France are shaping a dynamic partnership in the changing global landscape
Nobody, not even the best soothsayers or experts, can explain why the world is suddenly changing so quickly, but remember the prophesy once sung by Bob Dylan, it seems to become true, “For the times, they are a-changin’”. A sign of the changing time, France has a new prime minister, 34 years of age of a different sexual orientation as the...
Bangladesh Nationalist Party pushes-forward anti-India movement
Couple of days before the January 7 general election in Bangladesh, ultra-Islamist and pro-Pakistan Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), which is termed as Tier-III terrorist organization by US courts, has waged jihad against India by launching “India Out” movement. Although BNP was established by military ruler Maj Gen Ziaur Rahman with...
China’s Grey Zone Warfare & India’s Response
The conflict continuum has peace on one end of the spectrum and the open all out armed conflict on the other end. The concept of Grey Zone warfare refers the use of operational space for intense competition or conflict by states between one end indicating peace and armed conflict at the other extreme. In the Grey Zone, adversaries engage in...
Ridding Rajouri Sector of Terrorists
While the overall security situation in the Kashmir Valley has shown considerable improvement, the state of affairs in the forested mountainous areas south of PirPanjal area of Rajouri has worsened due to an extraordinary surge in terrorist activities that has resulted in the security forces suffering significant casualties. Though very...
Maldives: The drift away from India
On 30 September 2023, Presidential election was held in the Islamic Republic of Maldives and surprisingly, an anti-Indian opposition candidate, Mohamed Muizze of People’s National Congress won by defeating President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih of the Maldivian Democratic Party, who was holding the top post since 2018. Mohamed Muizze was sworn as...