Shaping of the Indian Military

On 3 Apr, 1989 Ross Munro published an article on India – as the Superpower Rising, primarily focusing on its military might. It talked about India quietly transforming itself into regional superpower with a dominant military. The hypothesis was researched by many. Some scoffed at such an idea. They said [...]

Nepal Policy A Monumental Blunder?

Any dispassionate analysis of the current situation in Nepal will deal with some uncomfortable questions. It seems that the Indian government has not dealt with these questions properly. By “facilitating” the virtual Maoist-take-over of the Himalayan country, New Delhi has committed what could be, in course of time, a monumental strategic blunder.

Shrinking Influence

Despite India’s pretensions of an emerging great power, its influence is shrinking -both, internally as well as on its external periphery. Internally, Naxalites and insurgent outfits control more than forty percent of the Indian Territory. Similarly, its borders are volatile with neighbours nibbling into its territory as well influence. Arrival of militaries of great powers [...]

Military Power

Pavan Varma in his book “Being Indian” (Penguin Book 2002):

“Historically Indians have a very mediocre record of defending themselves against foreign invaders”.
“Why do Indians prostrate so abjectly before the rich and the mighty? Why are they so indifferent to the sufferings of the weak and the poor?”

Bharat Verma in his article [...]

Extended South Asian Region

Till the early 20th century Asia was referred to as one entity – the Orient. Subdivision of its regions changed the nomenclatures to Near East, East (the Indian subcontinent) and the Far East. This continued till the Second World War, when South East Asia came into vogue – to refer to the region under Japanese [...]

Pakistan’s Duplicity

Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri, while talking to some TV channels in New Delhi, hoped India will share the outcome of the probe into the Samjhauta Express blast before the March 6 meeting of the Joint Anti-Terror Mechanism so that ‘meaningful contribution’ can be made to the fight against terror. Asked whether the [...]