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The writer is a member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, London. The views expressed here are personal.
    Chinas Foreign Minister Wang Yi (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Dragon's mischief: Don't fall for it

    Indians go gaga over all foreign goods and foreigners that, sadly, is the biggest hurdle to our sovereignty, territory...

    9 May 2017 2:24 AM IST

    Injured CRPF being brought to Raipur for treatment on Monday follwing a Maoist attack at Burkapal near Chintagufa in Bastar. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Naxalbari to Sukma: Will we ever learn?

    In the process, the “neo-Communists†redefined themselves with a role originating at Naxalbari.

    1 May 2017 1:47 AM IST

    Jadhav, the 46-year-old former naval officer, has been sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court for alleged espionage and subversive activities. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    With Zia's boys' in charge, Jadhav's fate appears bleak

    Gen. Zia changed the ethos of the Pakistan Army, making Islamic rituals and teachings part of its day-to-day activities.

    24 April 2017 1:21 AM IST

    Gen Raheel Sharif. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Raheel's IMAFT: A self-defeating idea?

    The question here is: where exactly has Raheel Sharif joined and what would be his role?

    18 April 2017 1:44 AM IST

    Chinas President Xi Jinping (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Out at sea: China's new power play

    Every nation is a land power, but few nations can be, or are, land-sea powers.

    6 April 2017 1:32 AM IST

    Representational imageOpinion
    Silk Road: China's new battleground

    China has issued clearcut warnings to the US to cease arms sales to Taiwan.

    28 March 2017 12:37 AM IST

    Indian Navy logoOpinion
    Can Indian Navy afford a mutiny?

    The Navy clarified that the word “mutinyâ€cannot be applied to describe the incident, as it did not involve a...

    20 March 2017 1:00 AM IST

    There is no doubt that the Sino-Indian border has become more problematic than what it was 100 years ago. And the bad news is that both sides have to answer first to their domestic audience before addressing the bilateral issue.Opinion
    Why is China trying to shift goalposts?

    There is no doubt that the Sino-Indian border has become more problematic than what it was 100 years ago.

    15 March 2017 3:29 AM IST

    India and China flagOpinion
    How asymmetry' is practised, Chinese style

    When India talks of NSG and terrorists, Beijing would like to deflect them under the guise of technical' issues and...

    8 March 2017 12:49 AM IST

    The Indian Navy said that their ships Satpura, Sahyadri, Shakti and Kirch are participating in the 20th edition of the naval exercise in consonance with Indias Act East Policy and growing ties among the three countries. (Photo: Representational Image)Opinion
    Navy needs indigenous carriers, subs

    India's naval buildup is overshadowed by chronic time and cost overruns.

    20 Feb 2017 12:38 AM IST

    Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama gestures as he speaks on \Reviving Indian Wisdom in Contemporary India at a public event in New Delhi on Sunday. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Tackling hypertension, Chinese style

    Chinese consider the Dalai Lama to be ill-informed and uneducated, thus is not qualified to speak at the commencement...

    13 Feb 2017 2:33 AM IST

    Kul Yadav Bhushan, who was described by the Pakistanis as a “commander-rank officer†of the Indian Navy who was working for RAW, was reportedly arrested on Thursday in the Chaman area of Balochistan.Opinion
    Baloch almost got free' in '47!

    Unsurprisingly, however, things had not augured well post-British departure from South Asia.

    6 Feb 2017 1:08 AM IST

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