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Abhijit Bhattacharyya
About the AuthorAbhijit Bhattacharyya
The writer is a member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, London. The views expressed here are personal.
    Referring to the deadly Galwan valley clash between Indian and Chinese troops in mid-June, Sun Weidong said it would be a miscalculation for India to treat China as an enemy or as a threat only by one issue or one incident . (Photo: Twitter/VikramOpinion
    Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Time to join forces to take on Beijing’s...

    The overlords of Beijing — the ruling Communist Party of China and its military arm, the People’s Liberation...

    27 Aug 2022 12:00 AM IST

    A military fighter jet flies above the Taiwan Strait as seen from the 68-nautical-mile scenic spot, the closest point in mainland China to the island of Taiwan. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Beijing bully runs berserk: Taiwan today,...

    What began in 1950 subsequently became a familiar pattern, leading to routine and repetitive acts

    13 Aug 2022 12:14 AM IST

    This handout picture provided by the Iranian presidency shows the Islamic Republics President Ebrahim Raisi (R) walking alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin in Tehran on July 19, 2022. (Photo by Iranian Presidency / AFP) /Opinion
    Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Ukraine: What lay behind Russia’s unprovoked...

    Russian President Vladimir Putin is entirely culpable and can’t run away from his avoidable and deplorable decision to...

    20 July 2022 7:04 AM IST

    A woman runs from a house thats on fire after shelling in Donetsk, on the territory which is under the Government of the Donetsk Peoples Republic control, eastern Ukraine, Friday, June 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov)Opinion
    Abhijit Bhattacharyya | If Ukraine war goes on, no return to status...

    We can only hope that the present doesn’t emulate the past to make the future murkier, darker and dirtier

    29 Jun 2022 7:15 AM IST

    Civilian volunteers attend a training camp of the Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces in Brovary, northeast of Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 21, 2022. (/Felipe Dana/AP File)Opinion
    Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Arms and the West: Global effect of the war in...

    The ongoing European conflict is a grand opportunity for the arms makers, suppliers and middlemen to make their mega...

    15 Jun 2022 11:47 PM IST

    In the year 2019-20, the total national foodgrain production was 292 million tons, of which Punjab produced about 11.06 per cent. (Representational Image/ DC)Opinion
    Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Wheat, famine, starvation: Some lessons for...

    Like the 1770 famine which heralded the West’s arrival on Indian soil, the British departure from the East too saw the...

    25 May 2022 12:55 AM IST

    Pope Francis at the Saturday Vigil at the Vatican City on Saturday. (AFP)Opinion
    Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Ukraine poses a big crisis for ‘political’...

    Political empires and the papacy of course don’t sail in the same boat any longer, as was the case in the Middle Ages...

    11 May 2022 12:18 AM IST

    India uses a lot of imported weaponry - traditionally mostly of Russian make, now increasingly American. (Representational Image/ PTI)Opinion
    Arms bazar now arrives at Delhi’s doorstep, but with major catch

    It is well known that there’s no full stop in defence and diplomacy in any era

    31 March 2022 11:25 PM IST

    Both the First and the Second World Wars, in terms of their human tragedy, stands as the best example till today. (Representational Image/ AFP)Opinion
    Abhijit Bhattacharyya | War and peace in Europe: Arms sellers real...

    War is a good time to create wealth and ensure healthy balance sheets

    9 March 2022 3:30 AM IST

    A large chunk of urban India remains clueless about our border regions. (Representational Image/AP)Opinion
    Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Stand firm at Siachen: No question of glacier...

    In the light of the suggestions by Gen. M.M. Naravane and a former foreign secretary, let us revisit the entire question...

    9 Feb 2022 1:23 AM IST

    Indian Army tanks pull back from the banks of Pangong Tso lake region, in Ladakh along the India-China border on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. (AP)Opinion
    Abhijit Bhattacharyya | From Pangong to Delhi... Dragon’s dagger...

    More hostility should be anticipated, not just of the military kind at the border

    14 Jan 2022 1:32 AM IST

    People hold candles as they pay tribute to late Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat, who was killed along with his wife and 11 armed forces personnel in an Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter crash near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu, in Bengaluru, Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. (PTI)Opinion
    Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Amid IAF tragedy, a look back at air safety...

    Without passing comment or being judgmental, let’s examine some cases of flight safety failures around the world and...

    15 Dec 2021 2:09 AM IST

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