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Musharraf’s Trial – Travesty of Justice?
Not only was a guilty verdict passed upon General Pervez Musharraf, but he was meted the death sentence for high treason. One of the judges in his trial ruled that if he were to die […]
Politics
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Will Gen Bipin as the New CDS Improve India’s Military Management Structure?
The Indian military is often criticized for not delivering in times of crisis. The Feb 2019 crisis is the most recent example that not only exposed the Indian Air Force (IAF) to domestic and the […]
Missiles
Kashmir Reorganization Act and India’s Anti-Muslim Drive
After the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act was passed in August 2019, Indian Occupied Kashmir was divided into two Union Territories: Ladakh and Jammu & Kashmir. The state in its previous form had a legislature; […]
Politics
Modi’s Identity Politics in Post-Secular India: A Threat to Peace in South Asia
India has gradually transformed from a secular democracy into a Hindu majoritarian polity. This has happened in sequence to BJP’s rise in power and Modi’s election as prime minister in 2014 and 2019 subsequently. This […]
Politics
Israel and India: Doppelgangers?
The post-Pulwama military crisis and India’s recent move to revoke articles 370 and 35(A), which gave Indian-held Kashmir a distinct constitutional status and administrative structure, have not only raised the ominous prospect of war between […]
Politics
Hypersonic Weapons: A Critical Appraisal of Speed and Technology Bonhomie
The precursor to hypersonic weapons is the speed. In every kinetic and non-kinetic operations, speed is a key factor at the very onset of battle. The German’s Blitzkrieg (lightning war) is an acute example from […]
Politics
Citizen Amendment Bill (CAB): A New Assault on the Muslim Identity
Today, liberalism is in a severe crisis. Its various postulates are very pleasant to hear, yet they remain confined to academic halls and are not as readily absorbed by the people as the call for […]
Politics
Can Kartarpur Corridor be the First Drop of Rain?
On November 9, 2019, Pakistan and India opened the first-ever visa-free corridor between the two countries to facilitate the pilgrimage of Sikhs – a minority community in both India and Pakistan but with major chunk […]
Analysis
Repressive States & New Militant Democracies: The Case of Kashmir
By definition, repressive states are those which subjugate their masses or a portion of society to suit their own agenda. The tools that may be used comprise draconian laws, a stymied justice system, which provides […]
Military
Under RSS’s Modi, India is No Longer Rising
India’s shift from ‘secularism’ to ‘fascism’ is a result of the overriding influence of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) ideologues within the BJP hierarchy that has exposed the myth of ‘irresistibly rising India.’ The recent […]