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When Buddha Smiles Again
During his victory speech celebrating his re-election to a second term in office on May 23, 2019, Indian Prime Minister Narender Modi declared his win the “guarantee of a bright future for the common people” […]
Politics
Military
The U.S. might not know what it is getting itself into in the Middle East
History repeats itself, first as a tragedy, second as a farce -Karl Marx The USA, being the victor of the Second World War, has asserted its decisions and made its presence known all over the […]
Pak India Crisis 2019
Emerging dynamics in South Asia and implications for Strategic Stability
The Pulwama crisis is the most significant conflict to happen between Pakistan and India since the Kargil war that has challenged the status quo between the two nuclear-armed rivals. Subsequent events, including the surgical strike […]
Missiles
Of Discrimination and Exceptionalism
Of the three states (Israel, India and Pakistan) that developed nuclear weapons without signing the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), India has been the staunchest critic of this legal arrangement. For over six decades or so, […]
Politics
Tale as Old as Time: Pakistan Bashing Amid Indian Elections
“The Night is Dark and Full of Terrors.” For ‘Game of Thrones’ fans, this line represents the Lord of Light and the Red Priestess. However, it seems to have inspired Prime Minister Modi in an […]
Politics
Kautilya’s Influence on India’s Regional Domination Strategy
Kautilya, also known as Chanakya, has been recognized as a statesman and classical Indian philosopher of political realism. He presented a comprehensive theoretical framework of inter-state relations and foreign policy, knowns as the Mandala Theory […]
Politics
US-Iran Tensions: Coercive Diplomacy May Not Work
Source: PeakOil.com Iran and the U.S. have been engaged in renewed tension since the end of May 2019, when the latter began sending troops in the Persian Gulf. This was done to pressurise Iran on […]
Economy
China between Western Dreams and Economic Rationales
For the third time this decade, western media reports are projecting China’s economic slowdown, predicting its economic stagnation and dreaming of its economic downfall. During the 2008 crisis, it was anticipated that financial stagnation would […]
Military
Power Projection Tendencies in Military Strategy of India
India’s drive for military modernization is aimed at projecting military muscle, to achieve recognition as the dominant power in the Indian peninsula. The rationale for this power projection is rooted in India’s definition of its […]
Missiles
‘NASR’ a Weapon of Peace
In 1994, there was a clear indication that Indian nuclear and missile technology could be used against Pakistan, when ‘Pirthvi’ missile was tested by India. These apprehensions were substantiated, when in 1997 India deployed missiles […]