Decoding the anatomy of Indo-US ties: Friends yes, choir-boy no
India is refusing to be a choir-boy of the United States which is a dichotomy given the two nations have never been closer on economic and defence matters than now in their 73 years of diplomatic relations. ...
4 Forces which BJP must confront—or be ready to lose India they have in mind
Ashish Shukla
12th February 2020Decoding the anatomy of Indo-US ties: Friends yes, choir-boy no
India is refusing to be a choir-boy of the United States which is a dichotomy given the two nations have never been closer on economic and defence matters than now in...4 Forces which BJP must confront—or be ready to lose India they have in mind
Ashish Shukla
12th February 2020
Kartarpur: India sees it as a passage for terror
Ashish Shukla
12th November 2019India doesn’t believe it is reading too much in the designs of arch-rivals Pakistan in opening up its doors for Sikh pilgrims to visit the resting place of their...
Sunni Waqf Board is still to clarify stance on 5-acre land
Ashish Shukla
10th November 2019A new twist to the Ayodhya saga could still come about if the All-India Muslim Personal Law Board or other prominent Muslim bodies refuse the offer of a 5-acre land for a...
India stares at a failing Afghan policy
Ashish Shukla
7th November 2019US Congress has now been front-loaded with a report on Afghanistan by its think-tank, the Congressional Research Service (CRS), which is a double whammy for Indian...
There is a way out for this gas chamber called Delhi
Ashish Shukla
7th November 2019India’s capital Delhi is gasping for breath and the fact that schools have been shut, flights diverted, construction work halted and public health emergency...
India joins the perception war in Kashmir in earnest
Ashish Shukla
1st November 2019Liberals are aghast that a largely right-wing group of Members of European Parliament (MEP) were recently in the Indian state of Jammu & Kashmir to form a first-hand...
Prince Salman rolls out red carpet for “elder brother” Modi
Ashish Shukla
29th October 2019Saudi Arabia's crown prince Mohammed bin Salman has called India’s prime minister Narendra Modi his elder brother, though such bonds are easily forged when big...
NAM adrift as helmsman India has better views on horizon
Ashish Shukla
24th October 2019Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) with 120-member countries is second only to the United Nations (UN) in size yet its’ two-day 18th Summit in Baku, Azerbaijan on Friday...
New India beefs up Mahatma Gandhi in a formidable armour
Ashish Shukla
23th October 2019India is abuzz with Mahatma Gandhi in the year of his 150th birth anniversary but there is a new version to his message of “ahimsa” (non-violence) which...
Hail India’s war against poverty but don’t overlook the dangers ahead
Ashish Shukla
20th October 2019Every coin has two sides but let’s first flip the one which is justifiably being feted across the globe: In mere 10 years, India has halved its poverty from 55 to...
Kamlesh Tiwari murder sends a larger message for Hindu voices
Ashish Shukla
18th October 2019Hindu Samaj leader Kamlesh Tiwari was brutally murdered in Lucknow on Friday which has the potential to snowball into a major polarizing incident in coming days.
