Why Srinagar dreads this day; and why it could recur again, and again

Some Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) terrorists fired in air, vandalised machinery at the site and beat up some labourers at Adipora on August 27, 2012. They announced that the...

Uri attack anniversary today: When India decided enough is enough

In our neighbourhood, we were close to open hostilities on the borders with Pakistan in February 2019 after the Balakot air strikes. These attacks were the result of...

India takes Turkey to cleaners on J & K in Human Rights Council

India took Turkey to cleaners, as well as Pakistan and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) at the 46th session of the Human Rights Council for their remarks on...

Doval leaves SCO midway on Pakistan propping up “fake” map

During the virtual meeting of the National Security Advisors (NSA) of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), Pakistan introduced a “fictitious” map of...

As Pakistan dithers on terrorism, FATF appears no better than paper tigers

The difference between mere lip service and honest intentions is perhaps not very difficult to gauge. Faced with an unpleasant situation, lip service is usually an...

The misfortune of being in Pakistan which believes it’s “Shia Virus”

A country carved out of racial hatred, religious animosity, violence and savagery has only that to offer to its people. In the pandemic times of Covid 19, while the...

It’s in China’s interest to keep India in good humour and here’s why

We could all look at clues emanating from a two-hour meeting between India’s foreign minister S. Jaishankar with Wang Yi, his Chinese counterpart, in Moscow on...