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NSA meet is a chance for Delhi to show Taliban victory doesn’t mean India’s defeat
- November 11, 2021
- Posted by: admin
- Category: India
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Pakistan NSA Moeed Yusuf won’t attend the Regional Security Dialogue in Delhi. He’s missing a major opportunity for peace.
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A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words? Well, Not Always – OpEd
- November 11, 2021
- Posted by: admin
- Categories: Afghanistan, Taiwan
Umanitarian crisis precipitated by the Taliban’s forcible takeover of Afghanistan is fast spiraling out of control.
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The Pakistan of Shaheeds, Ghazis and Niazis
- November 11, 2021
- Posted by: Lt Gen PR Shankar (Retd)
- Category: Pakistan
Was reading up on the TLP fracas which is going on in Pakistan. I came across this great line – “Haar gaye toh shaheed, jeet gaye toh ghazi, surrender kar diya toh Niazi”. Familiar? Niazi’s and surrender in Pakistan are synonymous with each other.
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Why Is Pakistan Perturbed By Prospects Of A Prosperous Kashmir? – OpEd
- November 11, 2021
- Posted by: admin
- Categories: Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan
Things aren’t going too well for Pakistan- while mounting external debt is driving the country to the brink of financial disaster, a Faustian deal struck with proscribed parties like Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan, and likelihood of another one with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan [TTP] terrorists, will surely bring Islamabad down to its knees.
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The Chinese , Bunkers and Wars
- November 11, 2021
- Posted by: Lt Gen PR Shankar (Retd)
- Category: China
“There is a bunker mentality in China right now” as per a report in New York Times. It strikes a chord.
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LAC : China’s Strategic Misadventure
- November 11, 2021
- Posted by: Lt Gen Vinod Bhatia (Retd)
- Category: China
China reinforcing her strategic misadventure along the India – China Line of Actual Control (LAC) passed a new ‘Land Border Law’ on 23 October 2021, effective 01 January 2022.
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Drone Attack on Iraq’s Prime Minister Mustafa Al Khadimi Will Complicate Iraq’s Complex Politics
- November 11, 2021
- Posted by: Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)
- Category: Iraq
For fairly long the attention of the world has been focused on Afghanistan and the various shenanigans related to the Taliban 2.0. A presumption seemed to prevail that all was quiet in the Middle East.
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Why PM Modi in Army uniform distracts from India’s real goals
- November 11, 2021
- Posted by: Lt Gen (Dr) Prakash Menon (Retd)
- Category: India
Putin, Erdogan, and Xi Jinping have all worn military uniforms. But it’s different when PM Modi does it.
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2021 ASEAN’s new realities
- November 11, 2021
- Posted by: admin
- Category: ASEAN & ARF
ASEAN summits often tend to be routine affairs with long joint communiques. But the 26th October Summit had interesting dimensions. ASEAN had to balance Indo-Pacific rivalries, suspend Myanmar from attending, and expedite trade services agreements. As it seeks to expand its global engagement, ASEAN must remember to remain an area of solace and stability for its members.
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Chinese Bunker Mentality and Indian Options
- November 11, 2021
- Posted by: Lt Gen PR Shankar (Retd)
- Categories: China, India
Pentagon’s report on Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China is being analysed widely; mostly from an US perspective.
