https://www.eurasiareview.com/26042026-trumps-pakistan-pivot-power-optics-and-the-quiet-channels-of-diplomacy-oped/ Pakistan’s emergence as an intermediary between the United States and Iran is a calculated attempt to position itself as an indispensable middle power, though this strategy carries profound geopolitical and internal risks. By leveraging its unique connections to both Tehran and Washington, Islamabad aims to offset regional strategic pressures and enhance its global standing,Continue reading “If Pakistan wants to fish in troubled waters, it’s really none of India’s business….”
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Is India equipped to fight modern conventional and asymmetrical warfare with lethal drones ? 3 Questions.
My 3 questions to AI this morning: The ongoing war in Iran and Ukraine confirm that modern warfare today is prosecuted not with battle tanks and fighter jets but with lethal drones . 1. Is India equipped and weaponised in that department? 2. Is there a major chink in India’s Defence preparedness for modern warfare.Continue reading “Is India equipped to fight modern conventional and asymmetrical warfare with lethal drones ? 3 Questions.”
The Rt.Hon’ble Srinivasa Sastri’s memory and legacy… (Part-17): A streak of “raashtravaadi”? …
Srinivasa Sastri, in so far as we have studied him in the foregoing pages, was a man who never could be stereotyped as either this or that type of votary of any particular political ideology or as anyone who could be easily swayed by any extreme notions of Nationalism, Patriotism or Liberalism. And nor wasContinue reading “The Rt.Hon’ble Srinivasa Sastri’s memory and legacy… (Part-17): A streak of “raashtravaadi”? …”
The future of Indo-Pak relations: “Hyphenation” out and “Conjugation” in
https://thefridaytimes.com/15-May-2025/the-pahalgam-attack-and-the-return-of-the-india-pakistan-hyphenation?version=amp This tag of “hyphenation” in global diplomacy is as old as the hills and doesn’t apply to India – Pakistan alone. It’s been turned into some scary foreign policy phobic doctrine by the mandarins of India’s MEA over several decades now since Bill Clinton as POTUS first tried to hyphenate all of South AsiaContinue reading “The future of Indo-Pak relations: “Hyphenation” out and “Conjugation” in”
What’s the possible reason for Trump’s volte-face ?
“The United States has foolishly given Pakistan more than 33 billion dollars in aid over the last 15 years, and they have given us nothing but lies & deceit, thinking of our leaders as fools. They give safe haven to the terrorists we hunt in Afghanistan, with little help. No more!” — Donald Trump :Continue reading “What’s the possible reason for Trump’s volte-face ?”
The toughest part of Modi’s job as PM: It’s not Pakistan’s “death to India by a thousand cuts”… it’s “the most unkindest cut of all” dealt by churlish citizens
Prime Minister last evening’s May 12 2025 address to the nation — in the immediate aftermath of the Pahalgam Terror attack and India’s resounding anti-terrorist response to Pakistani sponsorship for the same — was a historic one indeed and truly deserved the appreciation of the whole nation. A few people I know are dissatisfied withContinue reading “The toughest part of Modi’s job as PM: It’s not Pakistan’s “death to India by a thousand cuts”… it’s “the most unkindest cut of all” dealt by churlish citizens”
Pakistan is not a nation. It is really the badlands of the “Wild West”… So, let’s not second-guess our Prime Minister or doubt his judgment
Many people in India today are upset over PM Modi’s perceived pullback on an all-out attack on Pakistan after having successfully degraded if not destroyed its inland terror infrastructure. They are further infuriated that Modi was upstaged by Donald Trump in the declaration of ceasefire between Pakistan and India . “Trump claims he stopped warContinue reading “Pakistan is not a nation. It is really the badlands of the “Wild West”… So, let’s not second-guess our Prime Minister or doubt his judgment”
The Pahalgam Tragedy
What holds back India from belligerent retaliation is the irresolvable question of legitimacy of its sovereignty over Kashmir in the eyes of the world. It gets raked up all the time when either a conflagration like Kargil or a tragedy like Pahalgam happens. How to permanently establish such legitimacy? I’m going to suggest here aContinue reading “The Pahalgam Tragedy”
Take a back-seat “vishwabandhu” and start worrying more about “prativeshi bandhu”
From The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/21/world/asia/sri-lanka-election-results.html?smid=em-share Leftist Leader Elected President as Sri Lanka Rejects the Old Order. Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s strong showing reveals voter weariness with leadership that has led to a national economic crisis and crushing hardship for many people. ************* India now has new regimes ruling its immediate neighbourhood with whom it sharesContinue reading “Take a back-seat “vishwabandhu” and start worrying more about “prativeshi bandhu””
How long will India keep wiggling ?
Bangladesh unrest: Former PM Sheikh Hasina alleges US plot to oust her for refusing Island handoverhttp://dhunt.in/W2kvs It’s about time that India’s foreign policy recognises that the USA is exactly what Henry Kissinger once said his country was : “It’s dangerous to be an enemy of America . But to be a friend of America canContinue reading “How long will India keep wiggling ?”