Soham Sen, Author at ThePrint

OnCamera

Here are Pakistan’s new strategies behind the Pulwama terror attack

C. Christine Fair - 15 February, 2019

Pulwama suicide attack, use of a Kashmiri attacker, and a pre-attack video is an attempt by Pakistan to reassert its equities over Kashmir dispute.

Beijing’s calculus on Masood Azhar goes through the China-Pakistan corridor

15 February, 2019

Indian Army | Representational image | PTI

After Pulwama, another ‘one off’ surgical strike will be a strategic mistake

15 February, 2019

Revoking Pakistan’s MFN status: Proportionate reply or Modi exploring diplomatic steps first?

ThePrint Team - 15 February, 2019

A day after the horrific attack in Kashmir’s Pulwama that killed at least 37 CRPF personnel, Narendra Modi government withdrew ‘Most Favoured Nation’ status for Pakistan, in place since 1996.

Defence

An army soldier guards near the site of suicide bomb attack at Lathepora Awantipora in Pulwama

Pulwama attack raises questions on Kashmir’s intelligence and security structure

Snehesh Alex Philip - 15 February, 2019

Attack on CRPF convoy required getting explosives, rigging the vehicle and training. How did multiple security agencies in J&K fail to pick up on this?

Modi’s BJP is sliding down the Rafale slope. It must stop outraging and come clean

Shekhar Gupta - 9 February, 2019

All the Modi govt needed to do was come clean on Rafale – ‘We dismissed bureaucratic objections as we wanted deal done quickly for IAF’.

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Soham Sen

‘Self drawn lines’ of terror and a prodigal father’s push for Narendra Modi

Voter’s valentine dilemma and Mulayam’s soft push to Narendra Modi

Rafale attack on Narendra Modi that’s keeping Rahul Gandhi and media busy

A Congress road-show and a chowkidar on the backfoot

‘Panic’ in Congress over Robert Vadra’s quest for truth, Rafale deal’s nudging facts

No end to May’s Brexit woes and Macron’s ‘hypocrisy’ under scanner

No PMO ‘interference’, and all the world’s a stage for Modi

Rahul Gandhi’s race for 2019, and Swachh Bharat in ‘safe hands’

‘Feathers’ in Mamata Banerjee’s cap despite being on wrong side of ‘poll-scale’

‘Friendly fire’ over CBI and Modi government’s budget bait to farmers

OnCamera

Opinion

Here are Pakistan’s new strategies behind the Pulwama terror attack

Beijing’s calculus on Masood Azhar goes through the China-Pakistan corridor

After Pulwama, another ‘one off’ surgical strike will be a strategic mistake

Talk Point

Revoking Pakistan’s MFN status: Proportionate reply or Modi exploring diplomatic steps first?

Defence

Pulwama attack raises questions on Kashmir’s intelligence and security structure

National Interest

Modi’s BJP is sliding down the Rafale slope. It must stop outraging and come clean