The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.
No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.
Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.
UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.
None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.
The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
India has to play a seminal role in this process of reshaping the regional balance, or else lose the strategic, economic and geopolitical gains made in the past decades.
Nearly 50% of India’s crude imports are exposed to the chokepoint. So far this year, India has imported an average of 2.6 million barrels per day (mbpd) from Gulf countries.
Two Indian naval ships involved in the search and rescue operations in connection with IRIS Dena, which was operating 20 NM West of Galle in SAR region under Sri Lankan responsibility.
The Pakistani political leadership is weak and devoid of any intellect. Its diplomacy is entirely India-China-US focused and suffers from a presumptive view of Afghanistan as a vassal.
Through Bajpeyi, Manmohan Singh, Modi governments INDIA-USA relationship is developed on bipartisan basis. It’s hubris and misplaced honor, arrogance if INDIA breaks it because of tariffs. Howsoever high tariffs maybe, INDIA don’t have to pay anything to The USA. The tariffs will be paid by US citizen if they want to buy Indian goods. …. It’s sin if we believe China.
Mr. Gupta – As far as I know you are an Indian national. I do not understand “Strengthen you military”. Should not it be “Strengthen the military” instead?
Calm down your periphery. Wise counsel. Consider the state of our relationship with Bangladesh. Sheikh Hasina may have represented a good phase but India’s long term interests should have foreseen the inevitable consequences of her style of politics and governance, planned for a contingency less congenial than one of her children succeeding her. If things are not 100% even with Bhutan, South Asia needs more care and a little affection too. Certainly a lot of respect.
Through Bajpeyi, Manmohan Singh, Modi governments INDIA-USA relationship is developed on bipartisan basis. It’s hubris and misplaced honor, arrogance if INDIA breaks it because of tariffs. Howsoever high tariffs maybe, INDIA don’t have to pay anything to The USA. The tariffs will be paid by US citizen if they want to buy Indian goods. …. It’s sin if we believe China.
Mr. Gupta – As far as I know you are an Indian national. I do not understand “Strengthen you military”. Should not it be “Strengthen the military” instead?
If deterrence against Pakistan needs to be built up first, that underlines the challenge of dealing with China.
Calm down your periphery. Wise counsel. Consider the state of our relationship with Bangladesh. Sheikh Hasina may have represented a good phase but India’s long term interests should have foreseen the inevitable consequences of her style of politics and governance, planned for a contingency less congenial than one of her children succeeding her. If things are not 100% even with Bhutan, South Asia needs more care and a little affection too. Certainly a lot of respect.