Weak governance, corruption and poverty continue to define tribal life in India. The introduction of industrial and mining projects has benefited contractors, politicians and officials more than Adivasis.
The kidnapping—followed by the killing of four Indian Air Force officers soon after, and the executions of Intelligence Bureau personnel—made the triumph of jihadism seem inevitable.
Part of a CIA-trained zero unit, Rahmanullah Lakanwal was evacuated to the US before the fall of Kabul in 2021. But his long journey failed to wash the blood from his mind.
Even as India, Pakistan have seemed on the edge of war, their intelligence services have often sought to find space to de-escalate tensions and reduce risks for the two countries.
Cutting trade ties with Pakistan is easier said than done: the neighbouring country is Afghanistan’s largest single trading partner, taking in 45 per cent of Afghan exports in 2024.
Fourteen million refugees, and 25 million facing acute hunger, should be reason enough for the world to dismantle the dystopia in Sudan — even if the sadism of its rulers is not.
Pakistan massively enhanced the funding for Islamists in Afghanistan, hoping to bury ethnic nationalism. That strategy has now backfired spectacularly.
The test raises a question. Why have Russian nuclear strategists now invested in the Burevestnik, when the US abandoned nuclear ramjet propulsion in 1964?
Trump's goal of ending the Iranian nuclear programme cannot be accomplished without overthrowing the Islamic regime in Iran, which is likely not possible without a ground invasion.
This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.
American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.
Some indications that Saudi Arabia may play a constructive role in starting a dialogue between India and Pakistan. 2. Speak in a completely unemotional, unsentimental voice. The decade long rupture in diplomacy cannot be considered a foreign policy success or achievement. There is no way to destroy a nuclear armed adversary without inviting an unacceptable response. 3. SAARC has been mothballed for a decade. No comparable lack of regional cooperation and connectivity anywhere else in the world. In a world where so many certainties and alliances are breaking down, India’s prosperity and advancement must be anchored in a harmonious South Asia.
Pakistan is like a school boy who was bad at studies, got bullied for being unintelligent, got into a college through the backdoor, graduated without any skills, changed jobs or got fired because of incompetence, but still lives to see another day by hook or crook.
Some indications that Saudi Arabia may play a constructive role in starting a dialogue between India and Pakistan. 2. Speak in a completely unemotional, unsentimental voice. The decade long rupture in diplomacy cannot be considered a foreign policy success or achievement. There is no way to destroy a nuclear armed adversary without inviting an unacceptable response. 3. SAARC has been mothballed for a decade. No comparable lack of regional cooperation and connectivity anywhere else in the world. In a world where so many certainties and alliances are breaking down, India’s prosperity and advancement must be anchored in a harmonious South Asia.
Pakistan is like a school boy who was bad at studies, got bullied for being unintelligent, got into a college through the backdoor, graduated without any skills, changed jobs or got fired because of incompetence, but still lives to see another day by hook or crook.