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

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

Surely, there is some utility in maintaining the international pressure and the spotlight on China’s approach to terrorism.

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

The Indian military's response should not be hurried; it must be strong and credible to make Pakistan sit up and take note.

Before Pakistan, India needs to give a clear message to the people of the Valley

India's stern message has to first go to perpetrators in J&K— the people who brought in the explosives, helped in storing it and organising Pulwama attack.

The carnage in Kashmir is the price India is paying for having no policy on Pakistan

Like previous regimes, the NDA too has failed to forge a stable policy within a strategic framework to deal with Pakistan and its strategy of ‘inflicting a thousand cuts’.

Post-Pulwama, India needs a calibrated response to terror, not knee-jerk reaction

Going by the response of the Modi government so far, New Delhi is unlikely to let Pulwama incident go unpunished.

Why the security situation in Kashmir keeps going from bad to worse

New Delhi sees Kashmir as a security problem rather than a political one. Instead of finding ways to resolve a conflict, it merely seeks to manage it.

Peshawar to Pulwama, how Pakistan differentiates snakes in its backyard & front yard

The Pakistani establishment believes the snakes it rears in its front yard will only bite its neighbour. The school attack didn’t change that deadly delusion.

Why Modi govt’s budget looks more like a Patanjali product designed by Ramdev

Be it women and children’s health or farmers’ crops or ex-servicemen’s OROP, Piyush Goyal’s interim budget slashed hope on every front

Why upper caste poor don’t want age relaxation in job quota

Relaxation in age and attempts has proved to be a clever way to keep Dalits-OBCs out of top positions of power.

On Camera

Mumbai woman who shouted at minister spoke for many Indians, exposed BJP’s protest politics

Had it been a poor woman shouting at Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan over the roadblock, the police would likely have arrested her, raided her home, and terrorised her family members.

India’s online gaming rules to take effect on 1 May; most games exempt from registration

The rules, which come into force on 1 May, establish an Online Gaming Authority which will determine whether a game is an online money game or online social game in only three situations.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

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.