Doklam is not a one-off incident, with Asia's giants experiencing strategic claustrophobia, it is likely that minor events will blow up to become issues of national security needing more bilateral consultations.
While we latch on to Vajpayee-the-ideal-PM aspect of the survey, we are missing out a very significant point: that power equations are changing so fast that a telecom moghul is at the top of the most powerful men list.
‘Mother kept pouring water in our eyes whenever the burning became unbearable. She pushed our bodies deep into the blanket, making sure not a single part was exposed,’ my father said.
December oil imports from Russia may drop nearly 50%, but Indian buyers already shifting to non-designated Russian entities and opaque trading channels to keep Russian oil flowing.
The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.
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.
Not true to say there wasn’t a bilateral consultation mechanism between India and China during the standoff. In fact Hamburg and Beijing talks b/wn India’s NSA and FS with their Chinese counterparts facilitated the disengagement. And yes appreciate India’s Yogic stance thru the episode.
Not true to say there wasn’t a bilateral consultation mechanism between India and China during the standoff. In fact Hamburg and Beijing talks b/wn India’s NSA and FS with their Chinese counterparts facilitated the disengagement. And yes appreciate India’s Yogic stance thru the episode.