What India has never been able to look past is the Pakistani establishment’s zero-sum mindset – rooted in decades of political posturing and military doctrine – which undermines even the sincerest peace efforts.
The end India should seek is the construction of Pakistan other than the country its generals and clerics have imagined into being. Furious words and spasms of rage won't cut it.
Less than four hours after the ceasefire between Indian and Pakistan came into effect, ThePrint can confirm that drones were sighted and explosions heard in border areas in at least 3 states.
Ever since Pahalgam attack, Pakistan Army had been violating the ceasefire agreement, but Friday night was the first time that large-scale violations took place along LoC.
Anti-infiltration mine triggered by intrusion in Krishna Ghati Sector followed by unprovoked firing by Pakistan Army, to which Indian troops responded in 'controlled & calibrated manner'.
There should be no doubt that the flawed national security strategy pursued by India over the last seven years requires a course correction. It seems Modi govt has decided to do it now.
It’s the second truce brokered by Russia this month that has failed to stop fighting between the countries over the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
On 29 May 1951, Jawaharlal Nehru defended adding 'reasonable restrictions' to Article 19, arguing that free speech must be balanced with national security and unity.
On bilateral ties, Admiral Paparo said India-US ties have an exponential effect on deterrence, because it demonstrates a unity of purpose among us to maintain the peace.
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.
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