Malhotra was arrested in May last year over a series of alleged communications with Pakistani intelligence operatives, including sharing photographs and videos of a sensitive location.
With China now being deflected to watching a war unfold with bigger stakes, this little neighbourhood skirmish may teach Pakistan a much-needed lesson in geostrategic warfare.
The ‘great rivalry’ angle was also blown out of proportion, given that India now holds a handsome record of wins against Pakistan in T20 World Cup matches—8-1.
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.
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.
Sometimes, we end up embroidering the truth as we overthink and overanalyse a fastidious lady’s personal wardrobe preferences for significant occasions.
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.
New disclosures under US’s Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) also reveal that after Operation Sindoor, Pakistan’s lobbyists asserted it would 'welcome' America’s role as mediator.
Goldman Sachs last week cut its 2026 growth forecast by half a percentage point to 6.5% for the fiscal year starting April, and expects slower expansion due to India’s reliance on imported oil.
The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.
Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.
Munir is more dangerous for his own country and to any other. The extra star is a reflection of the level of hallucination that prevails in his country, i see two possibilities, short term, a Musharaf like transformation, medium term, possibly another misadventure. There is no long term in that country so leave it !
America and India do not agree on how the ceasefire came into being. Wherever the truth may lie, I don’t think the United States will countenance war on the subcontinent. They will work intensely with both sides to prevent rather than cure. Would like to believe that beneath the rhetoric, both sides too have peered into the abyss and are not happy with what they saw.
Very thought provoking piece. Why are we assuming that it will be something on the external front only. Why rule out something big on the internal front?
Munir is more dangerous for his own country and to any other. The extra star is a reflection of the level of hallucination that prevails in his country, i see two possibilities, short term, a Musharaf like transformation, medium term, possibly another misadventure. There is no long term in that country so leave it !
America and India do not agree on how the ceasefire came into being. Wherever the truth may lie, I don’t think the United States will countenance war on the subcontinent. They will work intensely with both sides to prevent rather than cure. Would like to believe that beneath the rhetoric, both sides too have peered into the abyss and are not happy with what they saw.
Is it very important to eulogise someone who does harm to India in so many words even though it seems to be a warning.
Very thought provoking piece. Why are we assuming that it will be something on the external front only. Why rule out something big on the internal front?