Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.
Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.
21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
I was eight years old in Calcutta when a family friend who supplied to government departments all over the country told my father that Kashmir was the most venal state he had to deal with. A similar situation obtains in the north east. Perhaps, where the Indian state feels it is less than entirely welcome, it allows local elites to milk the system, creating a class that has a stake in preserving the status quo.
I was eight years old in Calcutta when a family friend who supplied to government departments all over the country told my father that Kashmir was the most venal state he had to deal with. A similar situation obtains in the north east. Perhaps, where the Indian state feels it is less than entirely welcome, it allows local elites to milk the system, creating a class that has a stake in preserving the status quo.