Topic: War
China is following Mao’s dictum by keeping two-front war option against India open
China is signaling India not only to refrain from buttressing its military capabilities along the border, but also that its incursions will continue.
India must believe threat of war is real, even if Chinese build-up is coercive diplomacy
India invented coercive diplomacy with Op Parakram. But unlike Pakistan back then, it must never blink, be prepared for war, and wear out the Chinese.
Angela Merkel doesn’t use war imagery for Covid. In fact, she hardly uses metaphors
Macron said his nation was at war with an invisible enemy. Trump says he is a ‘wartime president’. Johnson has spoken of the virus as an ‘enemy’. But not Germans.
Gopalkrishna Gandhi on Mahatma Gandhi during crises, Manu Joseph unhappy with essential goods
Today’s political, economic & strategic punditry from Aruna Sundararajan, Suyash Rai, Rahul Verma and many more.
How the humble coconut became a part of modern warfare in World War I
In ‘Coconut’, Robin Laurance traces how the fruit changed the world. Coconut charcoal was in great demand during WWI.
Modi to Trump to Macron, everyone loves a good war analogy. But coronavirus is not an ‘enemy’
Most countries, including US and India, have been using military language to describe the coronavirus crisis. But that won’t help us tackle the pandemic.
War is India’s answer to Mission Impossible & Hrithik Roshan’s comeback
Packed with entertaining action sequences, this is an easy one-time watch.
In 1947, Gandhi told Lt Gen Sen that wars were inhuman, but to fight for Kashmir with all means
In his book, Slender Was The Thread, Lt Gen. L.P. Sen wrote about being airlifted to Srinagar in 1947 and taking over the Indian defence of Kashmir.
Pakistan’s changed behaviour post-Balakot isn’t permanent. But India can make it one
India’s aggressive diplomacy is paying higher dividends than direct military action against Pakistan.
Modi is not wrong in thinking Pakistan wants talks with India to earn global brownie points
Modi feels he must compel Pakistan to change its behaviour instead of allowing it to claim parity with India with terrorism as a key tool.
India can’t afford a hurried resolution on MSP demand. It can cause chaos, long-term damage
A guaranteed MSP can be a procurement scheme, a price deficiency payment option, or a combination of both. What could be the implications for govt and the market?
Bezos, Branson & Musk — Are billionaires popularising space travel or just on an ego trip?
Jeff Bezos will travel to the edge of space in his New Shepard aircraft — more than a week after billionaire Richard Branson defeated him in a fast developing space race.