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Chinese challenge to Modi’s Kashmir gambleChinese challenge to Modi’s Kashmir gamble

Chinese challenge to Modi’s Kashmir gamble

With an adverse international media coverage on mass human rights violations, the UN security council taking up Kashmir for the…

6 years ago
A Red Star over Hong KongA Red Star over Hong Kong

A Red Star over Hong Kong

The summer of discontent seems to continue in infinite rage in Hong Kong as the totalitarian Chinese regime succumbs for…

6 years ago
Huawei: Hesitations, Hiccups and Hoo-HaHuawei: Hesitations, Hiccups and Hoo-Ha

Huawei: Hesitations, Hiccups and Hoo-Ha

If Huawei were to be ousted from the September 5G trials, then this would possibly be the fourth occasion when…

6 years ago
Book Excerpt – The Costliest Pearl: China’s Struggle for India’s OceanBook Excerpt – The Costliest Pearl: China’s Struggle for India’s Ocean

Book Excerpt – The Costliest Pearl: China’s Struggle for India’s Ocean

The Costliest Pearl is a fast-paced investigation of India’s strategic encirclement that reveals how China’s chequebook diplomacy is impacting the…

6 years ago
Ministry of Crab and Other Spicy DelicaciesMinistry of Crab and Other Spicy Delicacies

Ministry of Crab and Other Spicy Delicacies

Jaffna’s beaches are charming and clean. Standing on Palk Strait with the Indian Ocean and Bay of Bengal leaking into…

6 years ago
Maldives: How will the new government rebalance its foreign policy?Maldives: How will the new government rebalance its foreign policy?

Maldives: How will the new government rebalance its foreign policy?

The big challenge for the new government in Maldives is how to undo the policies of President Yameen and to…

6 years ago
In Maldives democracy may have triumphed, but challenges stare the new governmentIn Maldives democracy may have triumphed, but challenges stare the new government

In Maldives democracy may have triumphed, but challenges stare the new government

In the Maldives, the verdict sprung by the people draws to a close the island nations flirtation with possible autocracy,…

7 years ago
India and Pakistan: have they got it wrong again?India and Pakistan: have they got it wrong again?

India and Pakistan: have they got it wrong again?

The recent flip-flop in resuming talks between the governments of India and Pakistan indicates that the vicious cycle is going…

7 years ago
Bhutan’s verdict poses new challenges to IndiaBhutan’s verdict poses new challenges to India

Bhutan’s verdict poses new challenges to India

Defeat of the ruling Pro-India People’s Democratic Party in the first round shows that the Doklam stand-off scarred the voters.

7 years ago
Rohingyas fear cyclone disaster – Neighbours fear exodusRohingyas fear cyclone disaster – Neighbours fear exodus

Rohingyas fear cyclone disaster – Neighbours fear exodus

The Rohingyas refugees in Cox's Bazaar in Bangladesh are fearful of the murderous post-monsoon cyclonic storms which threaten to destroy…

7 years ago