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Pakistan is provoking India on Kulbhushan Jadhav. Question is 'why'
Indian policy makers need to ask why Pak Army is provoking India at this stage. → Read More
Speaking of Trump's new year tweet, only a direct action on Pak territory will make a real impression
President Donald Trump’s angry new year tweet against Pakistani duplicity is an expression of extreme frustration and rage. It also reflects America’s continuing inability to control Pakistani conduct. → Read More
Pak army chief Bajwa signals change in civilian-military dialogue & ties with India
Is army chief Bajwa changing the army's approach on the formulation of Pakistan’s security? → Read More
Caution please: India demands 'sovereign guarantee' from Pak govt for Kulbhushan Jadhav's wife & mother
India is proceeding cautiously in working out the modalities of Kulbhushan Jadhav’s wife's visit to Pakistan. → Read More
India, UK face off for International Court of Justice seat. Here's what's next
India's Dalveer Bhandari and United Kingdom's Christopher Greenwood, both on the Bench of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), are now pitted against each other for the one remaining seat in the Court. → Read More
How Pakistan is testing the US & India by dropping charges against Hafiz Saeed
Hafiz Saeed has been in detention for 8 months, so why has Pakistan decided to release him now? → Read More
People next door: TCA Raghavan's book breaks down Indo-Pak ties for both the layman & the expert
Raghavan competently lays out the contours and the terrain of India-Pakistan ties, both in terms of the issues which emerged in the very first year after partition and the deep mistrust that they generated in both countries. → Read More
As Pak anguishes over the BRICS declaration, Khawaja Asif lobbies for change
Pakistan foreign minister Khawaja Asif admits his country must crack down on terror groups → Read More
Why it's unlikely that Benazir Bhutto’s assassination will ever get any closure
As the Bhutto murder till comes to an end in Pakistan, Musharraf declared a fugitive in case → Read More
There are a few factual errors in CJI Khehar's triple talaq verdict. Read them here
READ: The factual inaccuracies in CJI JS Khehar’s minority judgment in #TripleTalaq case → Read More
Trump takes a stand on Afghanistan: Favours India, pulls up Pakistan
Indian foreign and security policy managers would be relieved and happy with President Trump’s address this morning on the US' approaches towards Afghanistan and South Asia. → Read More
JIT report indicts Nawaz Sharif's family: here's what lies ahead for the Pak PM
In Pakistan, all eyes are on the Supreme Court in the Panama Papers case against PM Nawaz Sharif → Read More
Wary of Alienation, Iran’s Khamenei Uses Kashmir to Needle India
Fraught with a sense of alienation, Ayatollah Khamenei invokes Kashmir in a bid to build pressure on India. → Read More
Afghanistan under attack: Why Ashraf Ghani needs to consolidate his politics & the NUG right now
Last week’s Kabul terrorist attacks and demonstrations have shaken President Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah’s National Unity Government (NUG). They have exposed NUG's failure to provide security, but, more significantly, it has impacted its underlying and dangerous cleavages. → Read More
Trump has sent a message to India (& China) by withdrawing from the Paris Accord. Here's what it is
In withdrawing America from the climate change related Paris Accord, US President Donald Trump has sent a message which simply translates as – America first and to hell with the world and the future of the planet. → Read More
Stalling of Kulbhushan Jadhav's death & the role of ICJ: What does this mean for Indo-Pak relations
On India’s application, the President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has virtually put a hold on any Pakistani move to carry out the execution of Kulbhushan Jadhav. He has done so by invoking the statute of the Court. → Read More
Panama Papers: Pak SC gives Nawaz Sharif relief. But will probe be an eyewash?
Panama Papers fallout: Nawaz Sharif gets some breathing space. Will army influence probe into him? → Read More
What US NSA's visit to Afghanistan, Pak & India tells us about Trump's policy
Will Trump rein in Pak? His NSA's visit to the region seems to indicate the focus is on Afghanistan → Read More
Kulbhushan Jadhav case: India needs to be firm with Pakistan
If Pak generals decide to be macho, they may execute Kulbhushan Jadhav. India can't be naive → Read More
Curtailing freedom and vigilantism violate the Hindu way of life
Curtailing of intellectual freedom and spiritual or cultural coercion violates the Hindu way of life. These values and principles are embedded in the Hindu consciousness. → Read More