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A considered disentanglement
With respect to the subcontinent, India can benefit from greater regional cooperation, economic integration and connectivity. At this year’s Annual Conclave of Indian Ambassadors/High Commissioners,...
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Saudi Arabia’s America problem
It would be unwise of Saudi Arabia to prolong its feud with the US. Saudi Arabia’s litany of complaints against the United States of America appears to be growing. In October last year, Saudi foreign...
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Spending for a modern armed force
While transparency in defence procurement has been repeatedly stated as a focus, no focus on procurement is visible. On February 6, 2014, India’s defence minister AK Antony announced that an important...
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The next Indian government and foreign policy priorities
A look at the key areas of priority for the incoming government. Once the dust settles in yet another iteration of the world’s largest democratic exercise, a new government in India will be confronted...
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Think inside the box on Pakistan
India should pursue the means to mitigate threats to its national security emanating from Pakistan, rather than grand rapprochement. India’s citizenry has rarely delivered as decisive a mandate as it...
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Sharif Don’t Like It
Rocking the Civil-Military Casbah in Pakistan. As the world watches on, Islamabad continues to be besieged by protests that have brought the government to a standstill. The Azadi and Inqilab marches,...
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The gathering storm
The primary threat to India emanates not from ISIS, but from Pakistan in the form of jihadi groups aided and abetted by that country’s military-security establishment. The dramatic rise of the group...
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Riyalpolitik – Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Pakistan
There are compelling reasons for Pakistan to participate in Saudi Arabia’s campaign in Yemen. Yemen is in the throes of yet another iteration of violence and instability. Since 2004, the group Ansar...
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Tactical or strategic: all nuclear weapons are political by nature
Why Pakistan’s claims to “full spectrum” deterrence are meaningless in the subcontinental context. Two disparate triggers in March 2015 turned the world’s attention to Pakistan’s nuclear weapons...
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The Syrian civil war after Paris
The U.S. and its Western allies have largely backed themselves into a corner on negotiations with Russia and Iran on Syria. The coordinated terror attacks in Paris on November 13, 2015 that resulted...
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