Open Letter to Karan Johar
Dear Karan Johar, The other day, someone sent me a link to your ‘atonement’ video. Wow!! What a bravura performance. The funereal atmosphere, the sombre black background, the black tee-shirt to signify More...
Duplicity, Ignorance & Fear Causing Dirty Politics Around “Surgical Strikes”
The political Opposition of India must be held guilty of dirtying the lustre of our rarest or rare “surgical strikes” undertaken in the wee hours of September 29, 2016. That was when some 200 Special Forces More...
Army’s surgical strikes on PoJK are an opportunity to change the narrative about India
Certain events in a nation’s history are etched deep in its collective consciousness and have the potential to set the tone for future narratives. Quite often, we Indians have squandered away the positive opportunities More...
The MFN Trade Clause is a Conundrum Confounded
If Prime Minister Narendra Modi heeds to India Inc’s view, he will drop the thought of any kind of retort to Pakistan for refusing to reciprocate India’s gesture of giving that terrorist country, the MFN (Most More...
Why Russia-Pakistan ties should not vex India
How’s this for timing? On September 23, as many as 250 troops from the Indian Army’s Kumaon Regiment arrived in Vladivostok for INDRA-2016, an 11-day joint exercise with an equal number of Russian Army troops. More...
Is Uri the beginning of the end for Pakistan?
Immediately after the Pakistan-backed terrorist attacks in Mumbai, November 26-29, 2008, my country dispatched Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to New Delhi “to ease tensions.” I was furious and asked if More...
Why Pakistan is able to Raise the K-Rant Again & Again
Nawaz Sharif’s speech at the UN General Assembly on 21st September of 2016 would have been foolish and laughable for any Prime Minister. It certainly tickled those Indians, who are familiar with what Pakistan More...
Perception about Kashmir unrest is the handiwork of spin doctors
Oftentimes perceptions are contrary to the truths. This happens, when systematic efforts are made to create a smokescreen to hide the real picture and then dole out camouflage as reality. Nowhere is this more visible More...
Modi Shuns Velvet Glove For An Iron One On The K-Issue
Prime Minister Modi has announced a tectonic shift in the structure of India’s dealing with Pakistan on the Kashmir issue. Instead of pussyfooting with lunches and bear hugs, which have brought us only a thousand More...
Spread of fundamentalist Islam in Rajasthan: Are we missing the trap?
With the growth of religious pluralism on a global scale, freedom of religion has emerged as a fundamental human rights issue. It also intersects with political, social and economic development. One of the most More...