As a Swing State, India must go with the West this time
Shortly after India’s independence in 1947, the United States started wooing the country’s leadership. Almost simultaneously, the USSR began its overtures to Pakistan. The reasons were strategic. While the Americans More...
Idea of Bharatiya Exceptionalism- II
[contextly_sidebar id=”rezCBVeV3s4nX5KYKxVr0XxPyXwlUMfN”] Need to address and eliminate anti-narratives Before understanding the Bharatiya narrative, it is important to disrupt the anti-narrative which More...
The Idea of Bharatiya Exceptionalism-I
Editor’s Note: This is Part 1 of the transcript of a lecture given by Rajiv Malhotra in a seminar organized by Bharatiya Shikshan Mandal Namaste. On this auspicious Mahashivaratri Day, I am honored to be invited 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...
Resurgent imperial conquests
US victory in the Cold War has been followed by an unabashed attempt to consolidate its triumph rather than create a more harmonious international order to overcome the fear of nuclear war. All undertakings given More...
Turkey Downs Su-24: What Went Wrong Over Syria?
The downing of a Russian Su-24 by the Turkish Air Force is a reminder of the harsh reality of wars in the Middle East. Unlike the Vietnam or Korean Wars – when downed pilots could safely eject without fear of More...
Mr. Modi: UN Permanent Membership is not a Big Deal Anymore
In 1998 when Germany attempted to push the United Nations General Assembly for a vote on new permanent members, Italy’s ambassador Francesco Fulci managed to scuttle the move, saying his country had an equal right More...
Mystery Behind the Netaji Mystery
The real mystery is who concocted the story of Netaji’s death in plane crash that never took place and then tried to cover up the truth for 70 years. By releasing the files relating to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, More...
The 1965 War: Why India Quit When it was Winning
On the 50th anniversary of India’s 22-day war with Pakistan, we examine why India agreed to end the war when it was close to a decisive victory. In May 1964, Indian Defence Minister Yashwantrao Chavan made a visit More...
Integral Humanism of Deendayal Upadhyaya
It is a testament to Deendayal Upadhyaya’s foresight that much of what he suggested fifty years ago may seem unsurprising to many since it is now part of the established discourse of Hindutva. His four lectures More...