Tag : India

This and That…..

Sometimes more than one event sets off a chain of thoughts, and so this is a short commentary on different topics. G20: Undoubtedly this was the highlight of the year. 100+ events were held across 41 cities in India over a year long period, 220+ meetings were held across 6...

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How Indian Politics Changed

A popular notion the media loves to amplify is how Indian politics post 2014 has taken a turn for the worse in terms of its discourse, behaviour, tactics etc. When one has seen politics over decades, it would be a blunder to see this as a Modi/2014 event. It shows we have been b...

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Counter to Sudheendra Kulkarni article of Gilgit Baltistan in “The Wire”

Pakistan has announced that it will merge the occupied territory of Gilgit Baltistan as a fifth province. And before the whole statements could be read out, Pakistani Aman ki Asha types in India have already started churning out series supporting Pakistani claim on Gilgit Baltis...

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Indian Foreign Policy – Time to press Reset

The first world war lasted from 1914 to 1918 and the generation between the ages of 30 to 40 in 1918 would be about 59 to 69 years of age in 1947 in high positions in government and industry or retired. The second world war lasted from 1939 to 1945. The above referred generat...

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A Saga of ‘Surrender’ on Indo Tibet Border to China

The Night of June 15-16 was a blood soaked one. 20 braves were martyred defending the Nation at Galwan in eastern Ladakh. Expectedly, Rahul Gandhi led congress in mocking the Government, spreading lies and spreading misinformation. The lowest point was terming the PM of India be...

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Kashmir Conundrum

A Zillion words have been written and spoken about the decision of the Modi govt to abrogate Art 370/35A, bifurcate it and downgrade Kashmir to a Union Territory. A Zillion words have been spoken and written about the many historical blunders done after that fateful...

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