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Resetting India Egypt relations
Inviting President of Egypt as the chief guest at Republic day parade can usher in a new era in Indo Egyptian relations President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt made an interesting choice as the Chief Guest for the 74th Republic Day Parade, a first-ever from an Arab country. The choice is...
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Jacinda Ardern is a true Gandhian
23 January 2023 | Bhopinder Singh -
USA gets the taste of ‘Samosa’ caucus
17 January 2023 | Bhopinder Singh -
Pak’s metastasizing Insurgents
06 January 2023 | Bhopinder Singh -
It all boils down to appetite for conflict
27 January 2022 | Bhopinder Singh -
The Ummah and its Israeli connect
20 January 2022 | Bhopinder Singh -
A third term for Pak Army chief?
11 January 2022 | Bhopinder Singh -
Shadowy Generals in Rawalpindi GHQ
06 January 2022 | Bhopinder Singh
Seasoned security pointsman at helm
Lloyd Austin, the Secretary of Defense in the Biden Administration, is an old hand in the perilously strategic Afghanistan-Pakistan region Compared to the Donald Trump era, the Joe Biden Administration is expected to be more decentralised, stable and receptive to professional advice from the respective heads of all 15 executive departments....
Indefensibility of amorality
Though only three US Presidents have been tainted with the blot, Donald Trump is the only one who has faced two impeachments Impeachment is essentially symbolic, but the sort of sticky symbolism with a moral dimension that stands the test of time. History books that transcend time and lives bear the...
Pakistan's sophistry
Its terror-conducive justice system, backed by the machinations of the politico-military-clergy triad, is a hoax. The country had better be prudent Pakistan’s overall criminal justice system on terrorism is a creaking sham, not just owing to the complicity of the politico-military-clergy triad but also due to the compromised nature of the...
Institutional spine
Major institutions refused to buckle under pressure from President Trump when he tried systemic changes to shore up his chances for a second term The undermining of all major institutions of democracy in the United States was afoot in all earnest by President Donald Trump in his four-year tenure — from...
Missing Man, RIP!
Despite the advent of modern technology and guiding systems, naval aviation remains among the riskiest services Soldiering is extremely risky business, even without the escalation to a full-fledged war. The unpredictable vagaries of nature, machines, circumstances and the operating turf combine to test the warrior at each step – it is...
Fear of peace
For politicians like Netanyahu, peace delegitimises their political appeal and instead provocation, tension and violence strengthen the same Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu is a stereotypical Israeli politician, who has served in the Israel Defence Forces (IDF). Hailing from a military family that includes elder brother Yonatan Netanyahu, who commanded...
Illogic and the showman
The US under the Trump administration typifies the reckless decision-making of military imperatives without prior experience, counsel or professional advice Traditionally, the US administration has benefitted from the military experience that resides in the “White House.” Prior to their political ascendancy, around 29 of the 45 US Presidents have held military...
