Prabhakar G The fact that US-Pakistan relationship is on a downward spiral has been known for some time now. Now, the American Congress is finally biting the bullet; in what is seen to be a renewed bid to pressure Pakistan to meet its benchmarks, it has set conditions on the award of billions of dollars in security assistance. A Wall Street Journal report reveals that Pakistan … [Read more...] about US-Pakistan confrontation and India’s options
Misplaced social activism is detrimental to national interests
Jasbir Sarai Where is Team Anna heading to? With the disgusted patriarch opting for a Maun Vrat (A fast of silence) the team has become a meteor let loose. The activities of the team members are now driven more by self interest and media sensationalism rather than logical, nationalist, viewpoints which were their forte all through the anti-corruption agitation. In fact, one … [Read more...] about Misplaced social activism is detrimental to national interests
India is getting squeezed in by China
Prabhakar G The latest Chinese warning to India not to carry out drilling activities in the South China Sea surely comes as a shocker, more so, since it comes across as yet another act of belligerence by our aggressive neighbour, who continues to pinprick India on every occasion possible. Whether it is continued border intrusions, issuing stapled visas to Indian citizens from … [Read more...] about India is getting squeezed in by China
Unmarked graves: A thorough unhindered investigation is imperative
Brigadier (Retired) Manjit Singh A report by the Jammu and Kashmir State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has laid focus on the issue of unmarked graves in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). The commission has sought action to identify those who have been buried in these unmarked graves by matching DNA profiles of relatives of missing persons with samples extracted from the bodies in … [Read more...] about Unmarked graves: A thorough unhindered investigation is imperative
China is a catastrophe waiting to happen for India
Jasbir Sarai The latest news reports of India’s decision to improve upon its strategic profile along the Indo-China Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Ladakh as well as the Arunachal Pradesh region has come as a relief to all those who have, for long, been projecting a need for India to get over its preoccupation with the beleaguered Pakistan and look towards China as a … [Read more...] about China is a catastrophe waiting to happen for India