Memo to FM: An education bank, easy loans to India Uninc, tax breaks for savers – and my dog Since it is customary to give unsolicited advice to the finance minister in the run-up to the budget, here are some. In order to make it easy for....
Tags : India , Finance Minister , Arun Jaitley
In a clear demonstration of his authority and confidence over the New Year, Chinese President Xi Jinping began implementing the crucial second phase of military reforms announced earlier on September 3, 2015. The reorganisation and restructuring of t....
Tags : Xi Jinping , PLA , China Military
Pakistan’s diplomatic plate is full. The skill of its leadership and diplomats is being tested as they negotiate an unfolding regional situation. There are at least four key external issues that require immediate attention: to keep the Indo-Pak pea....
Tags : Pakistan , Saudi-Iran , Pathankot air base , Terror Attact
Prime Minister Modi’s dialogue initiative towards Pakistan is premised on its stated willingness to make no distinction between good and bad terrorists, which implies a readiness to eliminate not only terrorists attacking targets within Pakistan bu....
Tags : Dialogue-- Pakistan , Prime Minister Modi , Pathankot
'That which springs from comfort & consolation, is delusion of perception; For truth is absolute, not contingent on convenience' Human beings often conveniently slide into a ‘state of denial’ to avoid and evade unset....
Tags : Maldives , political turmoil , European Parliament
The Pakistan Army continues to baffle. Known to be the power behind Pakistan’s foreign and security related policies its hold is also for the purpose of perpetuating its control over Pakistan’s polity and in fact almost every facet of existence o....
Tags : Pakistan , Pakistan’s foreign policy , Security
At 93, one of India’s great military icons, Lt Gen JFR Jacob passed away in Delhi on Wednesday. Jakes to friends and colleagues, Lt Gen Jacob was a regular visitor to Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF). One of the important protagonists in....
Tags : East Pakistan , Bangladesh Liberation , Lt Gen JFR Jacob , 1972 , West Pakistan
The crucial phase of the major military reforms -- described as 'far reaching and unprecedented' -- that were publicly announced on September 3, 2015, by Xi Jinping, who is concurrently the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Pres....
Tags : China , Xi Jinping , PLA , Chinese Military
Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Lahore was probably the last proverbial straw for the elements of the Deep State of Pakistan which is heavily opposed to any ideas of a peace process with India. The chain of events involving the NSA talks at Bangkok ....
Tags : Pakistan , Pathankot Attack , West Punjab
If there is one major lesson that the Modi government must learn from the controversy surrounding the Pathankot terror strike is this: get the perception management model right! In the age of social media dominance and 24-hour television channels, hu....
Tags : Pakistan , Pathankot Attack , NSA