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ahmed sabirBy Shafique Ahmed Shafique Book's Name:Indian Unsafeguarded Nuclear Program Authors' name:Adeela Azam, Ahmed Khan, Syed Muhammad Ali, Sameer Ali Khan. The political situation in the sub-continent as well as the…
Davos ’17 summarized? The world is upside down!
By Faisal J. Abbas Didn't get a chance to follow or attend the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) this year? Here is a summary, but please don't…
Indian army soldiers complain of poor facilities and harassment on social media
By Martand Jha In the last week, several soldiers in the Indian army and paramilitary forces have come out on social media to voice their concerns regarding the harsh conditions…
Is India secretly preparing for war?
By Aditya Bhat From stockpiling emergency weapons and ammo to revising its military doctrine, is there something afoot?Before winning the 2014 Lok Sabha election, Narendra Modi and promised to make India strong…
Why India cannot win wars against its neighbours (and why that doesn’t even matter)
By Pravin Sawhney and Ghazala Wahab 'A book Excerpt' Excerpted with permission from dragon on our doorstep: managing China through military power, Pravin Sawhney and Ghazala Wahab, aleph book company.A new book…
Why India is not a great power
A review By Jaideep A. Prabhu of the book of Bharat Karnad :: In why India is not a great power (yet), Bharat Karnad's majestic breadth of national ambition surpasses even…
India’s international child abduction dilemma
By Neeta Lal New Delhi faces pressure to ratify a convention that activists fear would ultimately harm Indian women and children. India has found itself in the eye of an…
Did Modi receive over Rs 55 crore from the Sahara Group as the chief minister of Gujarat?
By Paranjoy Guha Thakurta Documents seized by the Income Tax Department in private corporations imply pay-offs were made to the PM and leading politicians. At 8 pm on 8 November…
If you want to know how ISIS was really created, Trump, then start with US torture programmes
By Robert Verkaik A confession given by a Libyan national during torture was America's excuse for invading Iraq. 'They were killing me,' the terror suspect later told the FBI about…
The Pivot to Asia was Obama’s biggest mistake
By John Ford “The pivot failed to achieve key goals in Asia while inattention made matters worse in Europe and the Middle East.” It is impossible to know what a…