Modi’s economy is getting better, but Indians are worse off
ahmed sabirModi's economy is growing fast. And it is expected to grow even faster in the near future, beating China's By Panos Mourdoukoutas That's according to the recently published IMF World…
Indian Punjab Referendum 2020 for Khalistan
The Sikhs determination to make Indian Punjab a separate country for them is a long standing requirement because of the injustices done to them, as a minority in India By…
Ugly face of BJP – ruled India
By Munir Akram India's concocted reasons for cancelling the foreign ministers meeting in New York, rather than revealing Imran Khan's “true face”, as the external affairs ministry statement asserted, exposed…
‘Straight as a jalebi’
By Ashraf Jehangir Qazi In his latest book, Fear, Bob Woodward notes Trump had initially insisted “Afghanistan is a total disaster. We don't know what we are doing. Let's get…
China in Afghanistan A reluctant leader with growing stakes
By Raffaello Pantucci Afghanistan remains an awkward fit within China's Belt and Road Initiative concept. Look at most maps of Xi Jinping's keynote foreign policy concept cutting a route across…
‘It is an open war on police’ Fear spreads as families of J-K cops turn collateral
Militants abducted two more relatives of Jammu and Kashmir policemen on Friday taking the number to 11 within the last three days By Ashiq Hussain Alarm and despair spread among…
Getting caught in spider’s web
India doesn't seem to have come away with much from the 2+2 dialogue With the inaugural session of the 2+2 US-Indian dialogue of foreign and defence ministers held in New…
‘Staggering forward – Modi and India’s global Ambition’ review
Foreign policy in a hurry An examination of India's diplomacy finds it wanting on many counts, from Pakistan to tackling 'blind-spots' like the US and China Books on Prime Minister…
India, Russia and the post – American century
India's impending purchase of the Russian S-400 missile system has come to be the leitmotif of the “2+2” dialogue of the foreign and defence ministers of India and the United…
The death toll for Afghan forces is secret Here’s why
By Rod Nordland Taliban insurgents killed so many Afghan security forces in 2016, an average of 22 a day, that by the following year the Afghan and American governments decided…