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An open-ended Afghan war can serve ‘America first’

US President Donald Trump's reported decision to delegate the Afghan war to Defense Secretary James Mattis reflects smart thinking. The POTUS doesn't have a military mind unlike his predecessor Barack…

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A tumultuous power struggle erupts in Kabul

What on earth has brought the United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres to Afghanistan? The most obvious explanation could be that he is obliged to pay a visit to Afghanistan…

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For peace in Afghanistan, talk to Pakistan

By Stephen J. Hadley & Moeed Yusuf The Trump administration's Afghanistan policy review provides an opportunity to confront a central truth: No strategy, even with more troops, will succeed without…

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The new normal Sending troops to Afghanistan and forgetting they exist

By Daniel R. DePetris The handwriting is on the wall: Whether it's a strategically sound policy or not, it's likely the Trump administration will authorize the Pentagon to deploy an…

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GJM protesters lay siege to Didi; army called out

By Saugar Sengupta The Trinamool Congress Government on Thursday called out Army to save Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her Cabinet colleagues, and restore order in Darjeeling after thousands of…

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A new cold war in the Indian Ocean?

By Bertil Lintner A new Cold War is brewing in the Indian Ocean, with an informal alliance of the United States, India, Australia, Japan on one side and China on…

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Threats to peace in Indian Punjab reappear

By Lt Gen (R) Kamal Davar The Centre and the state administrations will have to keep a “hawk-eye” by effective human and technical surveillance on the remnants of the Bhindranwale…

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In valley, walls will be army’s eyes; ultras can’t hide any more

The Army plans to acquire hand-held radars to detect terrorists hiding in houses in Jammu & Kashmir to avoid casualties and collateral damage during “operations”. At least two “through the…

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SRO’s launch Tech denied, how this was Made in India

Behind the success of the launch is nearly three decades of hard work in taming cryogenic technology and an interesting history of this technology was denied to ISRO by the…

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Trump assigns tough homework to Modi

India-United States relationship is entering a new phase. The two countries could not issue a joint statement after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit. The Indian side unilaterally titled a document…

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