Political analysis
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China’s inexcusable internment of Uighur Muslims
There has been much written and an outpouring of protests throughout 2019 against the Chinese internment of more than one…
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Why has CAB left out 2.55m Hindus facing persecution in Sri Lanka?
The passage of the Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019 in Lok Sabha marks the definitive transition of India from a secular…
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Pakistan: Internal rumblings
The mounting protests in Islamabad against the prime ministership of Imran Khan, led by Maulana Hafizur Rahman — head of…
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Many uses of Al Baghdadi: Why did they kill him?
In these dark days when terrorism has become a strategic asset, to bump off a superior practitioner like Abu Bakr…
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Patriotism is last refuge of scoundrel
Samuel Johnson, who compiled the English dictionary once said: “Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.” Meaning that any…
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India-China equation post-Mamallapuram
The most important takeaway from the informal summit between Prime Minister Modi and President Xi Jinping at Mamallapuram, formerly Mahabalipuram…
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Why Congress must take a cue from what Khurshid did not say
Considered one of the saner voices in the Congress party, Salman Khurshid has summed it up for the grand old…
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Game theoretic approach to Indo-Pak conflict
The tensions between India and Pakistan refuse to abate. Ties between the two countries are probably at their lowest point…
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To Russia, once more, with love & misgivings
The Modi-Putin relationship is, perhaps, the most fascinating of India’s external “affairs”. The reasons for their diplomatic bonding and evolving…
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Why Imran Khan is stoking war hysteria over Kashmir move
On August 5, the Narendra Modi government issued a Presidential Order under Article 370 and ended the special status of…
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