NEW DELHI: India has lessons to learn from the ‘Yuan Wang 5’ affair. The Chinese satellite tracking vessel is now docked at Hambantota harbour in southern Sri Lanka, and while it may have turned off its many sensors and radars in deference to Sri Lankan sentiments, that remains only a claim. The point as Nitin […]Read More
NEW DELHI:The waters of the Taiwan Strait remain turbulent more than two weeks since Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the US House of Representatives visited the island. China continues sabre rattling, threatening the worst and has stepped up combat drills by sending its warships and fighter aircraft close to the island. Is all this just […]Read More
The Sri Lankan government has granted permission for the Chinese tracking vessel Yuang Wang 5 to dock at the Hambantota Port after the Indian and U.S. governments failed to give “concrete reasons” for why they opposed its arrival, the Sunday Times reported. Yuang Wang 5 will now berth at Hambantota on August 16, five days […]Read More
The first of two maritime patrol aircraft that Sri Lanka is acquiring from India after a protracted negotiation process will arrive at the Katunayake Air Force base on Monday (August 15), The Sunday Morning has learnt. The Dornier 228 Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA), a licensed built aircraft by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) of India will […]Read More
The Chinese Ambassador to Australia, Xiao Qian, has said Beijing will use any force necessary to bring Taiwan under its control and that once under the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) rule, it would undergo some form of re-education. He made the remarks during an address to journalists. When asked about the potential for China to […]Read More
Baloch pro-independence groups targeted Pakistani law enforcement agencies in multiple attacks on August 11, the day Baloch nationalists celebrate as the independence day of Balochistan. Armed groups attacked Pakistan army check-posts, a police station and targeted police officials in several areas, The Balochistan Post reported. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed three attacks in Kalat, […]Read More
A tug-of-war between pharmaceutical manufacturers and Pakistan’s drug regulatory body is threatening to turn into a crisis after a decision by local companies to stop production of several drugs has led to shortages of medicines. A list of around 40 different medicines, compiled by health professionals from leading public and private sector hospitals indicates that […]Read More
NEW DELHI: High inflation, uncertain financial markets around the world sparked by some geopolitical events (the Russia-Ukraine war, China-U.S. tussle over Taiwan etc) is bad enough. Add to that, turmoil in India’s neighbourhood: an unprecedented monetary crisis and unrest in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan in economic doldrums and a border standoff with China. […]Read More
Are Automated Driving Cars Safe? A fatal car crash reportedly involving the usage of a partially automated driving system has once again thrust self-driving technology safety issues into the spotlight. The accident occurred on a highway in the eastern city of Ningbo when a XPeng P7 vehicle crashed into a pulled-over car in the same […]Read More
NEW DELHI: On ‘Talking Point‘, Dr Ashley J. Tellis, Tata Chair for Strategic Affairs, Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and Author, ‘Striking Asymmetries: Nuclear Transitions in Southern Asia’ in conversation with StratNews Global Associate Editor Amitabh P. Revi. Dr Tellis discusses his new report that “take stock of the developments in China, India […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Last week the Supreme Court signalled its displeasure at electoral handouts or freebies. It has since ordered the setting up of a high-powered panel to set out a blueprint to nix what it believes is a drain on scarce national resources. Simultaneously PM Narendra Modi broke ranks with fellow politicians and called for […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Recent developments suggest that the Chinese air force’s ability to operate from airfields on the Tibet Plateau have improved considerably, and to the point where they now have an edge over the Indian Air Force. How true is this? Air Marshal Anil Chopra, head of the Centre for Air Power Studies in Delhi, […]Read More
NEW DELHI: At the time of writing this, the Chinese satellite tracking vessel Yuan Wang 5 is yet to receive permission to dock at Hambantota Port in Sri Lanka, and Beijing has warned India against pushing Colombo on that issue. In this chat on The Gist, Rear Adm. Sudarshan Shrikhande, former chief of naval intelligence, […]Read More
NEW DELHI: How does one deal with a perpetually hostile neighbour like Pakistan? There’s no dearth of solutions but Ambassador Sharat Sabharwal, from the insight gained during his years as high commissioner to Islamabad from 2009 to 2013, has put his experience together in a book with some lessons to be understood. Amb. Sabharwal has […]Read More
NEW DELHI: India, which has been associated with a number of infrastructure projects in the Maldives, should ensure that those are completed on time and efficiently delivered, says Dr Gulbin Sultana, Associate Fellow, South Asia Centre, Manohar Parrikar Institute of Defence Studies and Analyses. Speaking to StratNews Global Associate Editor Amitabh P. Revi on ‘Talking […]Read More
NEW DELHI: For a fledgling democracy that the Maldives is, political turmoil within the ruling Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) leading to personal accusations and abuses is a symbol of unhealthy politics and may push disillusioned youth towards religious fundamentalism, says policy analyst & commentator N. Sathiya Moorthy. Speaking to StratNews Global Associate Editor Amitabh P, […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Three years ago, on August 5th, 2019, the Modi government made a dramatic announcement of the removal of Article 370 which gave the state of Jammu and Kashmir a special status. The move not only stripped away the special status of the erstwhile state, but the Central Government also split the state into […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Three years have passed since the central government did away with Article 370 of the Constitution that gave special status to Jammu & Kashmir and bifurcated the state into two union territories. How have things changed on the ground? Have people’s aspirations been met? What more needs to be done? In this episode […]Read More
In the midst of conducting military exercises close to Taiwan as retaliation for U.S. Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the island, China has said it was stopping climate cooperation and military talks with the United States. Cooperation on returning illegal immigrants, criminal investigations, transnational crime, illegal drugs and climate change will be suspended, the Chinese foreign ministry […]Read More
The World Bank has cancelled or withheld a $335 million concessionary loan quota for Pakistan after Islamabad failed to empower the debt office and could not harmonise sales tax and property valuation procedures. The Washington-based lender’s decision has put a question mark over the ability of Pakistani policymakers and bureaucrats, who have not been able to […]Read More
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