NEW DELHI: This is the fourth winter since the fatal clash between Indian and Chinese troops in Galwan, which changed the entire dynamics of India’s deployment of forces along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh. And troops keep a round-the-clock vigil braving freezing temperatures at ultra-high altitudes to foil any mischief by China’s […]Read More
In a little over three months from now, William Lai will formally take over as president of Taiwan from incumbent President Tsai ing-Wen. It will be a heady moment for the man who once declared that Taiwan does not need to declare independence as it is already independent, of mainland China! That could be a […]Read More
M Sarwar Hossain is convinced that neither Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina, who returned as Prime Minister for the 4th consecutive term in the January 9 parliamentary elections, nor her main opponent Khaleda Zia of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, (which boycotted the elections) are fit to rule country. A Lincoln’s Inn Barrister and practicing lawyer […]Read More
Iran is the new bad boy in West Asia. From supporting Hamas to arming Hezbollah to using Houthis in Yemen as proxies, Tehran is in unofficial aggressive mode. On Wednesday it attacked Pakistan using drones and missiles to target bases of a Sunni militant group Jaish al-Adl, in the mountains of Pakistani Balochistan. Earlier it […]Read More
NEW DELHI: A court in Pakistan has indicted former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife on charges that their marriage is unlawful. The duo got hitched in 2018 but Bushra Bibi’s former husband has accused her of violating the three-month waiting period before remarrying, a requirement as per Pakistani law. The wedding date has got the […]Read More
Iran is unpredictable in its policies, driven by its sense of being the ethnic Persian Shia power in a sea of Sunni Arab countries. That explains its support for Iraq, Syria’s ruling Alawites and non state actors like Yemen’s Houthis or Hezbollah, says former diplomat Dilip Sinha on The Gist. The exception here is Hamas, […]Read More
National security looks at capabilities and capabilities could be technologies, either old or new but traditionally it’s a combination of both, says Anshuman Tripathi, Member, National Security Advisory Board (NSAB). Speaking to StratNews Global Editor-in-Chief Nitin A. Gokhale on ‘The Gist’, he said technology is supposed to augment human capabilities, be a force-multiplier but it […]Read More
‘Taiwan Elections Will Not Affect Inevitable Trend Of China’s Reunification’ A Chinese spokesperson on Saturday commented on the outcomes of the Taiwan leadership and legislature elections. Chen Binhua, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, said the results reveal that the Democratic Progressive Party cannot represent the mainstream public opinion on the island. […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Taiwanese voters scripted history on Saturday as they voted back the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) for the third consecutive term. And party candidate Lai Ching-te, a doctor-turned politician popularly known as William Lai, who’s currently vice-president, will be the next President. He got a little over 40 per cent of the vote, […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The pro-talks faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) led by Arabinda Rajkhowa recently signed a tripartite peace accord with Centre and Assam Government. According to the deal, ULFA has agreed to give up violence, disarm and disband the insurgent group and join the democratic process. However, a faction of the […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Sheikh Hasina has taken oath as prime minister of Bangladesh for the fourth consecutive term after winning a landslide in the 12th general elections, the fairness of which has been questioned by the Opposition and the West alike. The U.S State Department has said that the elections were ‘not free and fair’. “The […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Talks with China are continuing at both military and diplomatic levels but we are also maintaining a robust posture along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), says Army Chief General Manoj Pande. In an exclusive interview with StratNews Global Editor-in-Chief Nitin A. Gokhale, Gen. Pande also answered questions about the controversy surrounding the […]Read More
The waters around the Horn of Africa are notorious for piracy and for many years a coalition of nations have stationed their naval vessels there to provide security for cargo ships, now something else is brewing in these waters which could trigger a war between two countries Somalia and its breakaway western half called Somaliland. […]Read More
UDHAMPUR, J&K: This year will be the fifth since Article 370 was abrogated in Jammu and Kashmir and the state bifurcated into the union territories of J&K and Ladakh. So what has changed on the ground? It has brought about a change in mindsets; the society is accepting the move as a welcome step, says […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Last week the Central Statistical Office (CSO) forecast that India would close the current fiscal year with a very impressive growth of 7.3%. This is just weeks after RBI surprise everyone by raising its forecast for the current fiscal year from 6.5 to 7%. Even more surprising is that RBI did not change […]Read More
NEW DELHI: In this edition of the Gist, Two people from extremely diverse fields spoke on the recently concluded elections in Bangladesh, which brought Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to power for the fourth consecutive term. The polls, boycotted by the main Opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party led by former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, were described as […]Read More
NEW DELHI: “I don’t know if 2024 will be the last year of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.” That blunt prognosis by Russian academic Fyodor Lukyanov, research director of the Foundation for Development and Support of the Valdai Discussion Club, a Moscow-based think-tank, showed Russia’s determination to continue the conflict till its aims had been met. He […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Has growing proximity between Russia and China and India’s greater engagement with the United States strained the India-Russia bilateral relationship? Both India and Russia might have special relationships with other partners but we can be sure about India and you can be sure about Russia that it’s a choice by us and by […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Sri Lanka’s recent decision to enact a year-long moratorium on visits in its waters by foreign marine scientific research (MSR) vessels should give it some breathing space in the context of geopolitical rivalries and diplomatic pressures. Multiple elections are also on the horizon. However, Sri Lanka needs to formulate a robust strategy to […]Read More
NEW DELHI: China’s policy in Tibet will come under scrutiny at the United Nations this month as part of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR). The UPR, according to Dr Gyal Lo, sociologist and Canada-based Tibetan activist, is done every four years and covers all UN member states. For Tibetans, it is a look forward to […]Read More
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