NEW DELHI: “There are some golden rules of military diplomacy that a defence attache (DA) posted abroad must know,” says Lt. Gen. Shokin Chauhan (Retd), recalling his days as DA in Kathmandu (2004-07) when there was a nationwide movement against Nepal’s monarchy and a Maoist rebellion was ravaging the countryside. “Know your nation’s interests and […]Read More
NEW DELHI: “India needs more, not less, economic protectionism and at least for the next 20 years,” says a former senior Commerce Ministry official, reacting to outgoing U.S. Ambassador Kenneth Juster’s recent farewell address. In what has been interpreted as a warning to India, Juster had observed that “despite persistent efforts, we were unable to […]Read More
NEW DELHI: China’s 5th plenum (annual conventions of the Communist Party Central Committee) held towards the close of the last year (October 26-29), focused on the 14th five-year plan that will run till 2025. But the plenum also offered hints into the direction of foreign policy in the new year, which is relevant for India, […]Read More
NEW DELHI: With China firmly in their sights, India and Vietnam unveiled a Joint Vision for Peace Prosperity & People at the end of their virtual summit on Monday. The following lines in the document would be familiar to anybody following strategic politics of the Indo-Pacific. It underscored the two countries commitment of working “towards […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Early this month, Vietnam launched 5G trial runs, putting itself well ahead of some of its ASEAN compatriots in the race to realise and implement Industrial Revolution 2.0. It’s ahead on other counts as well. With less than 2000 Covid infections and 35 deaths, its economy is on track to emerge perhaps the […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The fourth edition of India Mobile Congress appears to have cast in stone the decision to go ahead with the game-changing 5G technology and networks. Prime Minister Modi spelt it out, saying: “We need to work together to ensure a timely rollout of 5G to leapfrog into the future and empower millions of […]Read More
NEW DELHI: India’s latest round of Gulf diplomacy is being driven by three high-profile visits: Gen. M.M. Naravane will be the first army chief to visit the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Wednesday. Later this month, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will be in Qatar and Kuwait, while his deputy V. Muraleedharan will hold discussions […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The Indian government has chosen to reveal little about the first ever visit by an Indian Army chief to Saudi Arabia. Gen. Manoj Naravane’s visit to Riyadh beginning Sunday (December 13) is significant. The two countries exchanged defence attaches way back in the 1990s, yet it took them three decades to agree on […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Is India in danger of missing the 5G bus? With 2021 on the horizon, there’s still no word from the government about 5G equipment trials and nothing at all about how it intends to deal with the issue of spectrum (high cost, govt. agencies sitting on spectrum, need for 3.5 Ghz). The most […]Read More
NEW DELHI: “He does not have immunity, he did not have immunity and I don’t think he will have immunity.” Some say the above quote of former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert (recorded by a local broadcaster Kan two years ago) is the closest evidence of an Israeli hand in the killing of Iranian nuclear […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Sunday is a working day in Nepal (Saturday is off), so when China’s Defence Minister Gen. Wei Fenghe lands in Kathmandu, he can get right down to work. According to the Nepali press, he is expected to urge greater unity in the ranks of the ruling Communist party, given the bitter rivalry between Prime […]Read More
NEW DELHI: On the 12th anniversary of the Mumbai attacks, India must remind the world that one of the key men behind the attacks that killed so many Indian, Israeli and Western nationals (total 166), remains free in Pakistan. The man in question is Sajid Mir, who is accused of serving as chief planner for the attacks, […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Israel took a major step towards normalising ties with its Arab neighbours when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to the Red Sea city of Neom in Saudi Arabia on Sunday for a secret meeting with Crown Prince Salman. Israel Army Radio reported the event adding that US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Fifteen countries, including Australia and Japan that are members of the Quad, have signed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). How does this impact the larger Indo-Pacific concerns and strategy? Will commitment to the Indo-Pacific gradually get diluted as other countries scramble to get on board the RCEP gravy train? Answers to these […]Read More
NEW DELHI: In a few weeks from now, India will get an opportunity to understand and explore a U.S. proposition, to set up a new naval fleet possibly in Singapore, to more fully address the challenges in the Indo-Pacific. U.S. Navy Secretary Kenneth Braithwaite, who is expected in Delhi in the next few weeks, spelt it […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Fifteen Asian countries signed a trade deal on Sunday that has been eight years in the negotiation. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) brings together the 10-member Asean bloc, Japan, South Korea and China in a trading arrangement that sharply reduces tariffs for their goods, and establishes common rules for e-commerce and intellectual […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The big question staring America in the face is what happens if Donald Trump refuses to concede defeat and leave the White House? Does the military have to do the ‘honours’ by physically escorting him out? No way, said Gen. Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. “It’ll be handled appropriately […]Read More
NEW DELHI: How is China’s state-controlled media reflecting the victory of Joe Biden in the U.S. elections? With a mix of caution and hope, indicating the sentiment in China’s ruling establishment for a quick end to the turbulence triggered by the Trump administration. But as the leading English language paper China Daily observed in an […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The announcement was suspiciously well timed: as news of Joe Biden’s victory swept news desks all over the world, a policy document attributed to his campaign had some encouraging information for thousands of Indians anxious to live and work in the United States. It said: “Biden will support expanding the number of high […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The annual Modi-Putin summit looks increasingly unlikely, given the pandemic. It is Putin’s turn to visit but the Russian leader is rarely known to step outside his Kremlin residence and it seems most of his meetings are virtual affairs. Given that, there could be a bit of a risk for Putin to fly […]Read More
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