NEW DELHI: The arrest of Pakistan’s ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan by Rangers on May 9 triggered unprecedented and horrific attacks on the Army. Imran’s supporters attacked key symbols of the Army’s power and authority, including the General Headquarters (GHQ) Rawalpindi, Corps Commander’s House aka Jinnah House in Lahore, Peshawar Radio station, ISI office in Faisalabad, […]Read More
StratNews Global’s Ramananda Sengupta was in Srinagar ahead of the G20 meeting on tourism to gauge the mood in the city. It was under a security blanket with elite commando units and special forces joining the CRPF and local police to ensure no untoward incidents. This diary is the first of a three-part series. SRINAGAR: […]Read More
NEW DELHI: India is far from the island states of the Pacific, but digital technology renders such distances meaningless, say Col. Sandeep Shaligram and Rajeev Sharma, both from India who live and work in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Stratnews Global caught up with them on The Gist for a perspective on Narendra Modi’s visit. In […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The joint statement issued at the end of the meeting of Quad heads of state in Hiroshima, Japan, over the weekend, suggests the grouping is coming into its own. From infrastructure to setting and sharing technology standards, from cyber security to health security, the list of Quad-driven initiatives is expanding, indicating that working […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The next four or five months will be an especially busy time for Indian diplomacy. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Hiroshima as a special invitee to the G7 summit. Apart from his bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the G7 summit, he would join leaders of the Quad (comprising the U.S., India, […]Read More
NEW DELHI: For a very long time, US Dollar has held the monopoly of being the global trade currency. However, the debate questioning its supremacy seems to be getting louder. Despite all this, the dollar’s primacy still holds firm.Read More
Find out about the strategic significance of Vijaynagar, described as the Northeast’s ‘Siachen”. In the second of our series, ‘East of the Northeast’, Lieutenant General P.C. Nair, Director General, Assam Rifles is in conversation with StratNews Global Associate Editor Amitabh P. Revi in Vijaynagar, one of the easternmost inhabited areas in India. The head of […]Read More
NEW DELHI: “We are in regular touch with US authorities to ensure there is speedy extradition of Tahawuur Rana.” That was India’s foreign secretary Vinay Kwatra at a media briefing. The response gave away nothing, certainly nothing to suggest India may have its own doubts over how serious the US may be about Rana’s extradition. […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The Pakistan Army remains one of the most corrupt institutions in the country despite legitimately enjoying a major chunk of national expenditure. The recent arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan again highlighted the issue of the Pakistan army’s constant meddling in state politics.Read More
NEW DELHI: Last week the people of Karnataka handed the Congress party a comprehensive mandate. The subtext of this election was equally fascinating, especially as it identified a new touch point of inflation: cooking gas. In fact, the exit poll conducted by Axis My India revealed that inflation was the second most important reason for […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The joke has gone too far, and in China, where even humour is state-controlled, a stand-up comedian has apologised after a probe was ordered into his remarks deemed by authorities as an insult to the military. During a live comedy show in Beijing last weekend, Li Haoshi, popularly called ‘House’, spoke about a […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The emphasis is on the “civil” in the Indian Ocean conference, which helps build confidence and coherence among member states, argues Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha (Retd.), of the India Foundation which helped organise the 6th edition of this flagship conference over the weekend in Dhaka. Speaking on The Gist, Adm. Sinha who was […]Read More
NEW DELHI: A decade is a long time in politics and Thai voters have just demonstrated that. In 2014, General Prayuth Chan-ocha, who was army chief, took power in a coup by toppling the government led by Yingluck Shinawatra, daughter of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra who too was removed in a coup earlier. In […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Despite being in power for two decades, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s AK Party has bagged a majority in parliament, bucking anti-incumbency and defying projections by pollsters. As far as the presidential election is concerned, he came close to bagging 50 per cent of the vote, outperforming his challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu. With neither […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Imagine a free trade agreement where each member state can decide the limit of its free trading capacity! Purists may turn up their noses but such agreements which India is now negotiating could provide a template for poorer countries to ensure they are not flooded with imported goods, destroying local industries in the […]Read More
NEW DELHI: A crumbling economy, political instability, street protests, clashes involving individuals/institutions: Imran versus the army, government versus opposition, judiciary versus parliament—Pakistan is literally struggling. The country seems to be flirting with civil war, says Ramanathan Kumar, former Special Secretary, Research & Analysis Wing (R&AW). Speaking to StratNews Global Editor-in-Chief Nitin A. Gokhale, Kumar said […]Read More
The Myanmar military’s budget has increased every year since Min Aung Hlaing became its chief in 2011. The budget of the air force in particular has jumped significantly, as new aircraft have been purchased and the military regime has become increasingly reliant on air attacks to combat the resistance movement. For the 2023-24 fiscal year, […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The deal between rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia, brokered by China, came as a surprise to many countries. The U.S. was in for a shock though. Of the three parties involved, one is its biggest global adversary, the other its biggest adversary in West Asia and the third its partner. It signals a […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Mongolia’s ‘Third Neighbour’ policy is an initiative that has significant strategic implications for India. India has been a key player in Mongolia’s ‘Third Neighbour’ policy, which aims at strengthening ties with countries beyond its immediate neighbourhood.Read More
Jorhat: In our series, ‘Sentinels of the North East‘, Lt Gen (Dr) P.C. Nair, Director General, Assam Rifles speaks exclusively to StratNews Global Associate Editor Amitabh P. Revi in Jorhat. The DG discusses the role, capacities, capabilities and challenges of India’s oldest paramilitary force. He explains the Assam Rifles’ roles: along the 1,643 km long […]Read More
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