NEW DELHI: Most Indians will remember him as the architect of the Kargil war of 1999, and the subsequent bloodless coup in which he deposed Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and ruled Pakistan for almost a decade after that. But there was a lot more to army chief-turned-president of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf, who died in exile at […]Read More
NEW DELHI: During his U.S. visit this week, India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and his American counterpart Jake Sullivan led the first meeting of the initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology (iCET). The meeting, also attended by high-level officials from both sides, outlined various areas of collaboration in various cutting-edge technologies and critical areas […]Read More
NEW DELHI: On ‘Talking Point‘, Ambassador Arun K. Singh, Former India Envoy to the U.S., France, Member, National Security Advisory Board(2021-22), Non Resident Senior Fellow, Carnegie India in conversation with StratNews Global Associate Editor Amitabh P. Revi. Ambassador Arun Singh discusses National Security Advisor Ajit Doval’s meetings in the U.S. with his counterpart Jake Sullivan, […]Read More
New Delhi: The budget has set aside Rs. 200 crore as aid to Bangladesh, the same as last year (see table below). This may appear odd given that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina faces an election towards the end of the year, and in that sense, India as a staunch supporter should have increased aid. It […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Little over a week ago Modular Open Source Identity Platform (MOSIP), housed in the International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Bangalore, inked a partnership with the National Civil Registration Authority (NCRA), Sierra Leone, to build and launch a pilot program for a national digital ID system—similar to Aadhaar, the 12-digit unique identity accorded to […]Read More
NEW DELHI: India has ceded ground to the Chinese in Ladakh in the last few years, says Lt. Gen. Rakesh Sharma (Retd), who commanded a corps there. But in this conversation on The Gist, he pointed that even the Chinese no longer have access to territory on our side of the LAC. Gen. Sharma believes […]Read More
As part of the rapidly growing strategic relationship, India and the United States held the inaugural meeting on closer cooperation on Critical and Emerging Technology (iCET) in Washington January 31. According to a White House release, the meeting between the two high-level delegations, led by Indian and US National Security Advisors Ajit Doval and Jacob […]Read More
Myanmar’s top defense and security body has said it discussed the “extraordinary situation” that continues to exist in Myanmar, prompting speculation that it will exercise its power to extend the period of military rule, which technically expired on Tuesday. A statement said the military-dominated National Defense and Security Council (NDSC) meeting was held on Tuesday […]Read More
NEW DELHI: As Pakistan reels under multiple crises—political instability, economic turmoil, high inflation, uncertainty over an IMF bailout package, etc—Monday delivered an explosive blow. A suicide bomber blew himself in a mosque at the Police Lines in Peshawar, killing over 80 people (the toll continues to rise) and leaving many more critically injured. The Pakistani […]Read More
NEW DELHI: On February 1, the Indian Coast Guard will celebrate its 47th Raising Day. Despite being an old maritime force, there has been inadequate focus on its diverse functions and how they are different from what the Navy does. “The Navy is required to be silent and invisible but visibility is key to the Coast […]Read More
NEW DELHI: India and Egypt have given the bilateral relationship a leg-up by taking ties to the strategic level. This was agreed upon when Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, who was the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations this year, held talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A host of agreements were also signed. […]Read More
New Delhi: On ‘Talking Point‘, Ambassador Navdeep Suri, Former India Envoy to Egypt, the UAE in conversation with StratNews Global Associate Editor Amitabh P. Revi. Ambassador Suri discusses the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi’s second State Visit to India, his being the Chief Guest at India’s Republic Day, meetings with […]Read More
New Delhi: Next week Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will rise to present her fifth consecutive Budget for the government led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). She will be the first female FM to have served out a full term; the only other woman FM was Indira Gandhi, who held the finance ministry portfolio as […]Read More
Egypt has joined the list of India’s 30-odd “Strategic Partners”, marking the high point of President El-Sisi’s visit to this country. For exactly what that means, one has to turn to Prime Minister Modi’s statement on the MEA website where he is quoted as saying: “Under the India-Egypt Strategic Partnership, we will develop a long-term […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Nepal’s new government may not last even though it has brought together the communist flock under one tent. In this conversation on The Gist, Maj. Gen. Binoj Basnyat, a retired Nepal Army officer currently strategic analyst with Thailand’s Rangsit University, believes that it may not be long before Prime Minister Prachanda finds the […]Read More
Myanmar military regime chief Min Aung Hlaing is likely to hand over power to his puppet, acting president U Myint Swe, at the head of a “civilian government” while remaining the power behind the throne when two years of emergency military rule expire at the end of this month. The scenario, sources and analysts said, […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Saudi Arabia had five women ambassadors at the last count, including one holding the crucial Washington post. On Tuesday, the foreign ministry in Riyadh announced a new appointment, a first in that country’s history. Sara al-Sayed, a woman with over 20 years of experience in senior managerial positions, especially in the health sector, […]Read More
New Delhi: Bangladesh and India remain good friends despite irritants like the unresolved Teesta waters issue, illegal migration and so on, says Syed Badrul Ahsan, well known journalist and commentator from Dhaka. Answering questions on The Gist, Ahsan acknowledges that while the Modi government at the centre wants to settle the Teesta issue, it is […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The Indian establishment remembers well the late President Mubarak of Egypt. It took him 13 years to find time to come to India to receive the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding, announced so many years earlier. Apparently, a protocol gaffe by India at a NAM summit had offended him deeply. Fortunately, fellow […]Read More
NEW DELHI: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s visit to Colombo last week sent out a clear and strong message to Sri Lanka and to the world at a time the island nation is reeling under a severe economic crisis, says India’s High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Gopal Baglay. Sri Lanka has already approached the International […]Read More
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