Category : Teasers

NEW DELHI: A spate of targeted killings in Kashmir has triggered a sense of alarm and intensified protests by Kashmiri pandits. Politics is hotting up too. The situation is far better than what the Valley saw in the late-1980s and early 1990s, says Ajai Sahni, Executive Director of the Institute of Conflict Management. Speaking to […]Read More

NEW DELHI: The India-Israel defence relationship predates 30 years of formal diplomatic ties between the two countries. Against the backdrop of ‘Make in India’, will defence cooperation be affected? Countries are generally reluctant when it comes to defence because Make in India will not only mean production in India but also sharing knowledge, says Naor […]Read More

NEW DELHI: As the Indian economy was reviving from the Covid-induced downturn, the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war began to manifest itself in the form of high fuel prices. The sad reality is that our energy imports are 4 per cent of our GDP; if gas prices, oil prices, coal prices, fertilizer prices, edible oil […]Read More

NEW DELHI: From the Armenia-Azerbaijan war in 2020 to the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the narrative of war-fighting has seen a distinct shift. Which of these contradictory templates would apply in the Indian context, if push comes to shove? None, says Air Chief Marshal V.R. Chaudhari. In an exclusive interview to StratNews Global […]Read More

NEW DELHI: His political career spans half a century; he has been President and Prime Minister but is it now all over for Mahinda Rajapaksa?Having damaged his credibility beyond repair, it’s difficult for Mahinda and his family to come back to power in the foreseeable future, says StratNews Global Editor-in-Chief Nitin A. Gokhale. He was […]Read More

NEW DELHI: As Sri Lanka descends into street protests and political chaos brought about by an unprecedented economic crisis, will India send in troops to help maintain law and order? Highly unlikely, says StratNews Global Editor-in-Chief Nitin A. Gokhale who visited Colombo barely a month ago. He was in conversation with Editor Surya Gangadharan.Read More

NEW DELHI: Reeling under an unprecedented economic crisis, as Sri Lanka turned to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to get its foreign debt restructured, China that has extended loans to the island nation is upset. The Chinese ambassador to Sri Lanka has said the move will ‘definitely have an impact on future bilateral loans’. This […]Read More

NEW DELHI: India was among the first countries to help Sri Lanka, which is struggling to cope with its worst economic crisis. I profusely thank India for whatever they have done to steer Sri Lanka out of trouble, says the island nation’s Finance Minister Ali Sabry. In an exclusive interview with StratNews Global Editor-in-Chief Nitin […]Read More

NEW DELHI: The induction of modern equipment by the Chinese PLA as part of reforms may be impressive to look at but they pose several challenges to the force itself, says Eastern Army Commander Lt Gen Manoj Pande, who has been named as the next Army Chief. If you have resources, you can buy equipment […]Read More

NEW DELHI: Over 1300 kilometres of the India-China boundary lies under the jurisdiction of the Indian Army’s Eastern Command and given the Chinese misadventure in Eastern Ladakh, the Army is taking no chances in the eastern sector. We are keeping a close watch on the movement of forces on the other side of the Line […]Read More