South Asia and Beyond

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India, Pakistan Drew Different Lessons From Balakot

On Simply Nitin this week, we look back at a groundbreaking event: India’s strike five years ago on a jihadi camp in Balakot, in Pakistan’s northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It was in retaliation for the attack on Feb 2019 in Pulwama J&K, on a bus carrying CRPF personnel in which 40 were killed. A […]Read More

Arabian Sea Diplomacy

For 34 years India diplomatically neglected the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This is despite the country being key to India’s energy security and home to 3.7 million Indian expats. Since 2015 India has been seeking to make up for this remiss. Prime Minister Narendra Modi just concluded his seventh visit to the UAE in nine […]Read More

Why Pakistan’s Election Results Are Making Some US Lawmakers Wary

When newly-elected lawmakers took oath in the Pakistan National Assembly on February 29, 2024, it came amidst slogans in support of Imran Khan. “Kaun bachayega Pakistan? PTI, PTI,” (Imran Khan’s party is PTI – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf), shouted some newly elected members. It was also the first time in seven years that Nawaz Sharif walked into […]Read More

‘Beijing Has Turned Its Back On UNSC Reforms’

Dr Michael Fullilove caused a bit of a stir when he joked at a session of the just concluded 9th edition of the Raisina Dialogue, that perhaps the composition of the Permanent Members of the UN Security Council should be based on the country’s International Cricket Council rankings. Dr Fullilove, is the Executive Director of […]Read More

‘India’s Positioning Is Very Distinct’

Will Donald Trump become President of the United States again? What are the real issues for the American voter? Are we really ready for multilateralism? Why is everyone suddenly wooing the Global South? Those are some of the questions we asked Dr Leslie Vinjamuri, Director, US and the Americas Programme; Chair of Faculty, Queen Elizabeth […]Read More

‘Russia Has Capacity To Defend Its Strategic Interests’

The Russia-Ukraine war refuses to wind down, and the West keeps imposing sanctions on Russia-linked entities but human tragedy is piling up. Over a third of Ukraine’s population has fled their homes, reconstruction is getting costlier and the aftereffects of the conflict may last generations. So how does one assess the conflict as it stands […]Read More

Punjab Farmers Demand MSP Law

Three years later once again agitating farmers are looking to blockade Delhi in their bid to get the union government to agree to their demands - which includes providing statutory backing to minimum support price (MSP), the floor price for crops.Read More