NEW DELHI: Even as the standoff between Indian and Chinese troops at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh continues nine months on, the Indian security establishment’s assessment is that China could try to create trouble along the eastern frontier in Arunachal Pradesh where India’s defences have traditionally been weak, given the difficult […]Read More
NEW DELHI: “The digital landscape is growing very, very fast. Like the traditional domains we are used to protecting—borders, skies and seas—protecting this landscape takes a lot of effort. Just like protecting the body you need to deal with viruses. Countries need to understand where the threat is, they need to understand how serious the […]Read More
NEW DELHI: India has delivered over 6 million COVID vaccine doses to its neighbours and the extended neighbourhood both as aid and as commercial exports. 10 million doses are also planned for Africa and 1 million for UN healthcare workers. On ‘Talking Point’ , Ambassador Manjeev Singh Puri, former Indian envoy to Nepal and the […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The anti-government demonstrations in many cities all over Russia are just that, directed at a government that is seen to have failed in maintaining living standards and stabilizing prices, says Nandan Unnikrishnan, research scholar on Russia at the Delhi-based Observer Research Foundation. In an exclusive chat with StratNews Global, Unnikrishnan argues that the […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Nine months into the LAC standoff in eastern Ladakh and despite nine rounds of Corps commander-level talks, there’s no resolution yet. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar today said the standoff has ‘profoundly disturbed’ India-China ties, adding that India is yet to receive any credible explanation on why China massed its troops. He struck […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Fifty years ago, the liberation struggle in East Pakistan, actively assisted by India’s military might, led to the creation of a separate nation—Bangladesh. Yesterday, on India’s 72nd Republic Day, a 122-member Bangladeshi military contingent led the parade; some of them were from units that fought in the liberation war. This was the third […]Read More
NEW DELHI: With barely a week gone since Joe Biden took over as U.S. President, China has upped the ante on Taiwan which says Chinese military planes have violated Taiwanese airspace for the third day on the trot. And in India, despite nine rounds of Corps commander-level talks on the LAC standoff, there’s no resolution […]Read More
NEW DELHI: China’s Coast Guard law authorising the firing on foreign vessels and destruction of structures on features it claims is “poorly timed because the Chinese appeared to want a fresh start with President Joe Biden,” says Robert A. Manning, Senior Fellow, Scowcroft Centre, Atlantic Council in Washington, D.C. “The law has received surprisingly little […]Read More
NEW DELHI: It’s one of the less-talked-about missions that India has undertaken but seventy years ago, the country gained a strategic asset by taking control of Tawang which was then being administered by Tibetans. The operation that was ordered by then Assam Governor, apparently without the knowledge of then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, was carried […]Read More
NEW DELHI: “We’re (India-U.S.) in a dangerous place right now (over the India-Russia S-400 air defence system deal). The good odds are that we’re going to end up in a bad place on this (Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act-CAATSA) unless we end this game of chicken,” says Richard Rossow, Wadhwani Chair, U.S.-India Policy Studies, […]Read More
NEW DELHI: In a first step, about fifty million doses of Covid vaccines (for a world population of nearly eight billion) have been administered across the globe in a month since the first approval for use. Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, is aiming to distribute two billion doses worldwide by the end of this year. India’s […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Having taken over the reins of a deeply polarised nation, Joe Biden has his job cut out. Tackling the pandemic that has killed over 400,000 Americans so far, the highest in any country, and the adverse economic fallout will be his immediate focus, says Nirupama Menon Rao, former Indian foreign secretary. As far […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Joe Biden is the 46th President of the United States. Kamala Harris has also taken oath as the 49th Vice President. On day one in office, the President has signed 15 executive orders, reversing some key foreign policy and national security decisions of former President Donald Trump. The orders encompass rejoining the Paris […]Read More
NEW DELHI: In the biggest push yet to ‘Make in India’ in the defence sector, the government has cleared a ₹48,000-crore deal to buy 83 Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). It’s billed as a game changer for the domestic aerospace industry, including small enterprises. In this episode of ‘Simply Nitin’, […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The Trump administration, on January 12, declassified a ten-page document on its Indo-Pacific strategy, including ‘accelerating India’s rise,’ blocking China from establishing ‘illiberal spheres of influence,’ and maintaining ‘U.S. strategic primacy’ in the region. The document and strategy, approved in February 2018, has an original ‘Declassify On’ date of December 31, 2042. On […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Indian boots on the ground in Afghanistan “is a terrible idea, will be a dangerous, costly deployment,” says Dr Avinash Paliwal, Associate Professor in International Relations, School of Oriental & African Studies (SOAS), University of London, adding, “but, both sides are on the same page about other assistance… offering more military support… a […]Read More
NEW DELHI: The U.S. White House declassifying the Strategic Framework for the Indo-Pacific is “very important and significant since it was supposed to be classified for 30 years, says Taiwan Member of Parliament Wang Ting-yu. “It reveals a layered strategy clearly” and “warns China if it dares to do something stupid (forcibly unify Taiwan), the price will […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Against the backdrop of political turmoil in Nepal, a former Indian ambassador to Kathmandu has offered a grim prognosis of India’s eastern neighbour. Ranjit Rae, in an exclusive conversation with StratNews Global’s Parul Chandra, noted that Prime Minister Oli had dissolved Parliament simply because he had lost support within his own party and […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Majority Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives are pushing through what is seen as a largely unworkable ultimatum to Vice President Mike Pence, demanding he invoke the 25th amendment to remove President Donald Trump from office. This is a curtain-raiser to an expected vote to impeach the President for the second time […]Read More
NEW DELHI: “Definitely expect some form of Chinese military aggression to try and strike fear into Taiwanese society and remind the government they have not given up the option of using the military to force reunification,” says William Yang, a correspondent for several international media groups in Taiwan. Yang said the Taiwanese government has “expressed […]Read More
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