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Pakistan’s New Diplomatic Playbook: From the Indus Valley to Internationalising Every Dispute

Diplomacy often reveals its intentions not through dramatic announcements but through carefully chosen words. Pakistan's latest statement by its Foreign Office, expressing openness to international efforts to promote peace...

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The Battle for the Indus – How Pakistan Is Recasting Its Civilizational Identity to Shape Twenty-First Century Geopolitics

A Statement That Changed the DebateWhen Pakistan's Information Minister Attaullah Tarar recently described Pakistanis as the "children of...

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Iran’s Diplomatic Gambit—and How Bharat Quietly Outmanoeuvred It

In diplomacy, every invitation carries a message. More importantly, every response sends one.Iran's invitation to Prime Minister Narendra...

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“For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow”: Why an Army Mess Tradition Should Stand the Test of Time

There are few institutions in the world where tradition carries as much weight as it does in the...

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FCRA, Foreign Funds, Domestic Security and India-US Friction

Two months ago I wrote an article, Regulating Foreign Funds: A Necessary Tightrope Walk, about the proposed Foreign...

Understanding COVID Numbers

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Amit Bagaria - 07/05/2021

After spending 30 years as an entrepreneur, I became a full-time author in mid-2018. I have written 12 books, which have sold over 29,000...

Elections 2021

Opinion

Shekhar Vijayan - 27/03/2021

Sample this – 5 states which are as different from each other like chalk and cheese will be going into legislative assembly general elections...

Rumble in the Social Media Jungle

Opinion

Shekhar Vijayan - 12/02/2021

The Koo versus Twitter battle is akin to the historic “rumble in the jungle “between the charismatic Mohammad Ali and the hardworking George foreman...