From Italy with Love (and Wine): Vinitaly Finds a New Home in Mumbai and Goa
When I first heard that Vinitaly, the world’s most celebrated wine festival, is coming to Mumbai and Goa, my first reaction was pure excitement...
Analysing Allegations of Indian Army’s Responsibility in Rajiv Gandhi Government’s Sri Lanka Policy Failure 1987-90
‘There are two skills in which the Indian Army can never hope to win against adept political camp followers; singing their master’s tune for...
From Kabul to Karachi: the blowback that will dismantle Pakistan
I. From Proxy to Pyre
In my earlier analysis, “Noor Wali Mehsud and Pakistan: From Ally to Adversary - A Tale of Betrayal, Blowback and...
Noor Wali Mehsud and Pakistan: From Ally to Adversary – A Tale of Betrayal, Blowback, and Lessons for India
The story of Mufti Noor Wali Mehsud, chief of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), is Pakistan’s self-made tragedy. A nation that used militancy as a...
Ladakh on the Boil: From Silent Sentinel to Faultline
A Land Between Mountains and Empires
Ladakh is India’s sentinel on the roof of the world. A high desert where geography dictates destiny. For centuries,...
Bulldozers, Bias & the Bench: When “Satisfaction” Overshadows Law
When Chief Justice of India B. R. Gavai recently remarked that banning bulldozer actions gave him “immense satisfaction,” he perhaps meant to highlight compassion...
