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Pakistan’s Next Target Could Be India’s Economy – and the US Won’t Mind
Strategic BackgroundIn my earlier analysis published in Goa Chronicle, I had argued that Operation Sindoor was more than a military event, it was a doctrinal shift in India’s approach...
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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,...
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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...
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From Kabul to Karachi: the blowback that will dismantle Pakistan
I. From Proxy to PyreIn my earlier analysis, “Noor Wali Mehsud and Pakistan: From Ally to Adversary -...
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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...
Joe Biden’s parting gift to Taliban
In April 2021, the Joe Biden administration announced the withdrawal of all U.S. troops, but then requested a funding increase for Afghan security forces...
Narco-Islamic Terrorists ‘Taliban’ to rule Afghanistan
Normalizing the capture of Afghanistan by the Narco-Islamist terrorist Taliban is an abnormality and an anomaly.Taliban is the face of Islamic terrorism and also...
Taliban is the richly funded face of Islamic terrorism
Taliban is a terror organization. It believes and propagates an extreme form of Islamic radicalism completely opposed to human sensibilities.Their idea of Islam is...
When science and ethics are undermined by avarice and ambition
Thailand and Indonesia's decisions to switch to other vaccines "could potentially puncture the image of success, bursting the bubble of effectiveness of Chinese vaccines,...
Witches’ brew in Afghanistan
Afghanistan is in a mess, it has become a witches brew, a fearsome mixture of untamed sex and brutality I begin with a quote...
Modi Stole Our Hearts
It all started with a phone call.The second last day of a wet July month brought much cheer. Someone very senior at the PMO...




