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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...
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...
THE AF-PAK-USA Triango
Afghanistan is in a mess. So-called peace talks have collapsed in Doha (a dialogue of the deaf). America and its allies spent more on...
Modi’s Big fat Cabinet
Narendra Modi has just carried out perhaps what is the largest cabinet reshuffle in India’s history. More than a reshuffle, it was a massive...
Modi’s Reshuffle: an RT-PCR test
In the first week of July 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi carried out perhaps what was the largest cabinet reshuffle in India’s history. He...
Will Modi’s 45% Expansion Deliver?
As of July 5, excluding Narendra Modi himself, the second Modi ministry (“Modi 2.0”) comprised 53 ministers, including 21 cabinet ministers, nine ministers of...
Modi Checkmates Underperformers
The idiom “BETTER LATE THAN NEVER” is 635 years old. It has taken Prime Minister Narendra Modi 770 days into his second term (“Modi...




