2015 ,
The hype surrounding the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), to be built through Gilgit Baltistan, resurfaced with the recent visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Pakistan. The visit yet...
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2015 ,
In a statement released on the Taliban propaganda website Voice of Jihad, the “Leading Council of Islamic Emirate,” better known as the “Quetta Shura”, declared that the Islamic Emirate began...
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2015 ,
Confrontational politics is not new in Bangladesh. But it seems to have intensified in the last few months, especially after the unofficial main opposition, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), decided...
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2015 ,
The disaster assistance being provided by India (Operation Maitri) and other countries in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake is an essential first step to help Nepal cope with the...
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2015 ,
Seven months into his presidency, Ashraf Ghani is finally visiting New Delhi. His perceived tilt towards Rawalpindi and Beijing in an effort to find a negotiated settlement to the conflict...
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2015 ,
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai’s visit to India comes too late. The dominant perception in the Indian strategic affairs community is that Ghani has not only not appreciated but has...
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2025 ,
As recent data shows, Delhi has the worst air pollution among all the world capitals.1 Delhi had earned this dubious distinction at the start of the 21st Century as well,...
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2015 ,
‘Fools rush in where angels fear to tread’ could well be an apt adage in the context of the rolling out of offsets and related counter-obligations in defence procurement rules...
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2015 ,
India’s appetite for gold leads to an annual import of about 800 to 1,000 tonnes of the precious metal. This import of gold is a principal cause for the country’s...
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2015 ,
On December 26, 2014 Russian President Vladimir Putin approved a new military doctrine. This is the fourth such declaration on national security following the ones that were adopted in 1993,...
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