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Nirupama Subramanian
Nirupama Subramanian is National Editor (Strategic Affairs). She writes on India’s foreign policy and national security issues.
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Pangong south bank new flashpoint: India says took measures to thwart ChinaSubscriber Only
September 01, 2020 03:59 IST
Indian troops have moved to occupy heights, foil bid to change status quo; Brigade Commander-level meeting on
Tue, Sep 01, 2020
A majoritarian democracy like India could not have produced a Kamala HarrisSubscriber Only
August 26, 2020 04:00 IST
The comparison to Kamala Harris’s political rise in the US has to be with the shrinking space today for Muslim politicians in India, and the lack of all kinds of diversity in non-political arenas as well.
Wed, Aug 26, 2020
Help us assert grazing rights near LAC, it counts: ex-Ladakh BJP chiefSubscriber Only
August 20, 2020 05:29 IST
Demchok in south eastern Ladakh, in military parlance an area called sub-sector south, and Chushul, which is closer to Pangong Tso, are the two places where the graziers experience the most pushback by Indian security forces, mainly the ITBP which mans the border posts.
Thu, Aug 20, 2020
After Israel-UAE-US deal: gainers and losers, and key takeawaysSubscriber Only
August 15, 2020 04:30 IST
The agreement, hailed by President Donald Trump, Netanyahu, and Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE, as a breakthrough, has been cast as the coming together of two nations with strong economies for the good of the region.
Sat, Aug 15, 2020
Explained: When Junagadh voted to join India, and Pakistan got just 91 votesSubscriber Only
August 05, 2020 12:48 IST
Pakistan unveiled a new political map that includes Junagadh, in coastal Gujarat, whose decision to join India in 1947, formalised through a Plebiscite in 1948, was not accepted by Pakistan then.
Thu, Feb 18, 2021
‘It’s a game of who blinks first but the bad news for them is that it’s not going to be my mother’Subscriber Only
July 29, 2020 05:30 IST
Iltija Mufti, daughter of former J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti, says she is no politician but her mother's detention has forced her to speak up against all that has unfolded in Kashmir over the last year.
Wed, Jul 29, 2020
Azad Pattan: What is the PoK hydel project deal signed by Pakistan, China?Subscriber Only
July 15, 2020 23:01 IST
The $ 1.5-billion project is the second power project under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), for which an agreement has been signed in the last two months.
Thu, Jul 16, 2020
Maldives ex-President Mohamed Nasheed calls for closer ties with IndiaSubscriber Only
July 15, 2020 02:24 IST
Nasheed, the founder of the ruling Maldivian Democratic Party, who was barred from contesting for the presidency because of his conviction by the previous government, contested the parliamentary elections in 2019 and was elected Speaker.
Wed, Jul 15, 2020
As Maldives reopens for tourists, India is likely to create special air bubbleSubscriber Only
July 13, 2020 04:32 IST
The Maldives government has made a formal request in this regard to New Delhi, and an agreement may be reached in the next two or three days, The Indian Express has learnt.
Thu, Sep 17, 2020
Geelani’s resignation blows lid off Pakistan medical college racket and the shadow war within HurriyatSubscriber Only
July 05, 2020 04:10 IST
The bombshell resignation of hardline Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani last week as “chairperson for life” of the APHC has caused a near implosion in the Hurriyat.
Sun, Jul 05, 2020
Dealing with Covid-19: Lessons from the experience of Sri LankaSubscriber Only
June 30, 2020 00:11 IST
India’s small southern neighbour has kept its Covid numbers extremely low, and the number of deaths from the disease to only 11. How did Sri Lanka do it? The country’s Director General of Health Services, Dr Anil Jasinghe, explained the areas that Sri Lanka focussed on, and the steps that it took
Tue, Jun 30, 2020
Why Balochistan Liberation Army, which targets Chinese interests in Pakistan, may have attacked Karachi stock exchangeSubscriber Only
June 29, 2020 19:18 IST
Pakistan Stock Exchange attack: If indeed this is an attack by the BLA, this is their second time in Karachi, Pakistan’s business capital and its largest city where the country’s biggest port is located.
Wed, Jul 01, 2020
Explained: Why Olof Palme matters – to Sweden, the world and IndiaSubscriber Only
June 14, 2020 21:01 IST
According to one theory, the former Swedish Prime Minister, who was friends with Rajiv Gandhi, had helped Bofors secure the howitzer deal – and that he was killed because he had come to know about the dirty money that had changed hands.
Fri, Jun 19, 2020
Amid India-China standoff, meet the explorers who mapped Galwan’s lonely heightsSubscriber Only
June 14, 2020 03:15 IST
From the 19th century onwards, as the Great Game unfolded between Britain and Russia for influence in Afghanistan, central Asia and neighbouring regions, several British and European travellers began to undertake expeditions into the ‘heart of Asia’.
Sun, Jun 14, 2020
Explained: The strategic road to DBOSubscriber Only
June 11, 2020 04:30 IST
In the reporting on the LAC stand-off, the Darbuk-Shyok-Daulat Beg Oldie (DSDBO) road has often appeared. What is this all-weather road built by India over nearly 20 years, and why does it matter?
Tue, Jun 16, 2020
Who is Cynthia Ritchie, mysterious American citizen who is roiling Pakistan’s politics?Subscriber Only
June 08, 2020 16:53 IST
Even as Pakistan grapples with a surge in novel coronavirus infections, many Pakistanis are finding l'affaire Cynthia Ritchie more rivetting at the moment.
Sat, Jun 13, 2020
Colombo to Dhaka: Beijing dials up its Covid diplomacySubscriber Only
June 06, 2020 04:06 IST
According to the Ministry of External Affairs, Modi has spoken with leaders of more than 40 countries since March 11, when WHO declared a Covid pandemic.
Sat, Jun 06, 2020
UN report: Taliban were in touch with Al Qaeda through talks with USSubscriber Only
June 02, 2020 12:28 IST
A report by the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team details that Al Qaeda and Taliban held meetings through 2019 and in early 2020 “to discuss co-operation related to operational planning, training and the provision by the Taliban of safe havens for Al Qaeda members inside Afghanistan.
Tue, Jun 02, 2020
Explained: Why a top Afghan official visited the grave of ex-President NajibullahSubscriber Only
May 29, 2020 15:51 IST
In 1996, the Taliban shot Najibullah and strung his body up on an electricity pole. To recall him now is to recall the extreme violence of the Taliban. It is also a finger in the eye of Pakistan.
Sat, May 30, 2020
Explained: The new Indian road to Lipu Lekh, Nepal’s protests, and the area’s strategic importanceSubscriber Only
May 17, 2020 10:51 IST
Nepal's objection then was the inclusion of Kalapani in the map, in which it is shown as part of Uttarakhand. The area falls in the trijunction between India, China and Nepal.
Wed, May 20, 2020
In murder of a popular Pashtun leader, focus on Pakistan’s only party that openly challenges the ArmySubscriber Only
May 09, 2020 16:21 IST
At a time when Pakistan believes it has managed to pave the way for the Taliban to return to power in Kabul, the growing popularity of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement is an untimely thorn in the flesh.
Tue, May 12, 2020
Why the work of a writer in France of another era strikes a chord with our present predicamentSubscriber Only
May 05, 2020 04:50 IST
The allegory in Albert Camus's 'The Plague' has to be read literally for the amazing exactness with which it describes the world at this time, while the underlying story about human conduct in war-time France holds up to us a mirror about the moral diseases of our own times.
Tue, May 05, 2020
IS-Khorasan, which attacked Kabul gurdwara, is led by ex-Lashkar manSubscriber Only
March 27, 2020 23:33 IST
The IS-K is a loose conglomerate of several jihadist tanzeem with differing targets and aims. The group's relations with the Taliban, and with Pakistan, are critical elements in its still evolving identity.
Sat, Mar 28, 2020
Test of regional solidarity lies aheadSubscriber Only
March 23, 2020 04:25 IST
If PM Modi’s gesture to SAARC is to go some way towards a solution for the region, India, which will be picking up the pieces itself, must have something to offer to its neighbours six months to a year down the line.
Mon, Mar 23, 2020
Mubashir Hasan (1922-2020): A warrior for democracy in Pakistan, peace with IndiaSubscriber Only
March 16, 2020 01:45 IST
Dr Mubashir, who died in Lahore aged 98 Saturday, was an exemplary warrior for India-Pakistan peace, whose unstinting commitment and efforts toward the cause inspired peace activists on both sides for over 25 years.
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