Nirupama Subramanian is National Editor (Strategic Affairs). She writes on India’s foreign policy and national security issues.

June 03, 2018 03:33 IST
Nasim Zehra had reported this “deal” at the time, and it was not denied by the Indian side. Her book From Kargil to The Coup: Events That Shook Pakistan, released in Pakistan last week, contains more details.
Sun, Jun 03, 2018
May 29, 2018 00:42 IST
Earlier this month, Durrani and former Army chief Gen Mirza Aslam Beg were summoned by Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for questioning in what has come to be known as Mehrangate.
Tue, May 29, 2018
May 23, 2018 00:19 IST
Location of the dam close to LoC underlines India’s confidence in handling the challenge. Recent infiltration is the cause for review of structure’s security.
Wed, May 23, 2018
May 17, 2018 23:59 IST
How another portrait caused a scare in a Chennai home
Sun, May 20, 2018
May 09, 2018 04:38 IST
On Monday, Thirumani, who was travelling with his parents to a resort in Gulmarg, was hit on the left of his head by a stone during a protest at Narbal on the outskirts of Srinagar. He was admitted to a hospital where he succumbed to injuries.
Wed, May 09, 2018
May 09, 2018 02:14 IST
Seeming protest of the powerless against the might of the state now appears as an end in itself, or worse, a weapon with which to intimidate or hurt the helpless, vulnerable.
Wed, May 09, 2018
April 29, 2018 02:05 IST
Long objected to by Pakistan, the Rs 5,750-crore Kishanganga Hydro Electric Project is finally set to be inaugurated by PM Modi next month.
Mon, Apr 30, 2018
April 21, 2018 01:45 IST
Insightful accounts of the Rohingya crisis unfolding in Myanmar and its deep resonance across South Asia.
Sat, Apr 21, 2018
April 11, 2018 00:07 IST
India has much to learn from the way Sri Lankan Parliament conducted the no-confidence motion against the government.
Wed, Apr 11, 2018
April 02, 2018 00:50 IST
Pakistan Army chief has spoken of peace with India and ‘de-weaponisation’ in his country. Is it an old trope or a nod to a new geopolitics?
Mon, Apr 02, 2018
March 07, 2018 01:39 IST
What explains the rioting that has led to the declaration of an emergency in the island nation? Once the LTTE had been defeated, it was almost as though Sinhala-Buddhist extremism needed a new enemy.
Wed, Mar 07, 2018
February 24, 2018 03:30 IST
In Kathua, the arrests of a minor and two special police officers, Deepak Khajuria and Surinder Verma, for the crime have sharpened the communal divide
Sat, Feb 24, 2018
February 23, 2018 04:59 IST
The girl’s body was found on January 17, seven days after she went missing. She had been allegedly raped and strangled, said police.
Fri, Feb 23, 2018
February 20, 2018 04:26 IST
A shock sweep by a party backed by former President Mahinda Rajapakse has raised the spectre of the Sri Lankan government collapsing. Here is why India is watching the situation with concern.
Tue, Feb 20, 2018
February 13, 2018 00:26 IST
It is easy to see inside several military camps, and the holes in the perimeter walls of many are plugged with iron-sheet jugaad.
Tue, Feb 13, 2018
February 12, 2018 04:25 IST
Asma fought Zia’s military dictatorship, her lawyer’s office in Lahore becoming a shelter of sorts for those persecuted by the regime. She was also at the forefront of the battle, against the anti-women Hudood laws that Zia introduced.
Mon, Feb 12, 2018
February 10, 2018 04:30 IST
Emergency in Maldives: India indicating that it was closely watching the situation in the Indian Ocean and hoped that all regional powers play a constructive role.
Sat, Feb 10, 2018
February 07, 2018 05:34 IST
Maldives crisis: Reacting to the deepening crisis, India said it was “disturbed” by the “state of emergency” imposed by President Abdulla Yameen. However, official sources told The Indian Express that while the government is mapping out its next steps, sending Indian troops to the island nation is not an option.
Wed, Feb 07, 2018
January 27, 2018 00:32 IST
Michael Wolff's fly-on-the-wall account depicts the White House in the hands of a bunch of B-grade stock characters. The implications for diplomacy can’t be all that funny, though
Sat, Jan 27, 2018
December 28, 2017 00:00 IST
For both Pakistan and India, Kulbhushan Jadhav has become a pawn in a high-stakes game
Thu, Dec 28, 2017
December 14, 2017 13:10 IST
For every India-hating Pakistani, the BJP victory in 2014, the elevation of Gujarat chief minister as Prime Minister, and the aggressive brand of Hindutva that has been unleashed across the country is a self-fulfilling prophecy come true.
Sat, Dec 16, 2017
December 12, 2017 06:03 IST
Modi’s remarks on Rafiq came days after reports on social media of a purported Facebook post by Rafiq that “our leader and mentor Ahmed Patel must be made Gujarat Chief Minister”.
Tue, Dec 12, 2017
December 07, 2017 05:35 IST
The Hurriyat leader said in supporting dialogue, “I probably represent the beat of each one of us in the south Asian region. I don’t want to die tomorrow in an atomic holocaust, I don’t want to burn alive with my kith and kin and the entire region. Who wants it?"
Thu, Dec 07, 2017
November 28, 2017 01:00 IST
Pakistan’s government lost the latest round against radical protestors. But the country’s army has won
Tue, Nov 28, 2017
November 21, 2017 15:47 IST
Trust Haryana to show with stunning clarity that Miss World and Mother India do not inhabit the same universe.
Tue, Nov 21, 2017



