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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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India-Pakistan smog doesn’t recognise boundariesSubscriber Only
November 14, 2017 17:32 IST
Amarinder Singh's silence to the tweet sent to him by the Pakistan Punjab government is not surprising. Our leaderships make pious statements about co-operating to resolve the “real issues” but in reality, we are more comfortable wearing the armour of old hostilities.
Tue, Nov 14, 2017
Kashmir talks: Dineshwar Sharma’s appointment may take some pressure off CM Mehbooba Mufti, open up political spaceSubscriber Only
October 24, 2017 04:53 IST
The announcement was welcomed by Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Twitter as a “positive step”, as well as by former chief minister Omar Abdullah of the National Conference, who said it was “a defeat of those who could only see use of force as a solution”.
Tue, Oct 24, 2017
Braid-chopper and grease devil: Social trauma in times of fear and alienationSubscriber Only
October 23, 2017 00:58 IST
Current fear, vigilantism in Kashmir has remarkable similarity with events in North Sri Lanka after the war.
Mon, Oct 23, 2017
Vinod Khanna forgotten, sex and sleaze rules in Gurdaspur bypollSubscriber Only
October 11, 2017 07:45 IST
This election could have discussed the six months of the Congress government in Punjab as well as the decelerating economy around demonetization and the GST, but Gurdaspur never really got a chance
Wed, Oct 11, 2017
2017 Nobel Prizes and the Indian connection: Fly labs, a hand in LIGO; Laureates backed CryoEMSubscriber Only
October 11, 2017 00:47 IST
VijayRaghavan, who is on deputation from the NCBS, told The Indian Express, “There are several world class researchers who use the fly in labs all over the country and India is recognised as a major centre for this.”
Wed, Oct 11, 2017
Revolution is a Poem: Why a Punjabi poet killed by Khalistanis is ruffling feathers in contemporary India?
October 08, 2017 00:41 IST
Avtar Singh Sandhu, the poet better known as Pash was assassinated in 1988 because he spoke up against Khalistani militants. Sab Ton Khattarnak one of his most powerful poems is an integral part of “resistance” politics.
Sun, Oct 08, 2017
On India-Pakistan ‘line of fire’, local military factors often provide sparkSubscriber Only
September 25, 2017 01:03 IST
According to the study, “local military factors” at the LoC/IB are the most frequent cause of ceasefire violations.
Mon, Sep 25, 2017
On Rohingya refugees’ return, Home Ministry says one thing but MEA said anotherSubscriber Only
September 20, 2017 05:38 IST
India took a strong position in favour of non-refoulement as recently as July this year, at an international meet in Geneva convened by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
Wed, Sep 20, 2017
Chittagong’s former Chakma raja who left Bangladesh to live in PakistanSubscriber Only
September 20, 2017 04:52 IST
Roy had abdicated his title as Raja of the Chakma circle in the Chittagong Hill Tracts after the 1971 Bangladesh war, and left the new country for Pakistan, which he made his home for the rest of his years.
Wed, Sep 20, 2017
Why no country wants Rohingya, why it’s so difficult to deport themSubscriber Only
September 12, 2017 00:04 IST
India had condemned “terrorist attacks in... Rakhine, wherein several members of the Myanmar security forces lost their lives”; Myanmar, in turn, condemned the Amarnath yatra attack, and “various acts of terror perpetrated by terrorists from across the borders”.
Tue, Sep 12, 2017
Round and Round the Prickly Pear
September 02, 2017 00:37 IST
With insight and humour, this book looks at the endless loop of strife and peace between neighbours
Sat, Sep 02, 2017
Who killed Benazir Bhutto?Subscriber Only
September 01, 2017 13:31 IST
The judgement has raised more questions than it answered. But such an ending was foretold, considering the shabby investigation from the start and the politics and conspiracy theories that hobbled it.
Fri, Sep 01, 2017
Amid Rohingya problem, all eyes on PM Modi’s Myanmar stopoverSubscriber Only
September 01, 2017 02:51 IST
There are 16,500 Rohingya spread across several cities in India. Rohingya are all Muslims, and their presence has started melding into the country’s communal fault-line. Unsurprisingly, the BJP in Jammu was the first to raise demands that they be sent back.
Fri, Sep 01, 2017
Citizens’ team finds Kashmir waiting for talks, PM Modi’s I-Day wordsSubscriber Only
August 30, 2017 04:22 IST
Some gains by police, but officials admit more needed on ground, including good administration.
Wed, Aug 30, 2017
When it was clear Panchkula would burn, and Nero fiddledSubscriber Only
August 28, 2017 10:08 IST
What was obvious to 24-year-old reporters, and every other resident of Panchkula, was clearly not so for the officials. Or they had deliberately shut their eyes. Otherwise what can explain this excuse when the Punjab & Haryana High Court asked them the same question. “Clerical error”, was the response to their lordships. It simple took the breath away
Mon, Aug 28, 2017
A dropbox clearing 1 lakh visas annuallySubscriber Only
August 27, 2017 01:44 IST
In 2008-09, Pakistan was reeling under a wave of suicide bombings, and security was tightened in Islamabad’s Ramna 5, better known as Diplomatic Enclave, a gated cluster of foreign missions located opposite the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Sun, Aug 27, 2017
Gen V P Malik calls for full review of ties with China, ‘diplomatically, economically, militarily’Subscriber Only
August 18, 2017 01:19 IST
“We have reached the stage where there is a requirement to seriously review our policies toward China, not just diplomatically, economically, militarily also,” Malik, who was the Army chief from 1997 to 2000, told The Indian Express in an interview.
Fri, Aug 18, 2017
140-character exceptionsSubscriber Only
August 11, 2017 00:15 IST
Sushma Swaraj receives kudos for her medical visa diplomacy via Twitter. But personalised, ad hoc policy victimises the most vulnerable
Fri, Aug 11, 2017
Nawaz Sharif vacuum: What it means in Pakistan and for talks with IndiaSubscriber Only
July 29, 2017 04:34 IST
With Sharif, has gone India’s best shot at normalizing relations with Pakistan.
Sat, Jul 29, 2017
Geopolitics, home stress in Colombo’s new Hambantota dealSubscriber Only
July 28, 2017 00:43 IST
On Tuesday, the government of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe finalised an agreement to sell an 80% stake of the Hambantota Port's operations for $1.1 billion to China Merchant Ports Holding Company Ltd, which also has the contract for the Colombo Port.
Fri, Jul 28, 2017
Unswachh puddles on holy Amarnath YatraSubscriber Only
July 19, 2017 18:46 IST
On the highway ahead of Sonmarg, the men all ran to the wall beyond the shoulder. In my envy, I called out to them from my car: “Modi ji dekh rahen hain”. They turned around grinning. “Selfie leh lo,” I shouted back in anger.
Wed, Jul 19, 2017
INTERVIEW: Gopalkrishna Gandhi ‘President, V-P position doesn’t belong to party politics… no whip applies’Subscriber Only
July 15, 2017 04:25 IST
The Opposition’s Vice-Presidential candidate Gopalkrishna Gandhi speaks to The Indian Express about the significance of his nomination and how he plans to canvass for the election.
Sat, Jul 15, 2017
Amarnath Yatra attack: 16-hour drive to base camp, one voice – they can’t keep us awaySubscriber Only
July 13, 2017 05:09 IST
The first in the convoy is a police vehicle, followed by a hired Tata 407 in which a group of CRPF men is sitting close together at the back, weapons over knees, fingers over triggers. One CRPF man is standing behind an LMG positioned over the front.
Thu, Jul 13, 2017
At base camp, pilgrims say: ‘nothing to fear at all’Subscriber Only
July 13, 2017 00:50 IST
The predominant sentiment is the self-assurance of the believer and unshakeable faith in the government’s security umbrella. The pilgrimage passes through parts of south Kashmir where there is a high presence of militants.
Thu, Jul 13, 2017
Amarnath Yatra terror attack: At base camp, pilgrims say, nothing to fear at allSubscriber Only
July 12, 2017 03:02 IST
Hours later, at the Amarnath Yatri reception centre, there is little sign of fear, anxiety or uncertainty among pilgrims gathering for the next day’s journey to the cave shrine, where the faithful gather every year to worship a Shivling-shaped ice formation.
Wed, Jul 12, 2017Journalism of Courage
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