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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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26/11 planner Sajid Mir is in Pak custody, years after it claimed he diedSubscriber Only
June 25, 2022 03:36 IST
Nikkei Asia reported Friday that Pakistan had arrested Mir to get off the “grey list” of the Financial Action Task Force, the international anti-terror finance watchdog. Indian agencies have held Mir to be more dangerous than Lashkar chief Hafiz Saeed.
Sat, Jun 25, 2022
Explained: Who is Abdul Rehman Makki, how is he linked to Lashkar-e-Toiba and Hafiz Saeed?Subscriber Only
June 22, 2022 14:03 IST
China has placed a hold on a joint proposal by India and the United States to designate Abdul Rehman Makki under the UN Security Council Resolution 1267. Who is he?
Wed, Jun 22, 2022
Agnipath a pilot, tweaks if needed after 4-5 years: Army Vice ChiefSubscriber Only
June 21, 2022 00:25 IST
In an interview to The Indian Express on the day the Army issued a notification for compulsory online registration of all Agnipath job aspirants, Lt Gen Raju said the scheme, as being rolled out now, is a "pilot project".
Tue, Jun 21, 2022
Explained: Two years after Galwan clash, where India-China relations stand todaySubscriber Only
June 17, 2022 04:03 IST
Even though New Delhi has not yet succeeded in getting the Chinese to vacate some parts of eastern Ladakh on India’s side of the Line of Actual Control or ensuring a return to status quo ante, bilateral trade has soared and it is now at its highest.
Sat, Jun 18, 2022
Sri Lanka clears projects linking Jaffna with Tamil Nadu, PuducherrySubscriber Only
June 14, 2022 02:49 IST
The connectivity projects have been part of India's wishlist for long, to build more people to people linkages between the two countries in a way that will also contribute to economic activity in Sri Lanka's Tamil north, the main theatre of the long civil war from which the area's recovery has been slow.
Tue, Jun 14, 2022
The shot of Rajiv Gandhi getting hit — history in a frameSubscriber Only
June 11, 2022 23:32 IST
Nirupama Subramanian writes: Vidanagama, who passed away on June 6, at the age of 76, was a staff photographer at the Sri Lankan government-owned Lake House publications whose stable of newspapers include the Daily News. He and Amal Jayasinghe, then a Daily News reporter,
Sun, Jun 12, 2022
Pro-India Maldives Govt stood its ground until Opp put pressureSubscriber Only
June 10, 2022 01:06 IST
Maldives Permanent Representative Thilmeeza Hussain declared then that it was incorrect to single out India over alleged Islamophobia, as it undermined religious harmony in South Asia.
Fri, Jun 10, 2022
Explained: Delhi’s deep ties in Gulf were delinked from faith, now under strainSubscriber Only
June 07, 2022 03:44 IST
In the Gulf region that Prime Minister Narendra Modi takes personal credit for having turned around for India, Delhi has been in fire-fighting mode the last 48 hours.
Wed, Jun 08, 2022
Explained: Engaging with the TalibanSubscriber Only
June 04, 2022 03:35 IST
New Delhi sent a delegation to Kabul this week, the first time it has engaged officially with the Taliban regime. A look at India’s reluctance over the years, and how Pakistan’s shadow has influenced its stance.
Sat, Jun 04, 2022
Sri Lanka plans to develop Trincomalee port as industrial hub, stirs global interestSubscriber Only
June 02, 2022 02:16 IST
The proposal to develop an industrial harbour in Trincomalee is a long-standing plan to monetise land that belongs to the Sri Lanka Port Authority, by getting foreign and local investment for a special economic zone, an industrial park, or an energy hub.
Thu, Jun 02, 2022
Yasin Malik: Kashmir militancy’s long arc, shadow of PakistanSubscriber Only
May 26, 2022 22:21 IST
Malik picked up the gun more than 30 yrs ago; gave it up in the mid-90s. For a while, the Indian state invested in him, but ended up disappointed. Malik's life and career traces the arc of militancy itself in Kashmir, a problem stoked by Pakistan, which neither force nor statecraft from India has yet succeeded in taming.
Sun, May 29, 2022
Explained: The new Indo-Pacific blocSubscriber Only
May 25, 2022 04:00 IST
12 countries including India have agreed to join the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework launched by the US. Why has Washington felt the need for such a framework, and what is in it for those who are part of it?
Wed, May 25, 2022
Quad: Opportunities, challengesSubscriber Only
May 24, 2022 04:15 IST
Leaders of the four Quad nations are meeting in Tokyo today. A look at what's on their plate, from the war in Europe to dealing with China, and their cooperation on non-security initiatives such as tech and infra.
Tue, May 24, 2022
Explained: The China-Taiwan tussle — its history, current tensions, and why the world is worriedSubscriber Only
May 23, 2022 19:17 IST
Why does communist China keep threatening to take over the little democratic island off its eastern coast? What is the nature of their testy, and often hostile relationship? What implications does it have for the US, India, and overall peace and security in the Indo-Pacific region?
Tue, May 24, 2022
Explained: Navy info hub could play key role in Quad push to check China overfishingSubscriber Only
May 23, 2022 04:04 IST
Chinese trawler fleets are seen as responsible for most of the IUUF in the Indo-Pacific region, and the initiative is likely to be viewed as a Quad pressure point against China.
Tue, May 24, 2022
Explained: What is the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework?Subscriber Only
May 21, 2022 04:15 IST
The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework is a new kind of trade agreement that the US is seeking to push among countries of the region. What's in it, and where does India stand?
Sat, May 21, 2022
Explained: NATO expansion & RussiaSubscriber Only
May 20, 2022 04:31 IST
Finland and Sweden have applied for membership of NATO. What has been their stand on the alliance over the years, what obstacles do they face, and what would their joining mean for geopolitics around Russia?
Fri, May 20, 2022
India looks at reopening mission in Kabul minus senior diplomatsSubscriber Only
May 17, 2022 04:30 IST
The plan for reopening does not include sending diplomats at senior levels — the embassy will likely function only with personnel for liaison purposes that may extend to consular services, the sources said. It would not mean a recognition of the Taliban regime.
Tue, May 17, 2022
Explained: What Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s US visit means for Pakistan’s relations with the WestSubscriber Only
May 17, 2022 04:00 IST
It is expected that the visit will repair ties between the two countries, which have been in limbo for over a year, and which reached a low with former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s accusations that the Biden Administration was behind his ouster.
Tue, May 31, 2022
The hand of the RajapaksasSubscriber Only
May 15, 2022 06:25 IST
They were the most powerful political clan in Sri Lanka until the recent crisis spun out of control leading to Mahinda Rajapaksa stepping down as PM and paving the way for Ranil Wickremesinghe. Mahinda has gone. But has he? Nirupama Subramanian traces the arc of Sri Lanka’s complex political history and finds that it could be hard to keep the Rajapaksas down for too long
Sun, Jul 10, 2022
Explained: For 5th-time Sri Lanka PM Ranil Wickremesinghe, political and economic challenge like no otherSubscriber Only
May 13, 2022 03:46 IST
This is Wickremesinghe’s fifth time in the office. Each of his earlier terms was truncated, and on two of those occasions he was dismissed by the President — by Chandrika Kumaratunga in 2004, and by Maithripala Sirisena in 2018.
Fri, May 13, 2022
Sri Lanka: With brother Mahinda’s resignation, road only gets tougher for GotabayaSubscriber Only
May 09, 2022 22:56 IST
Mahinda Rajapaksa's decision to quit in the wake of the shocking violence unleashed by his supporters on peaceful protestors in Colombo and its outskirts, has not yet resolved the political impasse.
Tue, May 31, 2022
J&K LG Manoj Sinha joins pooja at ruins of ASI-protected templeSubscriber Only
May 09, 2022 03:34 IST
This is the second religious ceremony in three days at the site, which the ASI has tagged as a “site of national importance”. The ASI does not permit prayers at a protected site unless it was a functioning place of worship at the time the the body took charge of it.
Mon, May 09, 2022
With security, pilgrims pray at ASI-protected temple ruins in ValleySubscriber Only
May 08, 2022 03:34 IST
The 8th century temple was said to have been destroyed during the rule of Sikandar Shah Miri between 1389 and 1413.
Sun, May 08, 2022
Why Lanka’s failed dairy experiment is glass half fullSubscriber Only
May 01, 2022 03:22 IST
Nirupama Subramanian writes: Crippled by an acute shortage of dollars, Sri Lanka has restricted all its imports, including essential food items. At the time Kurien ventured into Sri Lanka, the country’s annual milk powder import bill was $60 million.
Sun, May 01, 2022Journalism of Courage
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