Monday, Oct 03, 2022
Journalism of Courage
Nirupama Subramanian
Nirupama Subramanian is National Editor (Strategic Affairs). She writes on India’s foreign policy and national security issues.
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Kabul school bombing: For Afghanistan, an end to its tragedy is not in sight
The repeated bombings and killings since the Taliban takeover last August challenge the regime’s claim of having restored peace and security in the country
Sat, Oct 01, 2022
Why India has lashed out at the US over its F-16 package to Pakistan
Why has the Biden Administration reversed Trump's freeze on military ties with Islamabad with a $450 million package for a lifetime upgrade of Pakistan's F-16 fleet? What is the deal, and why is Delhi unhappy?
Tue, Sep 27, 2022
Adani’s global footprint and India’s infrastructure diplomacy
Nirupama Subramanian writes: From mines to ports and logistics, the Adani conglomerate has been expanding across sectors, regions. This has gone hand in hand with India's diplomatic and strategic outreach
Sat, Sep 24, 2022
Question at heart of Pak political turmoil: Who appoints next army chief?
Imran’s “western conspiracy” cry has mined the anti-American vein running through the conservative new middle class of Pakistan, including in the army, which sees itself as a true middle-class institution.
Mon, Sep 26, 2022
In the US’s F-16 package to Pakistan, India’s concerns
Why has the Biden Administration broken Trump’s freeze on military ties with Islamabad with a $450 million package for a lifetime upgrade of Pakistan’s F-16 fleet? What is the view like from New Delhi? We explain.
Mon, Sep 19, 2022
Bimal Patel: Architect of Modi govt’s grand projects prepares for biggest challenge yet — Parliament House
The inauguration of the redesigned Central Vista avenue by PM Modi was a triumphant moment for Bimal Patel, with even his harshest critics acknowledging his work. Leena Misra in Ahmedabad and Nirupama Subramanian in Delhi on the man steering most of Modi govt’s pet projects, past the divided political landscape, trying for consensus.
Sun, Sep 11, 2022
On Rohingya, Bangladesh asks India to lean on Myanmar
Bangladesh, which hosts over a million Rohingya refugees, however, has made clear on several occasions that India must use its influence with the Myanmar junta to take them back.
Wed, Sep 07, 2022
Explained Books | An eminent cardiac surgeon’s account of his work, and of Kashmir
Upendra Kaul, a Kashmiri Pandit, grew up in Delhi as his parents had moved to the capital in 1947, in the wake of the first India-Pakistan war. Through the Delhi school year, he looked forward to the summer holiday when the family would go back home to Kashmir.
Sat, Sep 03, 2022
IMF bailout and Sri Lanka’s long, difficult road to recovery
Wickremesinghe has announced restructuring steps and a belt-tightening budget. But the desired all-party government remains elusive, and Colombo worries about an India-China tussle in the Indian Ocean.
Fri, Sep 02, 2022
Why Rajiv Gandhi hailed Mikhail Gorbachev as a ‘crusader of peace’
The relationship between Mikhail Gorbachev and Rajiv Gandhi, two leaders whose fortunes rose and fell almost in tandem, inaugurated a five-year waltz between India and the erstwhile Soviet Union.
Fri, Sep 02, 2022
Year later, Afghan media struggles to survive: ‘no law, only restrictions’
According to a report by the International Federation of Journalists which partners with the Afghan National Journalists Union, in the immediate aftermath of the Taliban takeover, of 400 media organisations, over 160 have had to shut down, of which nearly 100 are radio stations.
Sun, Aug 28, 2022
Explained: One year of Taliban 2.0
A year after the Taliban returned to power in Kabul, The Indian Express travelled to Afghanistan to report on what has changed on the ground since the time they were last in power, what’s on their minds and that of the Afghan people, and where India and China stand in the country today — and for the foreseeable future
Fri, Aug 26, 2022
‘Will I be illiterate?’: In Taliban’s Afghanistan, girls fight back — attend secret classes, refuse to disappear
Women and girls were among the first sections of the Afghan population to be directly impacted as the Taliban returned to rule the country on August 15 last year as they issued a series of diktats.
Sun, Sep 04, 2022
Hamid Karzai: ‘After Taliban takeover, I told Indian envoy not to leave… glad they coming back’
Karzai, who studied in India from 1979-1983, said Delhi must, “on priority”, reissue visas to Afghan students who were studying in India, and have not been able to return to their studies, and issue visas to those who wish to study in India.
Sat, Aug 20, 2022
With fund & engineers, Taliban help rebuild gurdwara hit by Islamic State
At the site in Karte Parwan, The Indian Express came across Afghan workers painting walls, cutting marble panels, laying floor tiles and giving finishing touches to the centrepiece in the main congregation hall -- the takht -- where the Guru Granth Sahib will be placed.
Thu, Aug 18, 2022
In Kabul, Taliban celebrates 1 year in power but few civilians, no women
The Taliban regime marked the occasion with sedate victory speeches by senior leaders inside a state-media auditorium in the high-security Green Zone, close to the Indian Embassy. But few civilians, either on the streets or indoors, took part in the celebrations — and no women at all.
Tue, Aug 16, 2022
Taliban: Asked India to complete its development projects in Afghanistan
August 15 has been declared a holiday but celebrations by the Taliban regime will be low-key, restricted to an official media event. The main events may take place on September 1, the day the last foreign troops left Afghanistan last year.
Tue, Aug 16, 2022
In Kabul, Afghan students wait for passage to India: Don’t shut us out
Over 2,500 Afghans, who were students in India until last year, are in the same boat as Sahar. Many had returned home to Afghanistan for the summer break. Some were hoping to obtain visas for the admissions they had secured in colleges across the country.
Sun, Aug 14, 2022
In Babur’s garden too, Taliban draw a line — men & women, even if family, cannot mingle
For Kabul residents, the garden, with its chinar and walnut trees and flower beds, is one of the few open spaces in the city, a green oasis that has provided a sense of peace and solace through the violence, turmoil and uncertainty that has constantly battered their country.
Sat, Aug 13, 2022
On flight to Kabul, homecoming stories a year after the takeover
A year after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the plane to Kabul offered a small glimpse into New Delhi’s tentative efforts to build a relationship with the Taliban, without recognising the regime.
Sat, Aug 13, 2022
Lanka defers arrival of China ship, go-ahead given hours before Gota fled
Clearances for the Yuan Wang-class vessel to berth at Hambantota port were given by the Foreign Ministry on July 12, a day before President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who was driven out of office by a people’s movement, was expected to resign as he had announced.
Sun, Aug 07, 2022
Explained Books: The complex India-Pak relationship, and ground realities to live with
The book has solid chapters on Pakistan's internal dynamics, including on the Army and the civil-military imbalance, the J&K question and the backchannel process, and the nuclear dimension in the India-Pakistan relationship.
Mon, Aug 08, 2022
India set for Agnipath, worry in Nepal over Gorkha recruits
The first recruitments in Nepal under Agnipath scheme are scheduled to begin late August, and some websites are already showing dates for recruitment rallies.
Fri, Aug 26, 2022
Rival’s Brother held: Facing fight within, Maldives President arrives tomorrow
Earlier this year, Solih's candidate for the party chairmanship, Fayyaz Ismail, won over Nasheed's candidate Imthiyaz Fahmy with 58 per cent of the votes, showing that a majority in the MDP are on Solih's side.
Sun, Jul 31, 2022
Explained: The executions in Myanmar
The execution of four political prisoners, in defiance of international appeals, takes Myanmar back decades. What does the move mean for the rest of the world, including India, and their engagement with the junta?
Tue, Jul 26, 2022