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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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Spotlight again on Doklam: India-Bhutan relationship and why China remains the dragon in the roomSubscriber Only
April 08,2023 04:31:51 AM
Bhutan’s PM has said Thimphu is close to resolving the border dispute with Beijing, and there are no Chinese incursions in its territory. India-Bhutan relations are very special, but China remains the dragon in the room
Sat, Apr 08, 2023
In India’s G20 presidency year, recalling its diplomatic role in the Korean War seven decades agoSubscriber Only
March 31,2023 07:00:18 AM
In the early 1950s, Jawaharlal Nehru made a huge diplomatic push to end the war between the two Koreas. India’s efforts then met with limited success — and in its G20 year, any role that Delhi might want to play in the Russia-Ukraine war is likely to be informed by its experience from 70 years ago.
Sun, Apr 02, 2023
Aung San Suu Kyi’s party dissolved: What this means for her, MyanmarSubscriber Only
March 30,2023 07:00:07 AM
The junta’s election talk began in January this year, ahead of the second anniversary of the February 1, 2021 military coup, erasing the NLD’s 2020 election victory that crushed the United Solidarity and Development Party (USDP), a military proxy.
Fri, Mar 31, 2023
Nirupama Subramanian writes: The con man in Naya KashmirSubscriber Only
March 29,2023 11:55:34 AM
Authority that is unaccountable and a climate of impunity form the backdrop against which he jets into Srinagar and takes the entire administration for a ride
Thu, Mar 30, 2023
Want to upgrade free-trade agreement with ‘next growth centre’ India: Ranil WickremesingheSubscriber Only
March 28,2023 02:58:36 AM
Wickremesinghe said he plans to leverage Sri Lanka's “strategic location” as he implements economic reforms.
Tue, Mar 28, 2023
Tuticorin is a gripping account of IPS officer Anoop Jaiswal’s journey of discovery through one of the most crime-prone districts of Tamil NaduSubscriber Only
March 18,2023 13:00:04 PM
The book gives the reader a glimpse into the complexities of policing in rural India
Sat, Mar 18, 2023
Iran-Saudi deal: What the gambit can mean for China, West Asia, and IndiaSubscriber Only
March 17,2023 07:00:44 AM
The March 9 announcement of the deal came when the National People's Congress, the Chinese parliament, was in session.
Sat, Mar 18, 2023
Guess who’s joining a crash course on India? The Taliban from KabulSubscriber Only
March 14,2023 04:12:18 AM
The course, titled ‘Immersing with Indian Thoughts, an India Immersion Program’, is designed by the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation, a division of the MEA that executes capacity-building projects in partner countries.
Tue, Mar 14, 2023
Turmoil in Israel: Pushback in the streets as Netanyahu targets judiciarySubscriber Only
March 04,2023 14:11:34 PM
Netanyahu, who Prime Minister Narendra Modi describes as his “good friend”, returned as Prime Minister on December 29 last year at the head of what is seen as the most right wing government in Israel's history.
Tue, Mar 21, 2023
One year of war in Ukraine: As conflict drags on, a changed Europe, India under pressureSubscriber Only
February 24,2023 05:52:03 AM
Ukraine managed to push back the invading army from Kyiv. It also reversed some other territorial losses, including at Kherson in November, the only regional capital Russia had seized. For India, the Ukraine war has been an opportunity to practice strategic autonomy.
Fri, Feb 24, 2023
Hard signals from Biden, Putin: Why end to Ukraine war is nowhere in sightSubscriber Only
February 22,2023 07:15:44 AM
US President Joe Biden visited Ukraine, and later announced the US 'would not tire' against 'tyrants'. President Vladimir Putin declared Russia would not lose, and suspended participation in the New START treaty. An end to the war is nowhere in sight.
Thu, Feb 23, 2023
One year of war in Ukraine: How West, Russia are placed; India’s concernsSubscriber Only
February 17,2023 06:31:30 AM
What does a long-drawn-out war mean for Russia and the West? Why have there not been more peace efforts? And what was the recent meeting between NSA Doval and Putin about?
Fri, Feb 17, 2023
Canada’s Indo-Pacific strategy: Wary eye on China, bid to reset India tiesSubscriber Only
February 11,2023 05:30:39 AM
Ottawa's Indo-Pacific strategy announced late last year uses blunt language against China and sees closer engagement with India as critical to its success. The two countries are looking to resuscitate ties that have been in the sick bay for several years now.
Sat, Feb 11, 2023
Nirupama Subramanian writes: Pervez Musharraf, the architect of Kargil War, who went from dictator to fugitiveSubscriber Only
February 05,2023 21:09:39 PM
Pervez Musharraf was just another military ruler of Pakistan in the long tradition of that country, full of bombast and confidence but falling finally to his own overreach.
Mon, Feb 06, 2023
Sri Lankan writer Shehan Karunatilaka’s The Birth Lottery and Other Surprises takes on Sri Lanka’s ethnic, religious and class divides head onSubscriber Only
February 04,2023 10:00:56 AM
The collection of short stories by the 2022 Booker Prize winner pushes the boundaries of what a reader might expect from the genre
Fri, Feb 03, 2023
Two years after Myanmar coup, how the country is a mess — and India’s headache has worsenedSubscriber Only
February 04,2023 06:15:41 AM
In India, which shares a 1,600-km border with Myanmar along four Northeastern states, as well as a maritime boundary in the Bay of Bengal, the failure of the Myanmar state presents a foreign policy dilemma that it is struggling to resolve.
Sat, Feb 04, 2023
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s visit to Sri Lanka: Key takeawaysSubscriber Only
January 25,2023 06:00:00 AM
Jaishankar's Sri Lanka visit had 3 focus areas: reaffirmation of India's support for the country's economic recovery, an invitation to its President, and conveying New Delhi's expectations from Colombo.
Thu, Jan 26, 2023
Lal Chowk, the square at the centre of KashmirSubscriber Only
January 22,2023 08:30:13 AM
A Tricolour is now attached, almost permanently, to the top of the clock tower. At night, the tower is illuminated in the colours of the flag.
Tue, Jan 24, 2023
India-Maldives ties, and why New Delhi is concerned about Male’s upcoming presidential electionsSubscriber Only
January 20,2023 07:15:46 AM
For India, Solih is a sober, steady pair of hands at the helm in Maldives, crucial to its interests in the Indian Ocean. The two nations’ ties have improved under him, as was evident during Jaishankar’s visit.
Sun, Jan 22, 2023
Has Shehbaz Sharif really sued for peace with India? Here’s what to make of Pakistan PM’s statementSubscriber Only
January 17,2023 20:02:41 PM
As Shehbaz Sharif has drawn in a third country to which Pakistan is beholden for periodic economic bailouts and whose relationship with India can be described as excellent, his comments would appear to hold more significance than routine statements about wanting peace with India.
Wed, Jan 18, 2023
India, Qatar and the continuing saga of eight detained ex-Indian Navy officersSubscriber Only
January 14,2023 12:06:38 PM
The long custody of the veterans for reasons not yet in the public domain is a test for Indian diplomacy, and its engagement with the Indian diaspora.
Mon, Jan 16, 2023
After the disappointing Arab Spring, A long winterSubscriber Only
January 07,2023 04:28:23 AM
The book’s title reflects the false promise of a spring, except perhaps in the case of Tunisia, which transitioned into a democratic republic with a presidential form of government.
Fri, Jan 06, 2023
Reading the junta’s poll promiseSubscriber Only
January 06,2023 07:00:25 AM
Myanmar military regime’s election announcement has added to the uncertainty in the country. How India deals with the neighbour as G20 chair will be watched across the world
Fri, Jan 06, 2023
Return of Taliban terror in Pakistan: how the country became a victim of its own contradictory policiesSubscriber Only
January 04,2023 12:50:57 PM
Fifteen years ago, the Pakistani security establishment sought to make a distinction between “good” and “bad” Taliban. The good Taliban were the Afghan Taliban and other groups that served Pakistan’s interests in the region, including the Jaish-e-Muhammad and Lashkar-e-Taiba.
Fri, Jan 06, 2023
Taliban ban on women education: Despite condemnation from across world, why its leverage is clearly limitedSubscriber Only
December 24,2022 04:35:51 AM
Even though primary and elementary schools remained open, the ban on secondary education had a chilling effect on them — and the ban was effectively total
Sun, Dec 25, 2022
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