India must develop a Blue-Water Navy…

India has always been vulnerable from the sea. With three sides facing the water, India has a very large coast-line. The navy is not only meant to guard the mainland but also to project a forward policy. Defense of the country is not the only reason for affording this very expensive force. India is completely [...]

General Musharraf, are you completely insane?

Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf is hell-bent on undermining the civilian government. Since he lost the political power in Pakistan, Musharraf appears to be manipulating the ISI (Inter-Services Intelligence) or the military, or both. The civilian government of Pakistan is not in a position to confirm or deny any allegations of it’s involvement in Afghanistan [...]

The legacy and stature of Somnath Chatterjee…

The current Speaker of the 14th Lok Sabha, Somnath Chatterjee, has made history for his country and in a strange way, for his party. Chatterjee, a veteran of the Communist party of India-Marxist since 1968, placed his duty towards his country before his party’s ‘Fatwa’. He refused to resign his position as Speaker of the [...]

Lal Krishna Advani missed a great opportunity…

Every body knows that Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) in general, and Lal Krishna Advani in particular, does not oppose the Indo-US nuclear deal in principle. If an identical deal was offered to NDA (National Democratic Alliance) when it was in power, BJP and it’s allies would have accepted the deal anytime. Then why this opposition? [...]

No more ‘Rice’ please…

We have had Condoleezza Rice for the past eight years and now the prospect of having Susan E Rice for the next eight is not very appetizing. Both have excellent academic credentials and both are politically deaf. When George W Bush took over as the 43rd President of the United States, National Security was not [...]

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