Purnima Nath
WHY? Let me elaborate.
The number of zeroes will shock you, an early warning. However, I will deliberately bombard you with some zeroes. Bear with me for just the top paragraph. I assure you, not many zeroes appear later on (smile!). 10,000,000 Hindu Bengalis displaced, 200,000-400,000 Bengali women/girls raped...
Partha P. Dasgupta
“There’s always hope.” These eternal words have rung true through the ages, forming the bedrock of the very strands that keep a society going. With that credence firmly rooted in place, I am articulating my reflections on Bengal, the richest empire of trade and business opportunities, as once described by Europeans.
Bengal, as we all know, has been one of...
S Jaishankar
We enter 2021, hoping to put the COVID-19 pandemic behind us. While each society has dealt with it uniquely, global diplomacy will nevertheless focus on common concerns and shared lessons. Much of that revolves around the nature of globalization.
Our generation has been conditioned to think of that largely...
Frank Islam
Under the current secretary of state, Antony Blinken, the US is more likely to play the role of a firefighter, rather than that of an arsonist. That does not, however, mean Washington will be blind to potential Chinese aggression.
India, United States (US), Japan and Australia came together for...
Amjad Ayub Mirza
Pakistan’s Prime minister Imran Khans attempt to bluff his way into appeasing the Sri Lanka government and her people during his two-day visit on February 23 has back-fired. His attempt to sell himself as an ambassador of Belt and Road Initiative and its secondary project known as...
Pradeep S. Mehta and Jithin Sabu
The India-China relationship is one of the most complex ones in the world. It is also quite dynamic and continues to change colors like a chameleon. The border area in Ladakh where the 1962 conflict took place is once again embroiled and the Chinese...
Major General S.B. Asthana
China and India have announced the disengagement of troops along Line of Actual Control (LAC), at the southern and northern bank of the Pangong Tso Lake having commenced since February 10. It seems to be a positive step to mark the beginning of a possible end...
Arul Louis
In his agenda-setting first foreign policy speech, US President Joe Biden has made China the principal adversary of the United States but failed to make any mention of the Indo-Pacific region or of India's role in it. Biden is yet to talk to Prime Minister Narendra Modi after...
Major General S.B. Asthana
With India being part of United Nations Security Council (UNSC) as non-permanent member from January 1, 2021, and UN 75 years of celebration (2020) hangover rolling over to next year, the debate on UNSC reforms continues, with no worthwhile progress, despite high pitch for reforms made...
Cmde C Uday Bhaskar (retd)
The world’s oldest democracy, the USA, was stunned on Wednesday, January 6 when pro-Donald Trump supporters stormed Capitol Hill in anger to reject the electoral verdict that chose Joe Biden as the next American president.
It was an ugly night that resulted in four deaths and...