India’s first lesson from Independence was that of the heavy price to be paid for it. Because with that independence came a war waged by the new country very bloodily partitioned from it.

There seems no point in shooting off the “we told you so” line following WikiLeaks or that I am one of those who have been writing for eight years about the Pakistan Army or the Inter-Services Intelli

By making an utter mockery of talks in Islamabad, while keeping the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Boundary (IB) hot with ceasefire violations and terrorist attacks in Jammu and Kashmir (

“The proposed amendments to the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) will greatly reduce the effectiveness in counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism operations.

Should the London School of Economics (LSE) be lauded for announcing, in June this year, the findings of its “study” that Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) majorly supports the Taliban, aft

Reading news reports of President Pratibha Devisingh Patil’s six-day visit to China to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Sino-Indian diplomatic relations from May 26, what came to mind was one of th

If politics is supposed to be the lifeblood of democracy, it should be kept free of infection. The political process in governance should be for the well-being of the country, essentially to provide for its people’s basic needs and security and further progress and prosperity. If politics becomes an impediment to governance itself and, leave alone basic needs, when it adversely affects the vital tasks of maintaining internal and external security, then need one say any more?

Faisal Shahzad, a 30-year-old US citizen of Pakistani origin, who enjoyed all the benefits of modern education and a Westernised lifestyle, converted to Pakistan-sponsored terrorism and attempted a bo

“Manipur has been blockaded for 40 days now.