Even as the hostage crisis continues to unfold in Orissa, the Maoists have abducted the district collector of Sukma in Chhattisgarh, once again demonstrating the vulnerability of the Indian state to s

In the past five years or so, the Lashkar-e-Tayyaba (LeT) has grown and evolved in ways which make for cogent security reasons for India to remain concerned with and involved in the emerging dynamics

The upheaval in North and Sub-Saharan Africa and West Asia over the past few months and belligerent postures adopted by China and Japan in the East China Sea in 2010 make for compelling reasons for India to craft an overseas and maritime security strategy to better protect its national interests. Maritime security has acquired new salience, particularly for countries like China and India which are heavily dependent on import of oil.

These are days of freezing temperatures in the Valley. The Kangris are out. The warmth generated by them over hot cups of tea give people leisure time to reflect over the year gone by.