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Abhijit Bhattacharyya
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The writer is a member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, London. The views expressed here are personal.
    Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Dragon's mischief: Don't fall for it

    China's direct involvement in J&K as a third party has now badly damaged the scenario.

    9 May 2017 12:24 AM IST

    People and children at a candle light vigil in memory of the CRPF personnel, who were killed in the Sukma Naxal attack in Chattisgarh, in Patna. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Naxalbari to Sukma: Will we ever learn?

    In the process, the neo-Communists redefined themselves with a role originating at Naxalbari.

    1 May 2017 1:13 AM IST

    File photo of former Indian naval officer Kulbhushan Jadhav who has been sentenced to death by a Pakistani military court on charges of espionage. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    With Zia's boys' in charge, Jadhav's fate appears bleak

    There is almost no common ground in India-Pakistan relations today.

    24 April 2017 1:21 AM IST

    Raheel Sharif. (Photo: AP/File)Opinion
    Raheel's IMAFT: A self-defeating idea?

    The question here is: where exactly has Raheel Sharif joined and what would be his role?

    18 April 2017 12:14 AM IST

    China flagOpinion
    Chinese advice: No use to India

    Foreigners and outsiders, even today, try to manipulate and influence large sections/groups of people.

    13 April 2017 3:29 AM IST

    Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Photo: AP/File)Opinion
    Out at sea: China's new power play

    Every nation is a land power, but few nations can be, or are, land-sea powers.

    6 April 2017 6:16 AM IST

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    Silk Road: China's new battleground

    Beijing's threat to Taiwan is a routine breakfast-lunch-tea-dinner syndrome.

    28 March 2017 4:37 AM IST

    Indian navy personnel display their skills during Naval Day celebrations at the Arabian Sea. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Can Indian Navy afford a mutiny?

    The Japanese Navy too has traditionally been active on the Pacific Ocean owing to its proximity and vastness.

    20 March 2017 2:18 AM IST

    There is no doubt that the Sino-Indian border has become more problematic than what it was 100 years ago. And the bad news is that both sides have to answer first to their domestic audience before addressing the bilateral issue.Opinion
    Why is China trying to shift goalposts?

    There is no doubt that the Sino-Indian border has become more problematic than what it was 100 years ago.

    15 March 2017 3:45 AM IST

    China flagOpinion
    How asymmetry' is practised, Chinese style

    When India talks of NSG and terrorists, Beijing would like to deflect them under the guise of technical' issues and...

    8 March 2017 2:09 AM IST

    Indian navy personnel display their skills during Naval Day celebrations at the Arabian Sea. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Navy needs indigenous carriers, subs

    India's naval buildup is overshadowed by chronic time and cost overruns.

    20 Feb 2017 2:34 AM IST

    Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama gestures as he speaks on \Reviving Indian Wisdom in Contemporary India at a public event in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Tackling hypertension, Chinese style

    Chinese consider the Dalai to be ill-informed and uneducated, thus is not qualified to speak at the commencement...

    13 Feb 2017 2:36 AM IST

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