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About the AuthorAbhijit Bhattacharyya
The writer is a member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, London. The views expressed here are personal.
    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

    Pakistan flagOpinion
    Baloch almost got free' in 1947!

    In 1947, Balochistan consisted of four princely states of Las Bela, Kharan, Makran and Kalat.

    6 Feb 2017 5:49 AM IST

    The territories of independent India and Pakistan had to have the sanctity of law, and follow due process of law. (Photo: Representational Image)Opinion
    Territory issues: Why not play Tibet card?

    There is no way China can refer to a legally-acceded J&K to India as a disputed' territory.

    25 Jan 2017 2:06 AM IST

    Chinese President Xi Jinping. (Photo: AP/File)Opinion
    China's 3Ts: Trade, terror, territory...

    Why has China imposed restrictions on its border with Pakistan at Xinjiang?

    17 Jan 2017 6:14 AM IST

    The image can be accessed by clicking on the historical imagery icon on Google Earth and scrolling back to May, 2016, said the report. (Photo: Twitter)Opinion
    Tackle Beijing juggernaut in the sea

    China also appears to have taken the lessons of naval history seriously.

    10 Jan 2017 2:52 AM IST

    An Indian army soldier runs amid smoke from canisters during a session to showcase skills at the Army Service Corps training centre in Bangalore, India. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Supersession in forces not new: Why the fuss?

    It's a historical fact that succession battles in the armed forces had begun a long time ago.

    21 Dec 2016 12:46 AM IST

    It wont work hes still going to be PresidentOpinion
    INS Betwa's tumble: Where does the fault lie?

    INS Betwa is a product of GRSE Kolkata and not that of Mazagon Dock.

    13 Dec 2016 1:44 AM IST

    Chinese Navy submarine (Photo: AFP)Opinion
    Chinese subs for Dhaka: A new worry

    The very characteristics of the submarine which is being deployed by Bangladesh would reveal the possible future...

    3 Dec 2016 3:25 AM IST

    People stand in queues in a bank to deposit Rs 1000 and Rs 500 currency notes in Amritsar. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    FICN: A real threat, and collateral damage

    The terrorists have great faith in the destruction of India through fake Indian notes.

    18 Nov 2016 1:26 AM IST

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