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The writer is former lieutenant-governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Puducherry

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan visits the Prophets Mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia (Photo: AP)

Decoding the Riyadh-Islamabad quid pro quo

Saudi Arabia in particular has had a special relationship with Pakistan, with Islamabad getting described as Saudi...

5 Nov 2018 12:10 AM IST

In the Indian narrative of the 26 ministers of defence till date, only Jaswant Singh could claim any functional and emotional affinity with the military. (Representational image)

India's run with raksha mantri post

Sadly since Independence, India's tryst with this sensitive post has been increasingly time serving, patronising or...

24 Oct 2018 2:33 AM IST

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan. (Photo: AP)

Imran's mistakes perpetuate old narrative

The second sign of sovereign intransigence and policy-perpetuity were in the usual handling of the India-Pakistan...

23 Sept 2018 2:43 AM IST

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan (Photo: AP)

Will Army give Imran leeway to 'reset' Pak?

Early optics suggests a more collaborative and inclusive politico-military approach.

13 Sept 2018 1:41 AM IST

The Army is not a business. These lands are for a specific purpose and have no commercial value. The terms very clearly state that if the military does not require these lands, they must revert to the state government. (Representational image)

Afspa SC plea: Symptomatic of a deeper problem

The military like any other institution is not perfect and is susceptible to odd operational mistakes.

3 Sept 2018 12:10 AM IST

Intelligence agencies have cautioned the government about the Naxals new strategy in a recent classified report, details of which have been accessed by this newspaper. (Photo: PTI/File)

Pitfalls of broken promises: It's a long history

A wholly socio-economic-cultural genesis of unrest in Punjab in the 1970s was mismanaged politically and driven towards...

16 Aug 2018 6:32 AM IST

Pakistani politician Imran Khan, chief of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, speaks to media after casting his vote at a polling station for parliamentary elections in Islamabad. (Photo: AP)

Guard against Imran's political reverse swings

The road to spirituality and prime ministership was coincidentally also marked by his third marriage to the...

31 July 2018 12:10 AM IST

A group of protesters demanding justice for the eight-year-old Kathua rape-murder victim PTI

Neglected Jammu

Jammu's independent status ended with the signing of the Instrument of Accession in favour of India on October 26-27,...

14 May 2018 5:31 AM IST

A Kashmiri Bakarwal family drinks tea as they stop for a short break at Hirpora, some 65 km south of Srinagar. (Photo: AP)

Kathua put the spotlight on Bakarwals, the Army's eyes and ears along...

Since Independence, the Bakarwals have stoutly resisted Pakistan's overtures based on co-religiosity.

27 April 2018 1:02 AM IST

Pakistan army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa said, With a belligerent India on our East and an unstable Afghanistan on our West, the region remains captive due to historical baggage and negative competition. (Photo: AP | File)

'Bajwa Doctrine' spells Army raj without coup

As Gen. Qamar Bajwa slowly but surely consolidates his power and legitimises his angst in the popular imagination.

16 April 2018 6:28 AM IST

Malala Yousafzai (Photo: AP)

Why Pakistan is still disowning its finest

Some private schools even dishonoured Malala's short trip by declaring Friday as I am not Malala Dayâ€, reflecting her...

7 April 2018 5:15 AM IST

The Pakistan Army announced the decision after a meeting between Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa and Saudi ambassador to Pakistan Nawaf Saeed Al-Maliki, at army headquarters in Rawalpindi. (Photo: File)

What's Iran really up to with Pak, China?

A certain situational quid pro quo is invariably at play to justify Iran's infrequent allusion to the Kashmir card.

30 March 2018 1:32 AM IST