The ongoing dilemma surrounding Nato’s expanding portfolio of tasks has intensified under the Trump 2.0 administration which increasingly exposes an inner tension regarding the financial burdens associated with the alliance.
India’s fighter jet procurement strategy is at a crossroads, caught between immediate operational needs and long-term self-reliance goals.
“I received a letter just before I left office from a man. I don’t know why he chose to write it, but I’m glad he did. He wrote that you can go to live in France, but you can’t become a Frenchman.
The latest warning issued by President Donald Trump to Hamas marks a sharp escalation in rhetoric, reflecting his aggressive approach to foreign policy.
The debate over India’s delimitation exercise has once again exposed the growing fault lines between the northern and southern states. While redrawing parliamentary constituencies is a constitutional necessity, the formula for representation has become a deeply contentious issue.
Delhi is stunned with the sudden realignment of political forces that is predicated on the ostensibly 'anti-India' stance of Oli's politics. However, to prove his 'Leftist' credentials and woo the cadres for any eventuality, Prachanda too will have to match Oli or ratchet the anti-India rhetoric even further to retain relevance. The bogey of revising the Friendship Treaty signed by the Rana rulers in 1950 or the contentious Susta and Kalapani border disputes may assume centerstage, yet again
Rahul's claim that the Yatra is not for political or personal interests, but is against the politics of hate, fear and violence sounds great on paper, but it is easy to see through its real purpose ~ namely, removal of Modi and the BJP from power and the re-establishment of the UPAs regime of corruption, nepotism and family rule.
Bose, like Jawaharlal Nehru, his close ally, had a much wider global view of politics. On socialism in Great Britain, he said, it should be clear that a socialist order in Great Britain is impossible of achievement without the liquidation of colonialism we, who are fighting for the political freedom of India and other enslaved countries of the British empire, are incidentally fighting for the economic emancipation of the British people as well.
The best antidote to despair is to study the examples and lives of those who fight against the odds and succeed. There are always some courageous people political and religious leaders, civil servants, civil society activists, academics, scientists, and others who have refused to give in, who have stuck to their principles and whose lives shine as examples to others of what can be done
A common deficiency plaguing the development sector is a lack of visionary and inspiring leadership. With most officers considering posting in backward areas as a punishment, the attitude is that there is nothing to lose by not performing. Ironically, while we should post the best officers in undeveloped regions to accelerate the process of development, what we have is a cadre of uninterested officers biding their time
