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India’s national security policy put to a test in Kashmir

11 Jun 2019

Kashmir has, in recent years, become the fulcrum not only of India›s internal security but also of India-Pakistan relations and our foreign policy at large. It goes to the credit...

We need a clearer policy on political violence

05 May 2019

The General Election this time has been marked by a significant amount of violence in the run-up to the polls in several parts of the country. The bitterness amongst the...

Flawed narrative on Kashmir hampers peace

15 Apr 2019

The debate on Kashmir has produced a crop of ‘experts’ whose analysis is in many cases tinted by their political alignment. In the run-up to the 2019 general election, the...

India’s Pakistan policy enjoys global support

01 Apr 2019

Pakistan unsurprisingly occupies a predominant place on our foreign policy turf for the reason that our approach to this hostile neighbour is impacted not only by India’s strategic partnership with...

Democracy on test as India readies for general election

25 Mar 2019

DC Pathak, Indo-Asian News Service India has over the decades emerged as a leading light in the democratic world on two counts — the masses here have proven their ability...

Pakistan after Imran Khan is more of the same

18 Mar 2019

The street smart tactics of the Pakistan army — played out by Prime Minister Imran Khan at its behest — to somehow diffuse the overwhelming pressure of international opinion blaming...

DC Pathak

The writer is a former director of the Intelligence Bureau in India.

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