A Nation At War: Or Is It Just The Military Who controls nuclear assets? It’s not the military, we just operationalise them. Neil John 29 Oct 2022 Read more
Is America Feigning Ignorance on Pakistan's Afghanistan Involvement?! "For New Delhi to wholly depend on Washington to counterbalance Beijing would be a grave mistake. It is well known that that America uses its Asian and African allies as strategic condoms." Colonel Rajinder Kushwaha (Retd) 6 Sep 2021 Read more
Afghanistan Engaging Talibans: Is it an Option for India? Since independence India has not been in a better position to hold a friendly dialogue with a 'genuine' Afghan government. Taliban or its derivative is a reality, which will govern Afghanistan in foreseeable future. Taking lead in engaging with them might be a better option than waiting. Group Captain TP Srivastava (Retd) 29 Aug 2021 Read more
Kabul Airport Attack: Unanswered Questions! "There are games within games in Afghanistan. Human lives seem to be pawns on the chessboard of Afghanistan." Colonel Rajinder Kushwaha (Retd) 28 Aug 2021 Read more
Afghanistan US-Pak Divergence on Relations with Taliban "USA and Pakistan are on collision course over controlling Taliban. Pakistan has unambiguously clarified its stand and cannot do anything more." Group Captain TP Srivastava (Retd) 27 Aug 2021 Read more
Afghan Imbroglio: Analysing Ground Zero "Where does India fit in? What else, other than wait and watch? However, India should reserve its right to safeguard its interests. It should openly warn the Taliban not to indulge in promoting militancy in Kashmir." Colonel Rajinder Kushwaha (Retd) 23 Aug 2021 Read more
Aghanistan – Towards an Islamic Emirate "Afghanistan has always been a simmering pot of tribal violence. The militias of the various tribal factions did not come to the rescue of ANDSF primarily because the regime was also the most corrupt, inefficient, and unable to govern. Tribal affinities, loyalties and habits die hard." Brigadier Dinesh Mathur (Retd) 21 Aug 2021 Read more
Pakistan is Taliban & Taliban is Pakistan! "Though Pakistan out rightly denies creating and supporting the Taliban but it is a universal fact that Pakistan is running Madrassas to train Afghan Taliban elements within Pakistan." Colonel NN Bhatia (Retd) 20 Aug 2021 Read more
US Withdrawal from Afghanistan Sets Stage for New War in Af-Pak By ceasing war related activity in Afghanistan after two decades is the USA opening a window of yet another proxy war? Group Captain TP Srivastava (Retd) 21 Jul 2021 Read more
A Trilogy of Tragedy: America, Afghanistan & Pakistan "US withdrawal from Afghanistan, at this stage, is considered to be at cross-purpose of its long term and strategic objective. It has not only conceded space to China in Afghanistan but also aided China to move one step further towards its objective of Global supremacy." Colonel Rajinder Kushwaha (Retd) 17 Jul 2021 Read more
