Power of Narrative
Iran is succeeding on the battlefield and in telling its truth
Two Men, And the World on Edge
Israel’s US war imposed upon Iran will change the world, hopefully for better
First Person | New Year, Old Challenges
2026 is weighed down by the burden of earlier years
First Person | Lovefest with the Taliban
Many reasons to build ties with Afghanistan, but most of all, for peace
First Person | A Just Peace Plan
The idea of the United States of Israel and Palestine is worth fantasising about
First Person | National Desire Vs National Interest
Indian foreign policy is hostage to desperation for closer ties with the US
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First Person | Modi’s Choice
Cling to the ideology he grew up with, or turn the geopolitical opportunity to his advantage.
First Person | The Real Story
Home minister's promise to wipe out Naxalism by 2026 is to benefit corporates more than the people
First Person | One Nation, Many Challenges
The manufactured glorious maritime history does not strengthen India
First Person | Dirty Games
Petty politicking in Ladakh will have terrible consequences
First Person | The Easy Way
If veterans only talk about geopolitics, who will talk about the military
First Person | Memoirs of Our Times
Nandita Haksar’s autobiography is the story of India and the loss of a dream
First Person | The Big Slide
Why the Indian Army is no longer a professional fighting force
First Person | Limits of Democracy
Elections do not guarantee security and justice if the majority is radicalise
First Person | Military Power Not Built on Slogans
Aatmanirbharta will remain pipedream as long as domestic defence industry takes shortcuts
First Person | Intellectual Deficit
When the going gets tough, draw a comparison with Pakistan and feel good
First Person | Three Days in Dhaka
Receding democracy, growing cult and a nation on the move
First Person | A Request to Veterans
Writing on China or criticising the government is not an anti-national activity
First Person | Premium on Citizenship
This is leading to denial of government largesse to a section, ghettoisation and insecurity
First Person | A Nobel for Mr Modi
With its aim of ensuring a saffron CM in J&K, BJP blunders on
First Person | Ruse of the Reforms
Driven by compulsions, the Agnipath scheme will militarise the unemployed
First Person | A Shadow in the Dark
India has never been so vulnerable internally and externally as it is today
First Person | The Art of Making Heroes
The government has reasons to seek momentary calm in Kashmir
First Person | The Art of Illusionism
Raisina Dialogue versus Alternative Dialogue
First Person | De-Radicalise, Now
The Kashmir Files film has nothing to do with either Kashmir or the tragedy of the Pandits
First Person | A Matter of No Choice
The Russia-Ukraine war has thrown Indian diplomatic calisthenics off-balance
First Person | The Tale of Two Books
From conundrum to crossroads, how Kashmir continues to exercise hearts and minds
First Person | The Fine Line
The importance of preventing history from becoming a propagandist’s tool
First Person | Leave Afghanistan Alone
We need to focus on our own internal and external problems
Much Talk About Nothing
PM Modi’s meeting with Kashmiri politicians and Stockholm syndrome
First Person | Business of Talks
Too much craft and prejudice has dictated government approach to Kashmir; needed now is far-sightedness
First Person | A Cause Lost to Time
How China, India and Tibetans defeated the idea of Tibet
First Person | While We Slept
How India became a majoritarian State and we didn’t get to know
First Person | Two Books and a New Year
National security, nationalism and the idea of India
First Person | Veil of Terror
The government redefines its focus on terrorism for convenience sake
First Person | The Quicksand of Kashmir
A year after the abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A, the situation remains dire
First Person | Uncivilised War
To end the current bickering between cadre and IPS officers, government must give former its due
First Person | The Uncomfortable Question
The Indian veterans must do more than raising nationalistic slogan
First Person | Closer to Precipice
The new law on domicile status will only further the separatist sentiment in Kashmir
First Person | The Outsider’s Insight
Why sometimes it is more useful to have an outsider’s perspective
First Person | No Time for Games
Kashmir is too serious an issue for opportunistic politicking
First Person | Two Shots in One
For the government of India, casting terrorism as the main threat serves more than one purpose
First Person | Let Actions Talk
Helping martyrs’ families is good, but let’s help the living too
First Person | Price of Peace
By choosing violence over talks we are closing all windows for ourselves
First Person | Public Knowledge
With mere license production, we cannot attain the goal of self-reliance
First Person | A Tale of Two Chiefs
The army chief could have offered better reasons for resisting women in combat
First Person | MeToo for the Military
Women in uniform need a voice too
First Person | The Fist is Bare
The army’s tough-guy act in Kashmir is reflective of the situation not being in its control
First Person | In the Garb of AFSPA
Litigating men in uniform portends ill for the institution
First Person | Humans of Kashmir
A change in perspective is needed for peace
First Person | Hope in Times of Fear
On the escalatory ladder of violence, suppression is met with defiance
First Person | Defence Carnival
A defence trade show’s primary purpose cannot be public entertainment
Media has been Managed
Now they represent the powerful, not the powerless
First Person | Soul of the Nation
India is one of those rare countries which loses so many of its soldiers without a war
First Person | Read. Reflect. Repeat
Lack of reading in the new generation of officers is a serious malaise
First Person | A Truth Too Many
Lies and illogic have to be countered openly and publicly
First Person | Hit and Run
Raising the bar for what is acceptable as a secular democracy
First Person | Public Display of Patriotism
Forced sense of nationalism doesn’t help anyone
First Person | No Global Terrorism
The sooner we realise this, faster we will be able to address our problems
First Person | National Pride
When love for the country means being a card-carrying nationalist
First Person | Different Voices
Sectarian violence should be counted as one of the risks to businesses
First Person | No End in Sight
The State needs an empathetic outlook towards the people caught between the Maoists and the security forces
First Person | More Deaths in the Jungle
Without an effective policy, the war against the Maoists cannot be won
First Person | A Moment for Modi
Dreams of a chronic optimist
First Person | The Road Less Travelled
Comparison of the Indian Army with others reduces its accomplishments
First Person | War Got Dirtier
By increasing the role of the IAF in counter-Maoist operations, government is sending the wrong message
First Person | The Balance Sheet
The out-going chief of air staff ACM Arup Raha sums up his tenure in a press meet
First Person | The Idea of Secularism
The Supreme Court’s review of the Hindutva judgment raises hope for maintaining India’s diversity
First Person | Spot the Terrorist
While India laments international terrorism, the home-grown ones flourish
First Person | Self-Inflicted Wounds
Saeed Naqvi’s bold book could have been better had he touched upon the importance of reforms among the Muslims
First Person | Small Men, Big Claims
The recent Pampore tragedy exposed much more than our ill-preparedness
First Person | Public Work
Let this be the domain of public servants, not government officers
First Person | No One Size Fits All
The UN moves towards evolving a framework for global terrorism
First Person | Talk, Not Hector
Threats don’t work, nor does silence
First Person | Prejudice-Train
The enemy may be invisible but we know what he/she wears
First Person | Let’s Grow Apples
Settling ex-servicemen in Kashmir would endanger their lives instead of honouring it
First Person | The Roadmap Please
The Modi government needs to overhaul its approach to Kashmir
First Person | Image Management
The Prime Minister has been too busy cultivating his own image abroad to seriously look into internal challenges
First Person | Invest in the Khaki
As first responders to internal security, police must be professional and honourable
First Person | Old Threats, New Force
With multiple insurgencies in various stages of brewing, we need a new CI force
First Person | Winter Lingers On
The PDP-BJP alliance may have possibilities, but at the moment they look bleak
First Person | On the Same Side
Unless the army realises that the media is not an antagonist it will continue to miss the point about communication
First Person | Halved by Religion
The J&K elections have brought to life the once buried two-nation theory
First Person | Media Management
Intolerance of criticism is a major reason behind blacklisting some journalists who try to do their job objectively
First Person | Road to the Right
Indiscipline is never restricted to one part; it spills over in all aspects of one’s life
First Person | Conditions Apply
While Indian generosity was at its peaks during J&K flood relief, jingoism also raised its ugly head
First Person | Toilet Talk
If we haven’t lost the ancient learning of Ayurveda or yoga, how did we lose engineering skills?
First Person | Our Own Battles
Indians fighting in Iraq should be a wake-up call to the government
First Person | Engage, Not Alienate
If you don’t get the ideas right, you will get the policies wrong
First Person | Much Ado About Nothing
Article 370 is a non-issue and has nothing to do with the resolution of Kashmir issue
First Person | For India’s Sake
For a nation as vast as India, we need a leader who takes pride in its diversity
First Person | While We Were Busy
Maoists are now exploiting the virgin territories of Northeast India
First Person | Age of Mediocrity
Mediocre people support and promote other mediocre people so that they can all co-exist
First Person | No Room for Nostalgia
The reality of Kashmir is so harsh today that romanticism only makes it worse
First Person | It’s Only Words
In his second press meet as CNS, Admiral Joshi played it extremely safe
First Person | The Weak Links
Human resource is an important element for national security
First Person | Warts Within
If Muslims continue to wait for the government to do something for them, they will remain victims
First Person | Honour and Honesty
Among his various loose comments, has Gen. V.K. Singh also admitted to perjury?
First Person | Cost of Conflict
Vested interests across political-bureaucratic divide prevent resolution
First Person | The Right Lessons
Inter-uniform rivalry is alright, derision is not
First Person | United Effort
Each state cannot fight and win the war against Left-Wing Extremism
First Person | Innocence at a Loss
Juvenile delinquents need a State that can adopt and mould them, not punish them
First Person | Collective Complicity
The government killed a terrorist but resurrected a martyr
First Person | Show Management
For the Aero India to be successful, private sector will have to play a bigger role
First Person | Young Force
Indian Army can engage with the Kashmiri youth, but only in a limited way
First Person | Days of Yore
Once there was a media policy, now there is fire-fighting
First Person | The Demon Within
Stealthily, the communal virus seems to have crept into the military blood stream
First Person | No Offence Please
Offended mobs are not as spontaneous as they look
First Person | Justice, it is
The Naroda Patiya verdict shows that certain things do work
First Person | Proud to be Secular
In India, the alternative is not only scary but destructive for nation-building
First Person | Enemy Within
Zabiuddin Ansari’s arrest should be used to understand why he went the other side
First Person | Resolve Now
The government should not let absence of violence lull it into complacency
First Person | Rule of Heart
Policing and development combination is not enough to defeat the Maoists
First Person | Summer’s Hope
Why some of the threats of Islamic terrorism are fantastical
First Person | Heading for Disaster
Government needs to save the CAPFs from the clutches of vested interests
First Person | The End is Nigh
Why some of the threats of Islamic terrorism are fantastical
First Person | Mission Youth
Kashmir University has a new man in charge
First Person | Fatal Flaw
Police modernisation has to move beyond tokenism
First Person | Making Over Modi
The weight of 2002 is not the only thing that goes against the Gujarat CM
First Person | Soldiers All
We also need to remember the unsung heroes of the CRPF
First Person | Matter of Choice
In the end, we are all cogs in the wheels of nation-building
First Person | Life and Honour
We need the quick rethink on our counter-Maoist strategy
First Person | More Deaths in Vain
The government continues to repeat the same mistakes against the Maoists
First Person | Blood Stains
No matter how much Gujarat progresses, 2002 will continue to haunt Modi
First Person | In Gaddafi’s Land
The supreme commander controls even the thoughts of the people
First Person | Embrace the Change
Churning in the Middle East is good for the world
First Person | Majority Rule
The Dara Singh verdict shows that even judiciary is not impervious to propaganda
First Person | Rule of the Khaki
When security overrules governance, calls for justice will have to be silenced
First Person | NHRC’s Job
Discuss human rights, instead of turning it into a competition
First Person | Reign of Triviality
Opportunistic politics compromises India’s national interests
First Person | Lull, Not Peace
We needs both imagination and large-heartedness to resolve Kashmir
First Person | Shades of Azadi
Address the rage and frustration of the youth and everything else will follow
First Person | In Praise of Intolerance
Certain customs and practices deserve not to be tolerated
First Person | Link to the Land
Unless people are made stake-holders, they will not understand development
First Person | Theatre of the Absurd
Media must desist from playing up the fatwa racket
First Person | Anatomy of Loss
Prejudice, delayed justice and a family in ruins
First Person | Lies, Damned Lies
As a nation, we prefer to turn our back to truth
First Person | Such a Long Journey
Omar Abdullah needs one moment of boldness to silence his critics
First Person | Peace and Poetry
India-Pakistan need more than that for a lasting resolution of outstanding issues
First Person | Home Affairs
Chidambaram has offered a perfect remedy for internal security. But will politics let it happen?
First Person | The Babri Monster
Let’s just bury it and move on
First Person | The Good Muslim
The ulemas should help remove prejudices about Islam
First Person | Winds of Change
Centre’s decision to engage with Kashmiri Separatists was long overdue
First Person | Push against the Wall
A case for the CRPF cadre officers
First Person | Baptism by Fire
Lessons from the Kashmiri streets
First Person | Deadly Cocktail
Dangers of playing politics with religion
First Person | Defeating Taliban
Take the war to the next generation
First Person | Assuming Victimhood
Pakistan has built Taliban as a monster to highlight its helplessness
First Person | Dangers of Law
Sometimes the saviours turn into villains
First Person | Don’t Sweat over Swat
We need to focus on terrorist groups that are targeting India
First Person | Rule of the Mob
State must treat hooligans as criminals
First Person | Uncivil War
Pakistan military is emasculating the civil society
First Person | Weep India Weep
At least now deny terrorism the cloak of religion
First Person | Mental Ghettos
Bad times can throw up good opportunities for Muslims
First Person | The Battle has Come Home
Madrassas cannot provide a balanced world-view
First Person | The Next Generation
The challenge is to prevent the alienation of the next generation of Kashmiris
First Person | Importance of Being Iran
A strong, mainstream Iran will help stabilise the Middle East
First Person | What Terrorism?
First Person | What Terrorism?
First Person | Solitary Marcher
The indomitable spirit of the Indian soldier
First Person | Action Time
The government needs to take definitive action on Naxalism
First Person | A Poem for Fanatics
Use culture to fight terrorism
First Person | Don’t Count on Democracy
Fighting terrorism has nothing to do with democracy
First Person | Let the Music Play
Don’t take fun out of faith
First Person | The Devil is Out
Religion brings out the saint or devil in the faithful, depending upon how it is used
First Person | War of Words
As Indian forces do internal security jobs, they should shun euphemistic war jargon
First Person | Appeasement? Really?
When on the defensive, the BJP and its cohorts raise the bogey
First Person | In the League of their Own
Soul searching in the month of Ramzan
First Person | Justice for All
Fight against terrorism should take the causes into account
First Person | Men to Sacrifice
Replace mammoth CRPF with multiple highly-trained forces
First Person | Remains of the Fire
Indians continue to remain oblivious to the Naxal problem
First Person | Fact and Fiction
The importance of perception management
First Person | Kill Ratio
Should be made irrelevant to career growth
First Person | Left Scare
Even without the foreign hand, Naxalism has increased its reach in India
First Person | Heart of the Matter
On terrorism, India and Pakistan have different world views
First Person | Fighting a Ghost
When it comes to national security, who dare argue
First Person | In Defence
AF(SP)A is not the only act we need to worry about
First Person | Borderline People
Reservation is not the answer to bring Muslims in the mainstream
First Person | Veiled Threat
Leave the women alone please
First Person | Killer Streak
Irrespective of religion, violence is intrinsic to human beings
First Person | Another Chance
Terrorist violence is too cheap a price to squander peace
First Person | On Whose Side is God?
In an unjust war it is very difficult to tell
First Person | Age of Radicalism
The practice is more important than the text
First Person | Fight Among Equals
The government must stop arming civilians to fight the terrorists
First Person | Need to Think Again
Presence of democracy is no guarantee against terrorism
First Person | For God’s Sake
You cannot make a point about peace through violence
First Person | Democracy’s Devastating Dance
Elections are no antidote for terrorism
First Person | Issues of Image
Changes will have to come from within
First Person | Burden of Guilt
The motive of terrorists is always political than religious
First Person | Wahhabi, Deobandi or Barelvi?
In the age of global war on terror, get your religious nuances right
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