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Bhopinder Singh
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The writer is former lieutenant-governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Puducherry
    The recent stand-off at the Doklam plateau, and the inevitable parallels that are being drawn, makes it worthwhile to take another look at this conflict.Opinion
    Why 2017 is not 1962

    The Chinese are past masters of both muscle-flexing and impressive posturing.

    19 July 2017 12:58 AM IST

    Qatari premier Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al-Thani. (Photo: AFP)Opinion
    In Mideast spat, pot calls the kettle black

    Every nation has blood on their hands and has contributed to the bloody quagmire in the Middle East.

    19 Jun 2017 1:05 AM IST

    An Indian paramilitary soldier guards at a check point during a strike in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    In Kashmir, a military solution just won't work

    The Centre cannot even complain of the ignorance, intrigues or machinations of state politics as it is part of the...

    3 May 2017 12:23 AM IST

    Within the next couple of months, the first set of bulletproof helmets out of an order of 1,58,000 (order worth Rs 170 crore) will be given to the northern command of Indian Army.Opinion
    Whose Army is it anyway?

    All the while, the Indian armed forces officially choose to keep mum, as it has for the past 70 years.

    11 April 2017 12:24 AM IST

    Pakistan army troops patrol near the Torkham border post between Pakistan and Afghanistan. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Pathan angst around the Durand Line

    Today, over 30 million Pathans are in Pakistan while another 14 million are on the other side of the Durand Line in...

    31 March 2017 12:21 AM IST

    Afghan officials were summoned at the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi to lodge protest against the use of Afghan soil by terrorists to carry out attacks in Pakistan. (Photo: Representational Image)Opinion
    Pakistan drifts towards isolation

    Pakistanis from shifting blame on its deteriorating security situation and growing intolerance on the footsteps of the...

    3 March 2017 12:40 AM IST

    General Raheel SharifOpinion
    Raheel's Saudi role to backfire on Pak?

    The move to avoid joining IMAFT initially was driven by internal considerations.

    18 Jan 2017 12:43 AM IST

    BJP MLA from Khaga Fatehpur constituency, Krishna Paswan alleged she was prevented from voting while MLA Sangeet Som alleged that there was misbehavior with his party legislators. (Photo: Representational Image)Opinion
    Parties, polls & the identity debate

    For any religious nationalism to succeed, all perceived elements, constituents and rituals of the religion must be...

    9 Sept 2016 12:42 AM IST

    Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. (Photo: AFP)Opinion
    Why Pak isn't quite like Turkey

    Pakistan's political parties, unsurprisingly, lashed out over the attempted coup in Turkey.

    10 Aug 2016 12:43 AM IST

    Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    On federalism, just walk the talk...

    Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has raised a valid point in pre-aligning chief ministers on gubernatorial appointments

    23 July 2016 1:02 AM IST

    Eight CRPF men were killed while 21 others were injured after militants ambushed a CRPF convoy in Pampore area of Pulwama district on Saturday (Photo: H U Naqash)Opinion
    Despite attack in Pampore, lessons not learnt

    The youth are increasingly ceding ground to radical entities.

    6 July 2016 12:39 AM IST

    A file photo of AgustaWestland (AW101) VVIP Airforce Helicopter. The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday witnessed fiery exchanges between the Congress and BJP Members during the debate on AgustaWestland chopper deal. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Arms and the middlemen

    Individual arms deals have long-term maintenance and technology support contracts.

    10 May 2016 1:01 AM IST

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