OPEN TO OPINION
The author is a retired IPS officer who has held key positions in the Government of India handling sensitive security issues within and outside India.
VOICES
| 3-minute read
What the Ramzan killings of Shujaat Bukhari and Aurangzeb prove
The brutal murders demonstrate the extent of indoctrination of the radical elements.
POLITICS
| 4-minute read
How the election heat in neighbouring Bangladesh is seeping into India
Once in the electoral fray, the BNP will prove to be a formidable Opposition causing serious challenges to the Awami League.
POLITICS
| 4-minute read
Why it's time for India to engage with Pakistan's deep state
The neighbouring country's Army has made an effort to reach out to New Delhi.
POLITICS
| 6-minute read
How the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement can save Pakistan from its own worst impulses
Islamabad should heed anti-discriminatory protests like the PTM. By doing so, it will correct the course of its own flawed history.
VARIETY
| 5-minute read
An ex-IPS officer explains why suicide cases among senior police officers are rising
India losing two decorated officers in quick succession has dealt a severe blow to the police fraternity.
VARIETY
| 5-minute read
Australia is rebooting intel-gathering: What India needs to do
With years of over-indulgence and pandering to Islamic radicals, the country is now fraught with threats from within.
VARIETY
| 5-minute read
Nawaz Sharif's revelations to Asad Durrani: How Pakistan is spilling its dirty secrets
India, as an immediate neighbour and target of Islamabad's covert operations, needs to seize every opportunity.
VARIETY
| 3-minute read
Why China has asked all mosques to raise national flag ‘to promote patriotism’
Such a decision coming in the thick of Ramzan assumes special significance for the Islamic minority, the Uighurs.
POLITICS
| 4-minute read
Modi government's Ramzan ceasefire in J&K is a bold and commendable move
It has been made amply clear that 'security forces reserve the right to retaliate, if attacked'.
POLITICS
| 4-minute read