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Vikram Sood was a career intelligence officer for thirty-one years. He retired in March 2003 after heading the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW), India’s external intelligence agency. He is currently Adviser at the Observer Research Foundation. He is also the author of ‘The Unending Game - A Former R&AW Chief’s Insights into Espionage’ published by Penguin Random House in 2018.
POLITICS
| 8-minute read
The Pathos of Pakistan: With Article 370 gone, Pakistan loses its 'jugular vein' and its face
Pakistan is cornered after India revoked Article 370. But it is still a time of great caution for India. We must watch the neighbour's moves, his begging bowl in one hand, dagger in the other.
POLITICS
| 6-minute read
India should ignore the USA: For when Trump blows his own trumpet, he is usually out of tune
No matter who says so, there is no urgency for us to talk to a neighbour who does not believe in behaving like a neighbour.
POLITICS
| 8-minute read
New India's Voice: Narendra Modi has been voted in despite elite derision. We need to understand what lies ahead
We have a ruling party that cares. We also need a responsible Opposition. And we need a passionate, yet unsentimental view of the challenges before us.
VOICES
| 9-minute read
Stop the Waffling: The Sri Lanka terror attack was definitively about religion. It was an Islamic attack on Christians. Why fudge the truth?
When Christchurch happened, the liberal reaction was loud and clear, but when Colombo happened, there was a deafening silence. Why are we so hesitant to call one stream of religious thought out?
POLITICS
| 6-minute read
They were Mirages. And they were real
India has finally responded with appropriate strength to Pakistan’s misdemeanours. It now must take the following steps too
POLITICS
| 4-minute read
Pulwama Attack: In anger and anguish
Terrorist attacks of this nature do not happen overnight. The signs were all there. And there's more to be deciphered.
POLITICS
| 5-minute read
Rafale: The deal is kosher, politics over it is not. The price we are paying is national security
The political ambitions of a few could potentially derail the Indian defence purchase mechanism for a long time to come. This will delight our nation's adversaries.
POLITICS
| 7-minute read
Warning bells: If US troops exit Kabul, and the Taliban holds sway, Pakistan could unleash 'Ghazwa-e-Hind' against India
We could soon see America leave Afghanistan's brutal war half-finished. The implications of this will be dreadful for ordinary Afghans. This is no good news for India either.
POLITICS
| 5-minute read
The rose-tinted glasses we see Kartarpur through
The lead-up to the Pakistan visit by Navjot Sidhu et al has been bizarre. How do we understand this? What could now follow?
POLITICS
| 5-minute read