The riotous scenes at the Police Station at Ajnala in the Amritsar District, on February 23, 2023, where followers of the radical ‘preacher’ Amritpal Singh clashed with the Police to secure the release of one of their associates, arrested in a case of alleged kidnapping and assault, have revived memories of the early years of terrorism in Punjab in the […]

With a projected 7 per cent growth for the ongoing year, the Indian economy is set to register the highest growth rate across all the majoreconomies of the world.Quite rightly, FM Nirmala Sitharaman in her 2023 Budget Speech described the Indian economy as a “bright star” given the gloomy global economic backdrop. This essay argues that the Indian growth story […]

Indian security forces shot dead two militants in Kashmir on Tuesday during a 12-hour battle in the disputed region in which a soldier was also killed, the chief of police said. The battle occurred in a village south of Srinagar after security forces launched a manhunt for the suspected killers of a Hindu security guard who was shot dead on […]

Indian security forces shot dead two militants in Kashmir on Tuesday during a 12-hour battle in the disputed region in which a soldier was also killed, the chief of police said. The battle occurred in a village south of Srinagar after security forces launched a manhunt for the suspected killers of a Hindu security guard who was shot dead on […]

The EU and India have launched a Trade and Technology Council (TTC), a bilateral forum to prioritise their partnership through cooperation in digital governance, green and clean energy technologies, and resilient value chains, trade and investment. The Council is a response to increasing great-power competition and a desire on both sides to bolster their respective strategic autonomies, with the potential […]

On 16 January, Japan and India launched their second Joint Air Defense Exercise named “Veer Guardian 2023” at Hyakuri Air Base, near Tokyo in Japan. Four Sukhoi-30MKI fighters from the Indian Air Force (IAF) and Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s (JASDF) eight F-2 and F-15 fighters are participating in the fortnight-long drill. The exercise aims to conduct multi-domain air combat operations […]

The State of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and Illegally Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) are two regions with a shared history, but vastly different realities in terms of development. AJK is a self-governing territory within Pakistan, while IIOJK is a region occupied by India and has been subject to significant political unrest and conflict. In terms of infrastructure, […]

Hitherto, till Mr Shinzo Abe became Japan’s Prime Minister for a second term, India-Japan relations were confined to economic cooperation on bilateral issues. Given the bonhomie between the two Prime Ministers, the spurred relations to reach deeper on the geopolitical level and to downplay China’s global influence. Many political and economic analysts observed the old approach of India-Japan relations in […]

At the sidelines of the week-long Aero India 2023 show, Deputy Director of the Russia Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation Vladimir Drozhzhov shared details regarding its offer to the Indian Navy to “jointly develop” a non-nuclear attack submarine based on the former’s Amur-1650 with up to 80 percent localization production. The proposal came after Russia said it would not participate […]

Speaking in the Indian city of Ahmedabad, Indian Islamic cleric Shabbir Ahmed Siddiqui, who is the imam of Jama Masjid in Ahmedabad, said that “Whoever gives [election] tickets to Muslim women is rebelling against Islam… This will weaken our religion.” Siddiqui argued that women should be forbidden from participating in elections on the same grounds that they are forbidden from […]