BUSINESS
United States’ obsession with ‘tiny’ Russia will make China the real winner
The removal of China tariffs, if and when it happens, will be an acceptance of the fact that China’s ‘free radicals’ policy has won game, set and match; while the US’ ‘values-based’ policy has essentially been an agglomeration of dead-end dunces
POLICY
Government’s rethink on role of Chief of Defence Staff is a step in the right direction
While it is welcome that the government is relooking the entire CDS episode, the question remains: is it asking the right questions?
BUSINESS
Twitter will now become the barometer of free speech
Twitter has had a set of teething problems that need to be fixed first before it takes off. The problem is that many of those problems are vastly exaggerated
POLITICS
Uttar Pradesh Election Results | It’s game Yogi, set BJP, match Modi
While the BJP state victories must be lauded as a win for their respective state leaderships, the fact remains that these victories are built on a platform created by Prime Minister Narendra Modi
POLITICS
Challenges that confront the new Chief of Defence Staff
From addressing a land-centric mindset of the forces to increasing the presence of women in the forces to rationalisation of procurement and logistics to avoid duplication, the new Chief of Defence Staff will have a myriad of issues to tackle
POLITICS
Five big mistakes the United States made in Afghanistan
These five mistakes waylaid the entire course of action and trapped the US into a toxic cycle of both self-delusion and failure-reinforcing behaviour where corrective action was actively discouraged
POLITICS
COVID-19 second wave has not damaged India’s international standing
India did handle the first wave of the pandemic admirably; our health system did not collapse, deaths were (and still remain) very low compared to the population, even allowing for underreporting
BUSINESS
India needs to take cyber security more seriously
This isn’t the first time China has made a mockery of India’s purported ‘cyber prowess’. Unless we are quick to take corrective action, we expose ourselves to the threat of similar attacks
BUSINESS
Protests and border tension: Coincidences or is there a Chinese hand?
Border tensions by themselves cause mild investor alarm. But border tensions combined with domestic instability and failing law and order make India a highly-risky investment destination
BUSINESS
Three options that will boost India’s defence prospects in 2021
India needs to maximise its military’s operational capacity and increase the possibility of indigenisation without confusing the two and ending up nowhere
BUSINESS
Defence in 2020 | It’s been a low key, but profoundly interesting year
The defence sector has seen considerable movement, from Boeing Australia’s ‘loyal wingman’ to Turkey’s order for its second batch of Russian S-400s, and from the Armenia-Azerbaijan war to Japan’s aircraft carrier
BUSINESS
What message does India’s app ban send to the market?
The ban on Chinese apps was the right thing to do, but the method, planning, policy and execution were clumsy, and only served to signal severe market unpredictability to the outside world. This has to change
WORLD
Opinion | Estimating Chinese casualties in Galwan
Going by the displacement of ambulances and helicopters on the Chinese side, the number could be as low as 16 and as high as 96 casualties. It is, however, impossible to say how many of these resulted in fatalities
WORLD
India-Nepal Ties | A border dispute is the new normal
The dispute over the Lipulekh Pass may quite possibly turn into a permanent lever that Nepal’s governance deficit politicians and their allies in China and Pakistan can turn against India at will
