Militant News
America is making a dangerous bet by trading principles for short-term expediency in its engagement with Pakistan
Washington under Trump opting to engage with Pakistan’s military chief despite Rawalpindi’s record on terror undermines the values the US champions. Transactional geopolitics may serve the short-term interests of some, but cannot shape the destiny of nations that seek dignity, stability and peace.
4 min read20 Jun 2025Pakistan’s economy must escape the clutches of its armed forces
The country spends too much on its military and too little on socio-economic needs. It must abandon its anti-India doctrine for any chance of economic success.
4 min read17 Jun 2025Nitin Pai: How to dissuade Pakistan from deploying terrorism
Deterrence is widely misunderstood. The extent to which Pakistan can be deterred is debatable, but to discourage it, India should employ a multipronged diplomatic and security strategy.
4 min read1 Jun 2025South Asian target: Let’s aim for a durable India-Pakistan ceasefire
The cessation of armed hostilities has held patchily and remains fragile. Now India should leverage its economic heft for a global geopolitical bargain to enforce post-Sindoor peace in South Asia.
2 min read12 May 2025Operation Sindoor: A doctrinal shift and an inflection point
An India that’s firmly on the rise has acted responsibly, not let Pakistan re-hyphenate the relationship and signalled its resolve to shift the cost of terrorism to its epicentre—the real message of Operation Sindoor.
4 min read11 May 2025Manu Joseph: Just how ‘innocent’ are civilians during times of war?
Did we the ‘innocent’ motivate the ceasefire declared between India and Pakistan? Generally, most people do not wish other people harmed but there is enough insanity around to jinx peace prospects
4 min read11 May 2025Nitin Pai: Operation Sindoor sets a new normal for India’s strategy
It’s clear that India will respond with hard military force to terror attacks that stem from Pakistan and won’t let overblown concerns over nukes get in its way. As far as the big picture goes, we must keep our focus on economic growth, development and democracy.
4 min read9 May 2025Pakistan must step back from the brink of worse
India’s finely targeted military strikes on terror set-ups leave space for a Pakistani ramp-off. Pakistan’s best option is clear. It must not do anything that’ll raise the risk of this conflict escalating into war.
2 min read8 May 2025Operation Sindoor: The IAF has struck terror camps in Pakistan
India launched military strikes last night at terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. The Pakistani military spokesperson has said Islamabad would respond but global calls for restraint need to be heeded.
4 min read7 May 2025India’s defence policy must gear up for a 3.5-front security challenge
The risk of geo-economic confrontation is on the rise. A rough neighbourhood means it’s time for India to raise its defence budget to at least 2.5% of GDP and focus on R&D, space capabilities, AI and private participation.
4 min read6 May 2025