Category: Geo-Strategic Issues (incl. Nuclear, Oil, Energy)

“Cowards cannot build nations…”

Read these extracts from an Op-Ed by Kanchan Gupta in The Pioneer, “Unlike Israelis, we lack guts” in the context of recent developments in Israel. Excerpts: “….On a winter forenoon we take off from...

Incursions?! Nah…you must be joking

A great post by Apollo on General Deepak Kapoor’s (Chief of Army) recent remarks re. China and incursions across the border: Excerpts (emphasis mine): “…Gen Deepak Kapoor has gone on record saying that India can...

Of sound bites, Shilpa Shetty and Arunachal

Thanks to Vidhya for alerting me to this article by Shri Arun Shourie… It reiterates points that have been made by numerous commentators in the past… WE APPEAR TO BE SLEEPWALKING INTO A DISASTER...

Time to worry after all?

Now that the niceties are over, it may be time to worry after all… I am talking of China and this news-item from today: “China’s lack of clarity on LAC angers India”. Is it...

Beware the colour of money – Part II

From Terror funds in Dalal Street?* (an extract) “…Research & Analysis Wing (RAW) (has)…alerted the government and the Securities & Exchange Board of India (Sebi) about investments by Khalid bin Mahfouz — a prominent Saudi...