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

Chandrayaan-I: Money Down the Drain or Time to Celebrate?

A few hours ago, ISRO put “Chandrayaan-I”  into transfer orbit around the earth, heralding its “Mission to Moon”. This is a proud moment for the team at ISRO working tirelessly for the last several months, sometimes...

This is really scary news…

…for India. Picked this up y’day morning…(Courtesy Paul Kedrosky) ” Pakistan, The Land That Financial Bad News Forgot: Part II“.  The really scary bit is towards the end…(in bold – emphasis mine): Given all...

Excerpts from “Art of War”

Excerpts from a review of Arun Shourie’s “Are we deceiving ourselves again?” by Brahma Chellaney: …having forsaken the Kautilyan principles, has proven no match to China’s Sun Tzu-style statecraft. From Nehru’s grudging acceptance of...

Weekend Reading: N-Deal, China, Sarah Palin

First, this great post on the N-Deal from BarbarIndian: The mis-argumentative Indian (recommended). Next, Bhaskar Roy writes on China’s Assasin’s Mace strategy re. the recent N-deal… and finally, why Sarah palin may not be that different from a Muslim...

Weekend potpourri: Kashmir, BJP, Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam

Some links for weekend reading: 1. From the Telegraph, an excellent article by Ambassador K Sibal on why borders are (still) relevant. 2. A revealing interview with Govindacharya: Jaitley is BJP’s best, Rajnath saboteur 3....