Category: India & Its Neighbours

The missing “T-word”

Did anyone notice the missing “T-word”? From JK: Six militants killed; blast on Amarnath route …Six militants were killed across Kashmir in separate incidents on Monday. From Four militants killed in J&K encounter: …Four...

North-East “burning”

*** CAUTION: LONG POST *** This is an unusual blog-post. It is actually�a series of excerpts from�articles that speak for themselves. Please read and share with everyone who is even a little bit concerned...

Slowly but steadily, China marches ahead…

…into Indian territory  🙁 Buried amongst the avalance of news on the web, I found this alarming snippet: …A tiny area in Sikkim has become the latest bone of contention between India and China,...

Recommended weekend reading

On the demoralising effect of the Sixth Pay Commission on the Armed Forces: A General’s letter in anguish to the PM On the cheerleaders controversy: A Culture of Tolerance� On the developments in Nepal:...

On Foreigners, NRIs and MPs

A few weeks ago, I had asked the question, Can NRIs become MPs in India? I now understand that not only NRIs but even foreigners can apparently become MPs provided they have the right...