Brig Krishna Raj Nambiar (Retd)

Imminent power vacuum in Afghanistan beckons India

April 20, 2021

The US is likely to exit the landlocked Afghanistan soon. Does India have a stake in the troubled region of Afghanistan today? The answer is a poignant yes. And left alone, things will get from bad to worse. Here is a leaf out of history. In 600 BC, the famous...

A HAMBANTOTA IN THE HIMALAYAS

December 19, 2020

The impressive Guard of Honour laid out at Tribhuvan International Airport for Chinese Defence Minister General Wei Fenghe, who visited Kathmandu, turned many heads. On arrival, protocol meetings with both the President and Prime Minister were held in a crisp manner followed by a single round of 15-member delegation-level meeting...

HERALDING A NEW, INCLUSIVE KASHMIR

December 1, 2020

The recently proclaimed second Gupkar Declaration by an exclusive ‘Kashmir Valley’ composition of politicians mirrors the crowd participation in the recently concluded IPL, which was played to empty stadiums but delivered and telecast to audiences with pre-recorded cheering. By and large, the declaration’s lame attempt to synecdoche Kashmir separatism appears...