Professor K N Pandita writes: The one lesson which the delegation did not spell out openly but could be elicited effortlessly is that the Indian State is determined to fight terrorism in whatever form and manifestation it emerges in whatever part of the country.
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President Ghani asks Pakistan to Open Wagah border for trade with India
Dr Raj Kumar Sharma writes: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has recently said that Pakistan should either open Wagah border for trade with India or Afghanistan would stop Pakistan’s trade to Central Asia via its territory.
Russia to hold first ever joint military exercise with Pakistan
Dr Raj Kumar Sharma writes: While India would not be averse to Russia’s increasing leverage over Pakistan as it has a history of mediating between Islamabad and New Delhi (Tashkent Summit after Indo-Pak war in 1965), it should not come at the cost of Indian security concerns.
How will India achieve a strategic balance vis a vis three contending powers ?
Maj Gen BK Sharma (Retd) Writes: Popular view is that the geopolitical environment demands that India must jettison it’s Non Alignment policy in favor of an interest-based multi – vector strategic engagement.
Taliban worried as India mulls supply of more weapons to Afghan forces
Bhatnagar writes: It is imperative for India, an important regional stakeholder which shares deep rooted relations with the Afghan people to seriously indulge in capacity and capability development of the Afghan Army.
India’s Baluchistan Card , what does it Imply ?
Maj Gen BK Sharma (Retd) Writes: In Indian strategic circles there is a wide endorsement that time has come to pay Pakistan in the same coin.And , India must support popular anti Pakistan sentiments in the Pok and Baluchistan