Advantage: Pakistan
The three-day visit to Pakistan by India’s External Affairs Minister S. M. Krishna, which concluded on 9 September 2012, was clearly meant to prepare the ground for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s...
View ArticleIsrael-Hamas: Only an intermission
The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas – brokered by Egypt and assisted by the U.S. – has not been not signed by either side; it is only what diplomats call a “non-paper.” Egypt is the “sponsor” to...
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Syria: What next?
The key question is: When, how, and whether President Basher al-Assad will relinquish office? He is turning 47 on September 11. He has ruled Syria since 2000. He was not elected into office through a...
View ArticleDeath of an Ambassador
The death of Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other U.S. officials on September 11, 2012 calls for reflection. Why did it happen? Was there a conspiracy? Could it have been prevented? What are...
View ArticleThe chess game in Egypt
On 22 December 2012, the president of Egypt, Mohamed Morsi, got approval through a referendum for a much-contested altered Constitution. Will this prove to be Pyrrhic victory, won at too high a cost?...
View ArticleAirlift: Not lifted from facts
The film Airlift is a commercial success. I was bewildered by its repeated attempts to suppress what is true and suggest what is false. It seems the director, Raja Krishna Menon, has no idea as to how...
View Article“India’s diplomacy is textual, not contextual”
In his book, ‘Diplomacy, Indian Style,’ Fabian writes that “according to Greek mythology, Athena came out of the head of Zeus, fully grown and fully armed. There is a popular notion that India’s...
View ArticleA confusing stand on Gaza
India’s vote in support of the UN Human Rights Council resolution for a probe into Israel’s offensive on Gaza has aroused much debate within the country as it is a considerable change of stand from a...
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