Neighbour

The Changing Face of South Asia India’s Neighbourhood Concerns Amid Pakistan’s Growing Ties with Bangladesh ETv Bharat 15 Jan 2024 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://www.etvbharat.com/en/!international/the-changing-face-of-south-asia-indias-neighbourhood-concerns-amid-pakistans-growing-ties-with-bangladesh-enn25011502403 The Changing Face of South Asia: India's Neighbourhood Concerns Amid Pakistan's Growing Ties with Bangladesh ETv Bharat 15 Jan...
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The Pak Taliban fiasco- a lesson for Pakistan The Statesman 07 Jan 2025 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/3961156/Kolkata-The-Statesman/07TH-JANUARY-2024#page/7/2 The Pak Taliban fiasco- a lesson for Pakistan The Statesman 07 Jan 2025 The Centre for Research and Security...
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India-Bangladesh ties in the coming days The Excelsior 01 Jan 2025 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/india-bangladesh-ties-in-the-coming-days/ India-Bangladesh ties in the coming days The Excelsior 01 Jan 2025 The Indian foreign secretary, Vikram Misri, recently visited...
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Trust deficit remains in India-China ties The Statesman 31 Dec 2024 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/3958459/Kolkata-The-Statesman/31ST-DECEMBER-2024#page/7/2 Trust deficit remains in India-China ties The Statesman 31 Dec 2024 An agreement on resolving the standoff in Ladakh...
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Pak plays the double game The Excelsior 26 Dec 2024 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/pak-plays-the-double-game/ Pak plays the double game The Excelsior 26 Dec 2024 While officially Pak and China claim that their friendship...
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Bangladesh and Pakistan coming closer The Excelsior 19 Dec 2024 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/bangladesh-and-pakistan-coming-closer/ Bangladesh and Pakistan coming closer The Excelsior 19 Dec 2024 Since the overthrow of the Sheikh Hasina regime by...
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Minorities under threat in Bangladesh The Excelsior 12 Dec 2024 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/minorities-under-threat-in-bangladesh/ Minorities under threat in Bangladesh The Excelsior 12 Dec 2024 Last week, adviser for Information and Broadcasting of the...
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Chinese make inroads in India’s neighbourhood The Statesman 10 Dec 2024 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/3950103/Kolkata-The-Statesman/10TH-DECEMBER-2024#page/9/2 Chinese make inroads in India’s neighbourhood The Statesman 10 Dec 2024 India and China are competitors in Asia. India...
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Why Xi’s military purge isn’t about corruption bit something more sinister First Post 7 Dec 2024 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/how-chinese-army-shows-signs-of-turmoil-13842364.html Why Xi’s military purge isn’t about corruption bit something more sinister First Post 7 Dec 2024 The purge within...
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Who is behind the turmoil in Pakistan ETv 28 Nov 2024 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://www.etvbharat.com/en/!opinion/who-is-behind-the-turmoil-in-pakistan-enn24112705492 Who is behind the turmoil in Pakistan ETv 28 Nov 2024 On 14th Nov Imran gave a call for...
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India, Pakistan, terrorism and cricket The Excelsior 21 Nov 2024 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/india-pakistan-terrorism-and-cricket/ India, Pakistan, terrorism and cricket The Excelsior 21 Nov 2024 Post the deadly Quetta railway station suicide attack early...
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Rationale behind China’s overtures The Statesman 19 Nov 2024 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://www.thestatesman.com/opinion/rationale-behind-chinas-overtures-1503366343.html Rationale behind China’s overtures The Statesman 19 Nov 2024 China recently invited journalists from a select media network to...
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Onus on Beijing to build trust The Statesman 29 Oct 2024 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://www.thestatesman.com/opinion/onus-on-beijing-to-rebuild-trust-1503358814.html Onus on Beijing to build trust The Statesman 29 Oct 2024           A day before PM Modi departed for...
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Can there be a thaw in India-China ties The Statesman 22 Oct 2024 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://www.thestatesman.com/opinion/can-there-be-a-thaw-in-india-china-ties-1503356284.html Can there be a thaw in India-China ties The Statesman 22 Oct 2024           PM Modi signalled India’s willingness...
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Caution marked Indian FM’s first ever trip to Islamabad in nine years India News Network 20 Oct 2024 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://www.indianewsnetwork.com/en/20241019/jaishankar-s-visit-to-pakistan-caution-marked-indian-fm-s-first-ever-trip-to-islamabad-in-nine-years Caution marked Indian FM’s first ever trip to Islamabad in nine years India News Network 20 Oct 2024          ...
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China’s new naval base in Cambodia The Excelsior 18 Oct 2024 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/chinas-new-naval-base-in-cambodia/ China’s new naval base in Cambodia The Excelsior 18 Oct 2024 China has steadily been working to secure its...
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Neighbour

Pakistan in turmoil prior to SCO meet ETV Bharat 14 Oct 2024 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://www.etvbharat.com/en/!opinion/pakistan-jinnah-international-airport-suicide-attack-chinese-engineers-sco-enn24101301332 Pakistan in turmoil prior to SCO meet ETV Bharat 14 Oct 2024           The recent suicide attack on a...
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Delhi must review terms of South Asia engagements The Statesman 08 Oct 2024 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://www.thestatesman.com/opinion/delhi-must-review-terms-of-south-asian-engagements-1503351188.html Delhi must review terms of South Asia engagements The Statesman 08 Oct 2024           In geopolitics, neighbours cannot be...
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Jammu and Kashmir elections and Pakistan Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/jammu-and-kashmir-elections-and-pakistan/ Jammu and Kashmir elections and Pakistan The Excelsior 04 Oct 2024           The peaceful conduct of J and K...
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Neighbour

Will Pakistan ever stop exploitation of the UNGA platform India News network 30 Sep 2024 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://www.indianewsnetwork.com/en/20240929/will-pakistan-ever-stop-exploitation-of-the-unga-platform Will Pakistan ever stop exploitation of the UNGA platform India News network 30 Sep 2024           Shehbaz Sharif spoke...
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Implications of the Washington lunch The Statesman 24 Jun 2025 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/4025024/Kolkata-The-Statesman/24TH-JUNE-2024#page/9 Implications of the Washington lunch The Statesman 24 Jun 2025           There are many speculations on why Trump invited...
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Global

West Asia Crisis Lessons from Israel-Iran conflict ETv Bharat 23 Jun 2025 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://www.etvbharat.com/en/!opinion/lessons-from-israel-iran-conflict-enn25062304369 West Asia Crisis: Lessons from Israel-Iran conflict ETv Bharat 23 Jun 2025 Israel’s Operation Rising Lion was responded to...
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Neighbour

Bangladesh instigates India The Excelsior 21 Jun 2025 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/bangladesh-instigates-india/ Bangladesh instigates India The Excelsior 21 Jun 2025           Speaking at Chatham House in UK last week, Bangladesh Chief...
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Governance

India must prepare to plough a lone farrow The Statesman 17 Jun 2025 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/4022065/Kolkata-The-Statesman/17TH-JUNE-2025#page/9 India must prepare to plough a lone farrow The Statesman 17 Jun 2025           Every time India reacted to...
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Global

The burning Middle East ETv Bharat 17 Jun 2025 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://www.etvbharat.com/en/!opinion/the-burning-middle-east-enn25061606094 The burning Middle East ETv Bharat 17 Jun 2025           Israel’s strikes on Iranian nuclear and military facilities, under...
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Operation Sindoor Will Be Studied by Military Strategists for Years to Come ETv Bharat 12 Jun 2025 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://www.etvbharat.com/en/!opinion/post-operation-sindoor-india-and-pakistan-indian-armed-forces-military-enn25061202502 Operation Sindoor Will Be Studied by Military Strategists for Years to Come ETv Bharat 12 Jun 2025 The dust...
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Governance

Nationalism subjugated to narrow political ends The Statesman 10 Jun 2025 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/4019284/Kolkata-The-Statesman/10TH-JUNE-2025#page/9 Nationalism subjugated to narrow political ends The Statesman 10 Jun 2025           A tweet of Salman Khurshid, while being...
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Demand for intervention in dialogue between India and Pak The Excelsior 09 Jun 2025 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/demand-for-intervention-in-dialogue-between-india-and-pak/ Demand for intervention in dialogue between India and Pak The Excelsior 09 Jun 2025           Recent allocation of funds...
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Unfolding Of Operation Sindoor After CDS Remarks on Aircraft Loss Etv Bharat 03 Jun 2025 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://www.etvbharat.com/en/!opinion/analysis-unfolding-of-operation-sindoor-after-cds-remarks-on-aircraft-loss-enn25060304641 Unfolding Of Operation Sindoor After CDS Remarks on Aircraft Loss Etv Bharat 03 Jun 2025           The CDS speaking...
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How China’s Baloch outreach signals Beijing’s loss of trust in Pakistan First Post 03 Jun 2025 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/how-chinas-baloch-outreach-signals-beijings-loss-of-trust-in-pakistan-13893993.html How China’s Baloch outreach signals Beijing’s loss of trust in Pakistan First Post 03 Jun 2025    During the recent...
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India and Pakistan and global support The Excelsior 03 Jun 2025 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/india-pakistan-and-global-support/ India and Pakistan and global support The Excelsior 03 Jun 2025           Post Operation Sindoor ceasefire, the Indian government...
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Armed Forces

Armed forces need structural reforms The Statesman 03 Jun 2025 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/4016632/Kolkata-The-Statesman/03-RD-JUNE-2025#page/9 Armed forces need structural reforms The Statesman 03 Jun 2025           The devastation to Pakistan’s air defence systems and...
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Global Neighbour

A Commonsensical Assessment of Operation Sindoor by Col Nilesh Kunwar (Retd)

Unanswered Questions So much has been said and written about Operation Sindoor that one is hesitant to add yet another...
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Operation Sindoor: Indian Army is Well Poised to Defeat any Misadventure by Col Nilesh Kunwar (Retd)

Nine days after the gruesome massacre of 26 tourists in Pahalgam, J&K perpetrated by Pakistan sponsored terrorists, Pakistan army chief...
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Global Neighbour

Operation Sindoor’s Rabindranath Tagore Connection by Col Nilesh Kunwal (Retd)

Fountainhead of Terrorism When he stated that “Terrorism is not something that is being conducted in dark corners of Pakistan;...
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Global Neighbour

Operation Sindoor: Pakistan’s Likely Retaliation by Col Nilesh Kunwal (Retd)

Befitting Retribution Reiterating that “We are living up to the commitment that those responsible for this [Pahalgam terrorist] attack will...
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Global Neighbour

Pakistan: a Plagiarised Photo Worth a Thousand Words by Col Nilesh Kunwal (Retd)

From the photos of Saturday’s grand dinner hosted by Pakistan’s newly promoted Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir to “honour the...
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Global Military Affair & Strategy Neighbour

More Effective Deterrents Needed Against Pakistan’s Proxy War in J&K by Col Nilesh Kunwar (Retd)

Sound and Fury The international community’s vociferous condemnation of the horrific terrorist attack on tourists in J&K’s Pahalgam area is...
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Has Gen Munir Bitten More than he can Chew? by Col Nilesh Kunwar (Retd)

A Gruesome Terrorist Attack Though every terrorist attack is despicable, the Baisaran Meadow carnage in Pahalgam [J&K] on April 22...
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Has Gen Munir Bitten More than he can Chew? by Col Nilesh Kunwar (Retd)
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