The Indian budget every year has always been an eagerly awaited event. For many decades, the best minds in economics, finance, tax, business and industry throng the media house to analyze the provisions shared by the Financial Minister.
Sometimes major events completely disconnected may be data points for the plans of the different powers around the world. The challenge is to discern what purpose they serve? More critically, what are we moving towards?
When the US Ambassador threatened India's "Strategic Autonomy" policy over India's friendship with Russia - much more than meets the eye was at stake. Let us unpack how the Ukraine war has fundamentally changed the US and the world. And why are we here anyway?
Ten years after the horrific attack on Mumbai, many positive changes have taken place in India’s anti-terror grid. Intelligence sharing has improved, shortcomings in the NSG have been largely overcome, state governments have raised specialised Forces to tackle terror threats. But what were the circumstances under which India dealt with one of the biggest terrorist attacks in the world? Was the NSG at fault? Was there an intelligence failure? Did the media play into Pakistan’s hands? Brig GS Sisodia who led the NSG operation during these tumultuous three days clarifies many doubts and gives fresh insight into many issues in this chat with SNI’s Editor-in-Chief Nitin A. Gokhale.
Attack by Hamas took a lot to accomplish. The sudden Chinese bonhomie with Syria and the bringing together of Arab - Sunni and Shia countries and actors by Xi Jinping's regime raises some questions .
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