Since I cannot claim to know much about defence matters, I have little choice but to go by what some friends like General Jacob (retired) and K Subrahmanyam tell me. And I have it on their authority that General Rodrigues is a competent professional we can rely upon to look … Read More
Behind the screen of much talked about “structural” changes in the economy may be taking place an equally significant transformation of the country’s political life. Unlike the former, the latter is neither being “imposed” on us by an external agency, nor is it being engineered by a group of Indians … Read More
A fossilised approach to new realities spells doom for the United States, says Girilal Jain In the spurious atmosphere created by the talk of the ‘only superpower’ by friends and foes alike, it might sound odd to say that the US is in fact flailing around for a role in … Read More
Saudis need their infidel allies but it damages their Islamic credentials, says Girilal Jain King Fahd’s wholly unexpected decision to change the succession process in Saudi Arabia and link it with the proposed 60-member nominated Majlis as-Shura (consultative council) is still, in Winston Churchill’s famous phrase, a riddle wrapped in … Read More
While the debate continues whether America can fulfill the leadership role in the post-cold war era in view of its economic weaknesses and its tendency towards some form of isolationism, the alleged shipment of Scud-C missiles by North Korea to Syria and/or Iran poses a direct challenge to the US … Read More
