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Facade vs reality of Chinese/Indian politics of growth: Lessons for today

BY PRADIP BAIJAL In my first interview on 'Offensive Defense', I explained the history of Chinese economic rise, based on my book, 'Containing the China...

The heart of business

BY HIMANSHU MANGLIK The Covid Syndrome will haunt us for years. Businesses are bleeding and human misery is escalating and many businesses are caught in...

Ram temple in Ayodhya and the question of faith

BY JAYANTA GHOSAL Let's go to Ayodhya again. On August 5, Prime Minister Narendra Modi went to Ayodhya, the birthplace of Ram, in connection with...

Of Walls, Borders and the Chinese

BY G. PRAKASH It is easy to associate the Chinese with walls. Not just their famous wall. The opaqueness in their thoughts and intentions too,...

Two brick laying ceremonies for Ram: Which one was kosher?

BY SAEED NAQVI It reflects on the civilizational power of Lord Rama in this ancient land that independent India's five Prime Ministers involved themselves in...

As China marches ahead, who will be the winner?

BY PRADIP BAIJAL IR 4.0 and 5.0 are on the horizon today. These technologies work on the same medium, wire or wireless, which has taken...

The rise of Intelligence analysis

BY D.C. PATHAK Security is protection against threats from an 'invisible' enemy and is therefore dependent on an accurate information about the same coming in...

The importance of Bangladesh

BY JAYANTA GHOSAL Did the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, call up the Prime Minister of Bangladesh? Yes he did! So what's with that? Earlier,...

The way forward for Congress

BY JAYANTA GHOSAL In 1947 after independence, Jawaharlal Nehru asked Dr Bidhan Roy to become the Uttar Pradesh Governor. I learnt from the writings...

Xi Jinping: The Chinese Hitler leading PRC to disaster

BY MAJ GEN S. B. ASTHANA * Xi is unfairly using early recovery from pandemic for external encroachment and internal consolidation. Chinese aggression in all...