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Laldenga: From insurgency to peace

Laldenga: From insurgency to peace

In From Guerrilla Fighter to Chief Minister, Zoramthanga Chhangte traces the turbulent journey from the 1966 uprising through years of exile and...

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Ashok K Mehta

Time to break the Agniveer deadlock

For nearly six years, the historic Gorkha connection between India and Nepal has remained caught in an unusual silence. As the Army Chief visits...

15.08.2026 30

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Ashok K Mehta

Balen Shah@100: A new reckoning

The euphoria that swept Balen Shah into office is gradually giving way to the harder realities of governance. With his first 100 days now behind him,...

29.07.2026 20

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The next flashpoint in global geopolitics

With the Strait of Hormuz under strain, the Malacca Strait has emerged as the world’s most strategically significant maritime chokepoint, reshaping...

15.07.2026 30

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India’s strategic blind spots

At 92, Narendra Vohra is strapping fit in body and mind. He is the most experienced and versatile bureaucrat India has produced. What K Subrahmanyam,...

30.06.2026 50

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Inadequate Funding and Lack of Interaction of Political and Army Leadership Make India Less Safe

Listen to this article: UK defence minister John Healey and armed forces minister Al Carns resigned this month as they felt the country had become...

24.06.2026 40

The Wire

Ashok K. Mehta

Delhi courts Nepal’s new political forces

By extending a warm reception to Lamichhane, New Delhi underscored its determination to maintain momentum in bilateral ties amid political transitions...

10.06.2026 40

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India’s strategic autonomy needs a reset

New Delhi’s carefully cultivated policy of balancing competing powers is facing unprecedented stress. The larger question is whether India’s...

27.05.2026 60

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India’s Trincomalee gambit

Nearly four decades after the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord first envisioned Trincomalee as a strategic pillar of regional cooperation, India and Sri Lanka...

13.05.2026 50

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Ashok K Mehta

Nepal’s ‘Ghanti’ govt rings in change

With sweeping arrests, bold administrative resets, and a charged geopolitical backdrop involving the United States, China, and India, Nepal stands at...

28.04.2026 70

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The book that wasn’t: Silence, strategy, & security

It is necessary to revive the vital issue of national security suppressed, presumably at the behest of the government, by former COAS Gen MM...

14.04.2026 60

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Ashok K Mehta

Balen Shah unveils 100-reform agenda

01.04.2026 70

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Army Bosses’ Views Are Now in Total Sync with the Political Establishment

Listen to this article: Lately, Service Chiefs have been praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi especially his strategic acumen and guidance during...

25.02.2026 80

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Gagan Thapa’s bloodless coup rocks Nepal

05.02.2026 50

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IPKF honoured: A long-delayed correction

21.01.2026 60

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Nepal elections: Litmus test for Gen Z

07.01.2026 60

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Ashok K Mehta

Agniveer and the broken Gorkha legacy

12.12.2025 50

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The return of homegrown terror

26.11.2025 50

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Nepal: Will the elections be held on time?

14.11.2025 40

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Taliban 2.0: The phoenix of Pashtun power

29.10.2025 40

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Op Sindoor aftermath: A dangerous drift

15.10.2025 60

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Ashok K Mehta

Gen Z sparks a digital revolution in Nepal

30.09.2025 50

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Gen Z’s quake that shook Nepal

17.09.2025 60

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Ashok K Mehta

Thailand in turmoil: Lessons for India

03.09.2025 50

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Forgotten Battles and Unfinished Memorials

20.08.2025 60

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Books, Battles and Bureaucracy

06.08.2025 50

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Ashok K Mehta

Book Review | History In Motion: Razeen Sally’s Journey Through Sri Lanka’s Past And Present

In his book "Return to Sri Lanka – Travels in a Paradoxical Island," Razeen Sally skillfully blends the narrative styles of George Orwell...

15.07.2025 50

News18

Ashok K Mehta

A Diplomatic Victory for Nepal’s Arzu Rana

09.07.2025 50

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Ashok K Mehta

Valour and Legacy: Remembering the Gorkha Heroes on VC Day

25.06.2025 60

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Debate on India’s defence doctrine

10.06.2025 50

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Ashok K Mehta