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November 27, 2006
Why Sri Lanka is sidelining India
Bolstered by American and Pakistani support, Colombo is increasingly insensitive to Indian concerns over the plight of the Tamils.
November 14, 2006
Why I remain wary of China
If there is instability in Tibet after the death of the Dalai Lama, the Chinese Army would not hesitate to launch a pre-emptive strike and occupy Tawang, if not the whole of Arunachal Pradesh.
November 13, 2006
We've forgotten the past. China hasn't
Our over-fondness for China and over-faith in its protestations of good will in the 1950s landed us in 1962. We should not repeat that mistake.
October 26, 2006
These ISI spies are not the last
'Even in the unlikely event of an improvement in India's relations with Pakistan, the ISI's penetration operations for intelligence collection will continue.'
October 10, 2006
Osama's horoscope
Osama carefully chooses the dates and days for his operations and certain numbers have a deep religious significance for him.
October 03, 2006
Kill Pope, says Lashkar fatwa
Lashkar has secret cells in the UK and France.
September 19, 2006
How will the world know Osama is dead?
'The policy of Western intelligence agencies has been to presume that bin Laden is alive and kicking until he is proved to be dead. That proof is yet to come.'
September 19, 2006
Pope's remark was unnecessary
Given the already worrisome divide between the Muslims and the non-Muslims and the likelihood of the Danish cartoons being raked up again, it was totally unwise on the part of the Pope to have shown insensitivity to Muslim feelings.
September 18, 2006
Why Havana will haunt us
The new initiative for an India-Pakistan anti-terrorism cooperation mechanism is ill-advised, ill-timed and ill-examined.

Dr Singh's Stockholm Syndrome
'Helpless in the face of Musharraf-sponsored terrorism, he has started empathising with him.'
September 11, 2006
Terrorists make no distinction
The Malegaon blasts have come at a time when there is considerable anger among the Muslim and Hindu youth against the government.
September 04, 2006
The new jihadi superstar
Osama is out. Nasrallah is in.
August 28, 2006
India must stand by the Balochs
The names of Nawab Bugti and other Baloch martyrs will remain enshrined in letters of gold in the history of independent Balochistan, when it becomes a reality, as it will.
August 22, 2006
US arrests show LTTE's desperation
It is high time the moderate elements in the LTTE remove Prabhakaran and his close associates and take on the responsibility for the future direction of the Tamil movement.
August 12, 2006
Bojinka II, Pakistan & Musharraf
'Unless the West acts against Musharraf, they will have no respite from jihadi terrorism originating/inspired from Pakistani territory.'
July 22, 2006
What's the mystery behind Tunda's presence in Kenya?
Has the ISI moved the terrorists involved in the planning and/or execution of the 11/7 blasts to Mombasa and other places? Was Tunda moved as part of this exercise?
July 21, 2006
'Never trust the US on Pakistan'
Why the State Department protects Pakistan from the consequences of its wrong-doing against India.
July 17, 2006
Questions & answers on the Mumbai blasts
To strike successfully, terrorists need money, sanctuaries, arms, ammunition, explosives, logistical support, and alienated pockets of the population wanting to give vent to their anger etc. All of them are available in plenty in Mumbai.
July 12, 2006
Mumbai blasts: The Al Qaeda link
'The impact of Al Qaeda's propaganda and ideology on the minds of Indian Muslim youth, its possible inspiration behind the blasts of July 11 and likely threats to American interests in India need close attention.'
July 11, 2006
Al Qaeda behind the blasts?
The expert orchestration of terrorist strikes in Jammu and Kashmir and Mumbai local trains on July 11 carry the signature of Al Qaeda.
July 06, 2006
Why we should be wary of the US
'The dangers of penetration are considerably higher while dealing with the US than while dealing with other countries because of its material, human and technical resources and its ruthlessness in pursuing its national interests.'
July 03, 2006
The perils of cooperating with the US
The National Security Council spy case is a wake-up call to examine the risks of close strategic ties with the US.
June 27, 2006
India, Sri Lanka need to destroy LTTE's air, navy
'There is a need for an Indo-Sri Lankan Joint Working Group on counter-terrorism, which should focus on destroying through appropriate methods the LTTE's maritime and air capabilities.'
May 22, 2006
Srinagar: Negligence yet again
'When terrorists use the same method again and again, and yet manage to take security agencies by surprise every time, one has reason to feel concerned.'
May 05, 2006
Should we believe General Malik?
'The Indian Army is yet to produce a leader, who does not look for scapegoats when faced with failure. And what easier scapegoats than the intelligence agencies! One cannot blame General Malik for not being an exception to this rule.'
March 08, 2006
Politicising the blasts will help terrorists
'It adds to communal tensions and keeps the police preoccupied with crowd control when they should focus on investigation.'
March 06, 2006
Why Bush was frosty in Pakistan
'One can already discern signs of American disenchantment with Pakistan in general and General Musharraf in particular.'
March 01, 2006
What a buddy you have, Mr Bush!
'Your buddy has closed his eyes to the international jihadi terrorists setting up a 'liberated' zone in his Waziristan region.'
February 20, 2006
How to win the war on terror
'Nothing demoralises terrorists more in the long-term than the sight of a State, which keeps growing from strength to strength despite their worst of terrorism.'
January 04, 2006
Why South India is jihadi target
Many defence and space establishments, IT industries and some sacred places of Hinduism are located there.
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