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China, India and the Sri Lanka Elections

by Nitin A Gokhale

05 Jan/15

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(http://thediplomat.com/2015/01/china-india-and-the-sri-lanka-elections/) Image Credit: REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte India has ceded influence in Sri Lanka to China. Could the upcoming election change that? By Nitin A. Gokhale In less than a week, President Mahinda Rajapaksa of Sri Lanka will be facing the toughest political battle of his life as the country votes in…

China curious to understand BJP’s membership drive

by Nitin A Gokhale

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15 Dec/14

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Somewhat misleading headline but illustrates how keen the Chinese are to understand India’s political process. BJP member drive raises one-party concerns Illustration: Liu Rui/GT The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), now in power in India, wants to become the world’s biggest political outfit. The membership drive, kicked off by Prime Minister Narendra…

India, please wake up before its too late

by Nitin A Gokhale

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08 Dec/14

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Lt Col Sankalp Kumar, the lone officer among 10 security personnel martyred in Uri on Friday. This tough officer from 24 Punjab regiment, was martyred in the Uri attack on Friday, leaving behind wife and these two cute daughters. All these are known facts. What is relatively lesser known is…

Army is fighting a war, and not terrorism, in J&K

by Nitin A Gokhale

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08 Dec/14

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(http://www.rediff.com/news/column/army-is-fighting-a-war-and-not-terrorism-in-jampk/20141208.htm) For the past six months Pakistan is using the Lashkar-e-Tayiba and other terrorist groups to launch frontal attacks on Indian security forces and assets instead of aimlessly targeting civilians. The sooner all of us understand this, the better it is. The last three attacks on Indian assets — one…

For ‘Act East’ to succeed fix north-east first

by Nitin A Gokhale

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30 Nov/14

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a four-day trip to India’s north-east. The schedule is as usual packed. Mr Modi is attending a newspaper function, flagging off a new railway link, inaugurating the annual Hornbill Festival in Nagaland and in a nice balancing act, attending the closing ceremony of the…