PM Modi Sets New Goals For India-ASEAN Partnership
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set ambitious goals for India-ASEAN partnership, drawing the 10-nation grouping deeper into defining the global agenda. During his address at the India-ASEAN conclave in the Indonesian capital, PM Modi nailed five pillars that would anchor India’s comprehensive strategic partnership with the southeast Asian grouping. First, the Prime Minister pointed out […]
Why Pakistan’s Post-Imran Transition May Take Longer Than Expected
NEW DELHI: Pakistan’s post-Imran transition that began on May 9 when vandals, mostly supporters of the ex-prime minister, frontally took on the military by attacking key symbols of the army’s power and authority including the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi and Jinnah House, the corps commander’s residence in Lahore. But Pakistan’s pivotal transition would be complete only […]
Pakistan’s Massive Military Purge May Still Be A Job Half Done
NEW DELHI: The Pakistan army has begun an all-out purge of the institution in its bid to weed out those who were apparently complicit or did not confront mobs that targeted key military facilities on May 9. It is apparent that Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen. Asim Munir is marshalling the cleanup. During a […]
Is Faiz Hameed Pak Army Chief’s Main Obstacle In His Battle With Imran Khan?
NEW DELHI: A month-and-a-half after the seismic event, more details are emerging about Pakistan’s May 9 mutiny, whose purpose was to unseat Chief of Army Staff Asim Munir and replace him with a military establishment that would be loyal to ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan. The project failed but its aftershocks are still being felt as […]
Will Meeting Of Retired Generals With Pak Army Chief Release Pressure On Imran Khan?
NEW DELHI: Retired Generals close to Imran Khan have met Pak Army Chief Asim Munir, pleading for leniency towards the ex-Prime Minister, following the May 9 revolt that targeted icons of the “establishment”. India Narrative has learnt that 13 retired generals including Lt. Gen. (Retd) Khalid Maqbool met Asim Munir last week at the General […]
Will Mohsin Beg Become Pakistan’s Caretaker Prime Minister After Imran Khan’s Exit?
NEW DELHI: As the process to remove ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan from Pakistan’s future political configurations continues unabated, there is considerable brainstorming within the establishment about holding general elections and the transition in between. One of the areas of debate is who will be the interim Prime Minister, acceptable to all including the military, before […]
Pak Army Chief Asim Munir To Invoke Army Act To Dock Masterminds Of May 9 Revolt
NEW DELHI: The Pakistan military top brass has concluded a four-day huddle with a firm resolve to root out ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan’s network that caused the May 9 rebellion against the army, sparing neither the rank and file nor the leaders of the conspiracy. India Narrative has learnt that the military top brass was […]
How A Unified Pakistan Military Is Dismantling ‘Project Imran’
NEW DELHI: The arrest of Pakistan’s ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan by Rangers on May 9 triggered unprecedented and horrific attacks on the Army. Imran’s supporters attacked key symbols of the Army’s power and authority, including the General Headquarters (GHQ) Rawalpindi, Corps Commander’s House aka Jinnah House in Lahore, Peshawar Radio station, ISI office in Faisalabad, […]
China Consolidates In Gulf Of Thailand With Another Deep Water Port In Cambodia
NEW DELHI: With Cambodia as the spur, Beijing is consolidating its hold in the Gulf of Thailand, which can become the gateway for Chinese ships to enter the Indian Ocean. China’s state-run news agency Xinhua reported that China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd. (CHEC) secured a contract from a Cambodian firm last week to construct a […]
China Ready To ‘Cool Down’ Situation Along Border In First Sign Of Rethink On Eastern Ladakh
GOA: In a first sign of a possible rethink on easing tension in Eastern Ladakh, China has expressed its readiness to “cool down” the situation along the border. “Both sides should continue to implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries, consolidate the existing achievements, strictly abide by relevant agreements, take […]
NSA Doval Calls Out China On CPEC, Border During SCO Meet
NEW DELHI: In a veiled reference to China, National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval has backed giant international connectivity projects, provided they do not subvert the sovereignty of a nation-state. “We stand ready to cooperate on investing in and building connectivity in the region. Expanding connectivity is also important to ensure that such initiatives are […]
Kishida’s New Indo-Pacific Vision Includes Integrated Development Of Northeast India, Bangladesh & Bay Of Bengal
NEW DELHI: Japan on Monday unveiled its new vision for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) which includes integrated development of Northeast India and Bangladesh as part of a broader Bay of Bengal community. Calling India an “indispensable partner”, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida outlined his new Indo-Pacific strategy during a policy speech at the […]
Military Budget Hike Shows China’s Aggressive Intent In Three Contentious Theatres
NEW DELHI: China’s decision to hike its military budget by 7.2 per cent to $224.79 billion reveals Beijing’s intent to continue accumulation of modern weapons which can be used for deterrence as well as aggression. With the latest budget announced on Sunday at a meeting of the National People’s Congress (NPC), China is only behind the […]
Why India Must Deter China On Its Own Steam After The Tawang Clash
NEW DELHI: How does India deter China from pursuing its aggressive wolf-warrior manoeuvres? A three-pronged approach may be useful, all intended to build military capability, expanding geopolitical influence and keeping the economy well-oiled. First, India has to demonstrate that it remains unfazed by the latest provocation and remains fixated to the big picture—of confidently pursuing its […]
Why Egyptian President’s Visit To India Is Important To Limit China’s Regional Influence
India’s invitation to the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi is a major step to keep New Delhi invested in the Middle East at a time when China is making a big push in the region. El Sisi will be India’s chief guest at this Republic Day Parade on January 26. By honouring the Egyptian President […]
India, Indonesia Launch Campaign To Foster Moderate Islam
NEW DELHI: India and Indonesia have launched a major ideological campaign to counter terror, leveraging their common tradition of tolerance and diversity. Addressing a conference on the role of Ulema in India and Indonesia to foster peace, National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval pointed out that with Indonesia, having the world’s largest Muslim population in the […]
FIR Fiasco Gives Imran Khan An Edge In Fight With Army Generals
NEW DELHI:In the bitter power struggle in Pakistan between Imran Khan and the “establishment,” the former Prime Minister appears to have seized the initiative, pushing the Shehbaz Sharif government and the military into a reactive mode. By Monday evening, Khan managed to grab a larger global space to push home his narrative that the attempt […]
Why China’s Party Congress Shows India Has Five-Year Window To Beef Up Military Deterrence
NEW DELHI: China’s recently concluded 20th Party Congress has revealed that the Indian security establishment may have a five-year window to build capability and permanently deter a war with Beijing. Signals emitting from the 20th Party congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) reveal that Beijing is preparing for a war but is not yet […]
India Must Ready For China’s Prolonged, Full Spectrum Animosity
NEW DELHI: In seeking an explanation for its military muscle flexing and in-your-face Wolf Warrior diplomacy, it may be best to return to China’s 19th Party Congress and what happened in those dramatic few days, which changed China from within. In that conference held between October 18 and 24, 2017, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of […]
Xi Jinping: The ‘God’ Of All Things Communist
NEW DELHI: After the Covid-19 outcry against China, which has been accused, across continents of deliberately or inadvertently spreading the virus, Beijing is sending out a stern message—it is ready for a confrontation, united under the leadership of Xi Jinping. Xi Jinping’s status on par with Mao Zedong, the founding patriarch of the People’s Republic […]