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SAWM concerned at targeting of member
South Asian Women in the Media notes with deepening concern the efforts being made to harass and intimidate Patricia Mukhim, the editor of The Shillong Times.
Mukhim had, in a recent social media post, urged the Meghalaya Chief Minister…
Lockdown blockdown: Ban ki Baat. We must stop these Peking Toms
Close friends Nathu Lal and Akshai Chin bristled with tension. Nathu Lal flared up, “We cannot allow this Himalayan plunder.” Akshai Chin, indisputably Indian despite his name, seethed, “China has crossed every line
Dealing with Covid-19: Lessons from the experience of Sri Lanka
India’s small southern neighbour has kept its Covid numbers extremely low, and the number of deaths from the disease to only 11. How did Sri Lanka do it? The country’s Director General of Health Services, Dr Anil Jasinghe, explained the…
The Chinese challenge is here to stay. Here are some steps India can quickly take to counter it
We’re all satellite imagery experts now. We know how many tents the Chinese are erecting at the junction of Galwan and Shyok rivers in eastern Ladakh, can plot their precise locations and extrapolate their intentions. But we’re yet to admit…
‘China expects us to behave the way China would!’
"China has a pattern of risk taking behaviour at times of domestic crisis," Shivshankar Menon, former national security adviser, former foreign secretary and former Indian ambassador to China, tells Rediff.com Senior Contributor Sheela…
A cartoonist captures the biodiversity of Assam
Living close to the natural gas well that is still ablaze, Deborshee Gogoi believes humour has the power to inspire conservation, and is trying to save the unique wildlife of north-east India one comic strip at a time
India Works Military & Diplomatic Channels To Reduce LAC Tensions
Four days since violent clashes between the Indian Army troops and the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) led to combat fatalities for the first time since 1975 at the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the ground situation remains tense at…
Sino-India clashes a wake up call, says former diplomat
In an exclusive interview with senior journalist Smita Sharma, former India's Ambassador to Beijing Ashok K Kantha said that if India and China do not settle the boundary dispute, horrific clashes will continue. He also commented that now…
India Works Military & Diplomatic Channels To Reduce LAC Tensions
Four days since violent clashes between the Indian Army troops and the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) led to combat fatalities for the first time since 1975 at the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the ground situation remains tense at…
History, the standoff, and policy worth rereading
The deadly clashes at Galwan and the ongoing standoff between India and China on the ridges or “fingers” around the Pangong Tso are a metaphor for the wider conflict between the two countries over all the areas that Chinese strategy refers…