In July 1999, the prime minister-headed Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) approved one of the most ambitious naval modernization plans
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Category: National Interest
India-US Tariff Deal: Modi government’s masterclass in diplomatic capitulation
Let’s all pause and applaud. India – the civilizational superpower, the world’s most populous democracy, the inheritor of a foreign-policy
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Water Games – 4: India’s do-or-die moment
Like many other Asian countries, India is staring at a severe water crisis in the coming years. Population growth and
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Water Games – 3: India’s self-defeating generosity
India dominates the South Asian landscape, stretching across the Himalayan range from the west to the east. On the other
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Water Games – 2: China’s intransigent hold over Asian rivers
China’s expansionism is well known. Today it has land and maritime territorial disputes with as many as 23 countries, although
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