Pakistan

CPEC and Gwadar Port: A new Security Strategic Paradigm

The opening of the Gwadar port has manifold implications for the geopolitics of the Indian subcontinent
Lt. Gen Rameshwar Yadav (Retd) Delhi

Indo-Pak: Swords crossed, nowhere to go

By ratcheting up nationalistic sentiments to a fever pitch, the BJP is trying to reap political dividends
Sanjay Kapoor Delhi

The Balochistan Gambit

Modi and his hawkish stance on Balochistan could have a butterfly effect on the subcontinent
Sanjay Kapoor Delhi

Narcotics: Make (Drugs) in India

The drug problem in Punjab that has taken the media by storm is a hydra-headed monster and, contrary to perceptions, very much born and raised in the country rather than across the border
Hardnews Bureau Delhi

At the centre of it all was Kashmir

With JNU striking a complex chord in the Valley, Kashmir today appears to be at the crossroads once again. There is a deepening disillusionment with the Indian State, its policies and political discourse
Anuradha Bhasin Jamwal Srinagar

Afghanistan’s Pak Dilemma

The departure of Rehmatullah Nabil, as the head of Afghan intelligence, brings to the fore the internal rift within the government on the issue of ties with Pakistan
Sadiq Naqvi Delhi

‘What is unique about the modern state’s understanding of borders is their presumed impermeability’

Shireen Azam Delhi

ESCOBAR-E-PUNJAB

Punjab is faced with a serious crisis. Drugs have become synonymous with the business and political classes. Narcotics are coming in, and a multibillion-crore-rupee international cartel is sending them out as well
Abeer Kapoor Delhi

'ISIS is really, a huge concern for China' –Andrew Small

In an interview with Hardnews, Small talks about the unrest in the middle–east and especially Syria, what it means for China and how it would determine international economic and diplomatic policies
Sadiq Naqvi Delhi