What is going on right now in India is extremely unfortunate. It’s a lot easier to turn around and point fingers right now in the middle of crisis, but is the human cost that is slowly getting etched into all of our memories. Many had assumed that we had passed the worst, until the last month when cases dramatically started to rise. While it may be easy for the world to simply blame the case rise on the often quoted “Hindu nationalist government of the BJP run by Modi”, unfortunately statements such as these do not really allow for understanding…
Author: Vikram Hakura
For far too long we have stood by and accepted China’s quiet terrorism by proxy. Having been beaten at Doklam and alarmed by the rapid pace of roads been created all along the LAC, the Chinese have been quietly trying to push the boundaries over the last two months. That quietness is all but shattered after last night’s events when so far up to 20 Jawans were martyred in the Galwan valley. Having reached an acceptance of withdrawing from the LAC by regional commanders, the Chinese betrayed our trust yet again after a gap of five decades by launching a…
335 km². That’s the extent Nepal has now claimed officially of Indian territory. The total square territory of Nepal now stands at 147,516 km². Historically as well as illegally, Nepal has really no basis. With that being said, it is surprising that Nepal would seek to almost freeze relations with New Delhi considering its social economic state. Not only is there no legal basis, but the strategic importance of the area can’t be understated. With major passes and access to the LAC and Tibet, the new road serves the army in quickly mobilizing troops to the LAC. The road also…