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After Savouring Moment of Triumph, Pakistan Will Now Face Moment of Truth in Afghanistan
Commentaries
Neighbourhood Oct 12, 2021

After Savouring Moment of Triumph, Pakistan Will Now Face Moment of Truth in Afghanistan
Sushant Sareen
Drone Terror Attack on Jammu Airport: A Deadly and Dangerous Dare
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Neighbourhood | Internal Security | Indian Defence Jun 30, 2021

Drone Terror Attack on Jammu Airport: A Deadly and Dangerous Dare
Sushant Sareen
Rebooting Jammu and Kashmir
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Domestic Politics and Governance | Internal Security Jun 25, 2021

Rebooting Jammu and Kashmir
Sushant Sareen
Pak’s latest episode of Game of Thrones is an inflection point
Commentaries
Neighbourhood Oct 25, 2020

Pak’s latest episode of Game of Thrones is an inflection point
Sushant Sareen
How Imran Khan unveiled the Oxonian version of Pakistani 'Islamofascism'
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Neighbourhood Aug 04, 2020

How Imran Khan unveiled the Oxonian version of Pakistani 'Islamofascism'
Sushant Sareen
China: Who will bell the cat?
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Indian Foreign Policy | China Foreign Policy | Internal Security Jul 06, 2020

China: Who will bell the cat?
Sushant Sareen
Two front war
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Neighbourhood | Indian Foreign Policy | China Foreign Policy | Internal Security | Indian Defence | China Military Jun 24, 2020

Two front war
Sushant Sareen
It's not just the Indian soldiers that fell off the cliff at the border
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Indian Foreign Policy | China Foreign Policy | Internal Security | Indian Defence | China Military Jun 18, 2020

It's not just the Indian soldiers that fell off the cliff at the border
Sushant Sareen
Taliban truculence on terrorism
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Neighbourhood | Terrorism Jun 08, 2020

Taliban truculence on terrorism
Sushant Sareen
Nepal: Being nice doesn’t pay
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Neighbourhood May 26, 2020

Nepal: Being nice doesn’t pay
Sushant Sareen
Riyaz Naikoo: Another one bites the dust
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Neighbourhood | Internal Security May 12, 2020

Riyaz Naikoo: Another one bites the dust
Sushant Sareen
Why China and Pakistan need each other in the Covid19 crisis
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Neighbourhood | Healthcare Apr 28, 2020

Why China and Pakistan need each other in the Covid19 crisis
Sushant Sareen
Intimations of a very hot summer
Commentaries
Apr 14, 2020

Intimations of a very hot summer
Sushant Sareen
Political economy of the Wuhan virus
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International Affairs | Great Power Dynamics | Healthcare Mar 31, 2020

Political economy of the Wuhan virus
Sushant Sareen
How PM Modi scored with COVIDiplomacy
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Neighbourhood | Healthcare Mar 17, 2020

How PM Modi scored with COVIDiplomacy
Sushant Sareen
Pulwama propelled India’s pugnacious policy
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Neighbourhood | Internal Security Feb 17, 2020

Pulwama propelled India’s pugnacious policy
Sushant Sareen
The Soleimani assassination: Epochal not apocalyptic
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International Affairs | Terrorism Jan 06, 2020

The Soleimani assassination: Epochal not apocalyptic
Sushant Sareen
Pakistan is fishing in troubled waters by protesting against CAA
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Neighbourhood | Indian Foreign Policy | Domestic Politics and Governance Dec 26, 2019

Pakistan is fishing in troubled waters by protesting against CAA
Sushant Sareen
Why India’s economic slowdown is a national security problem
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Indian Economy | Internal Security | Indian Defence Dec 06, 2019

Why India’s economic slowdown is a national security problem
Sushant Sareen
J&K’s veneer of ‘Normalcy’
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Neighbourhood | Internal Security Nov 25, 2019

J&K’s veneer of ‘Normalcy’
Sushant Sareen
Using devotion for deception and disaffection
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Neighbourhood | Indian Foreign Policy Nov 11, 2019

Using devotion for deception and disaffection
Sushant Sareen
Meeting up in Mamallapuram
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Indian Foreign Policy | Great Power Dynamics | China Foreign Policy Oct 15, 2019

Meeting up in Mamallapuram
Sushant Sareen
Kashmir saved, and then drowned Imran Khan
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Neighbourhood | Defence and Security Oct 07, 2019

Kashmir saved, and then drowned Imran Khan
Sushant Sareen
Declaration of war
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Neighbourhood | Indian Foreign Policy | United Nations Sep 30, 2019

Declaration of war
Sushant Sareen
A political solution in Kashmir
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Neighbourhood Sep 16, 2019

A political solution in Kashmir
Sushant Sareen
A war of narratives
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Neighbourhood | Indian Foreign Policy Aug 19, 2019

A war of narratives
Sushant Sareen
Pakistan punched by India's Article 370 move
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Neighbourhood Aug 09, 2019

Pakistan punched by India's Article 370 move
Sushant Sareen
#Article370: Audacity of assimilation and its aftermath
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Domestic Politics and Governance | Internal Security Aug 07, 2019

#Article370: Audacity of assimilation and its aftermath
Sushant Sareen
A redrawn landscape: Anticipated impact, unintended consequences
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Internal Security | Indian Defence Aug 06, 2019

A redrawn landscape: Anticipated impact, unintended consequences
Sushant Sareen
Kerfuffle in Kashmir
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Internal Security | Indian Defence Aug 05, 2019

Kerfuffle in Kashmir
Sushant Sareen
After Trump’s Kashmir remarks, India must tell the US where it gets off
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Neighbourhood | Indian Foreign Policy | US Foreign Policy Jul 23, 2019

After Trump’s Kashmir remarks, India must tell the US where it gets off
Sushant Sareen
Saeed's arrest is an eyewash
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Neighbourhood Jul 23, 2019

Saeed's arrest is an eyewash
Sushant Sareen
Why India needs to up its engagement with the US
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International Affairs | Indian Foreign Policy | US Foreign Policy | International Trade and Investment Jul 16, 2019

Why India needs to up its engagement with the US
Sushant Sareen
Follow the money
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Domestic Politics and Governance | Defence and Security Jul 08, 2019

Follow the money
Sushant Sareen
India should not waste a second with the Hurriyat, Pakistan's poisonous spent force
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Domestic Politics and Governance | State Level Politics Jun 29, 2019

India should not waste a second with the Hurriyat, Pakistan's poisonous spent force
Sushant Sareen
India desperately needs ‘hurriyat’ from the Hurriyat
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Neighbourhood | Domestic Politics and Governance | Terrorism | Internal Security Jun 26, 2019

India desperately needs ‘hurriyat’ from the Hurriyat
Sushant Sareen
‘Voluntary’ compulsions ‘freeze’ Pakistan's defence budget
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Defence and Security Jun 24, 2019

‘Voluntary’ compulsions ‘freeze’ Pakistan's defence budget
Sushant Sareen
Anantnag terror attack is proof that India can’t fall for Pakistan’s dialogue bait
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Neighbourhood Jun 15, 2019

Anantnag terror attack is proof that India can’t fall for Pakistan’s dialogue bait
Sushant Sareen
The great disconnect between India and Pakistan
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Indian Foreign Policy | Terrorism Jun 13, 2019

The great disconnect between India and Pakistan
Sushant Sareen
Let's stick to our guns on Pakistan
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Neighbourhood | Great Power Dynamics Jun 10, 2019

Let's stick to our guns on Pakistan
Sushant Sareen
How the Congress lost the plot on India's security, and lost the election too
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Domestic Politics and Governance May 31, 2019

How the Congress lost the plot on India's security, and lost the election too
Sushant Sareen
The death of entitlement
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Domestic Politics and Governance May 27, 2019

The death of entitlement
Sushant Sareen
India’s polls and Pakistan
Commentaries
Privacy & Data Protection May 13, 2019

India’s polls and Pakistan
Sushant Sareen
Lessons India can learn from Sri Lanka attacks about religion-based terrorism
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Neighbourhood May 01, 2019

Lessons India can learn from Sri Lanka attacks about religion-based terrorism
Sushant Sareen
National security is about politics
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Domestic Politics and Governance | Defence and Security | National Politics Apr 29, 2019

National security is about politics
Sushant Sareen
Soft Coup, hard fall in Pakistan
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Neighbourhood Apr 29, 2019

Soft Coup, hard fall in Pakistan
Sushant Sareen
J&K: Soured by politics
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Neighbourhood | Domestic Politics and Governance Apr 17, 2019

J&K: Soured by politics
Sushant Sareen
Between the lines: How the BJP and Congress manifestos hold up on national security
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Domestic Politics and Governance | Defence and Security | Indian Defence Apr 12, 2019

Between the lines: How the BJP and Congress manifestos hold up on national security
Sushant Sareen
How China can be punished for its Masood Azhar slight
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Neighbourhood | Indian Foreign Policy | China Foreign Policy Mar 14, 2019

How China can be punished for its Masood Azhar slight
Sushant Sareen
Pulwama aftermath: How to curb the ‘conflict ecosystem’ in Kashmir
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Domestic Politics and Governance Mar 08, 2019

Pulwama aftermath: How to curb the ‘conflict ecosystem’ in Kashmir
Sushant Sareen
Balakot air strikes: the end of the madman theory
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Defence and Security | Indian Defence Mar 05, 2019

Balakot air strikes: the end of the madman theory
Sushant Sareen
Why Modi must not play the ‘statesman’ and agree to enter into dialogue with Pakistan
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Internal Security | Indian Defence Mar 05, 2019

Why Modi must not play the ‘statesman’ and agree to enter into dialogue with Pakistan
Sushant Sareen
Why Modi must not play the ‘statesman’ and agree to enter into dialogue with Pakistan
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Defence and Security | Terrorism | Indian Defence Feb 28, 2019

Why Modi must not play the ‘statesman’ and agree to enter into dialogue with Pakistan
Sushant Sareen
US is cornered in Afghanistan
Commentaries
Neighbourhood Feb 05, 2019

US is cornered in Afghanistan
Sushant Sareen
Afghanistan: what price tag do we put on strategic security?
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Neighbourhood Feb 05, 2019

Afghanistan: what price tag do we put on strategic security?
Sushant Sareen
Why our political parties romanticise poverty
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Domestic Politics and Governance Feb 04, 2019

Why our political parties romanticise poverty
Sushant Sareen
China changes its tone and tenor on India—for now
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Indian Foreign Policy | Great Power Dynamics | China Foreign Policy Jan 03, 2019

China changes its tone and tenor on India—for now
Sushant Sareen
On US's withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan; India must be hard-headed
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Neighbourhood | Indian Foreign Policy | US Foreign Policy Dec 28, 2018

On US's withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan; India must be hard-headed
Sushant Sareen
Why the uproar over centre's 'snooping order' is just laughable
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Domestic Politics and Governance | Internal Security | Cyber and Technology Dec 24, 2018

Why the uproar over centre's 'snooping order' is just laughable
Sushant Sareen
Will President’s rule pull Kashmir out of its political vortex?
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Neighbourhood | Domestic Politics and Governance Dec 21, 2018

Will President’s rule pull Kashmir out of its political vortex?
Sushant Sareen
Why India desperately needs an image makeover
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Domestic Politics and Governance Dec 19, 2018

Why India desperately needs an image makeover
Sushant Sareen
Indian govt has rushed into the Kartarpur corridor in inexplicable haste
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Neighbourhood Nov 30, 2018

Indian govt has rushed into the Kartarpur corridor in inexplicable haste
Sushant Sareen
How Imran's version of Pakistan is capitulating before its clerics
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Neighbourhood Nov 13, 2018

How Imran's version of Pakistan is capitulating before its clerics
Sushant Sareen
Why India should stay away from the politics of good extremist/bad extremist
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Internal Security | Indian Defence Nov 06, 2018

Why India should stay away from the politics of good extremist/bad extremist
Sushant Sareen
‘Father of Taliban’ Samiul Haq’s killing – What’s the big deal?
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Neighbourhood Nov 05, 2018

‘Father of Taliban’ Samiul Haq’s killing – What’s the big deal?
Sushant Sareen
Kashmir conundrum: Understanding the politics behind militancy
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Internal Security Nov 02, 2018

Kashmir conundrum: Understanding the politics behind militancy
Sushant Sareen
The 'Sheikh Chilli' economics of Imran Khan
Commentaries
Neighbourhood Nov 02, 2018

The 'Sheikh Chilli' economics of Imran Khan
Sushant Sareen
Getting tangled in tango with Taliban
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Neighbourhood Oct 20, 2018

Getting tangled in tango with Taliban
Sushant Sareen
When soft power is not enough
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Indian Foreign Policy Oct 11, 2018

When soft power is not enough
Sushant Sareen
Why there can be no India-Pakistan dialogue even after 2019 Lok Sabha polls
Commentaries
Privacy & Data Protection Oct 06, 2018

Why there can be no India-Pakistan dialogue even after 2019 Lok Sabha polls
Sushant Sareen
India shot itself in the foot by agreeing to a Pak ‘meeting’
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Neighbourhood Sep 25, 2018

India shot itself in the foot by agreeing to a Pak ‘meeting’
Sushant Sareen
Sidhu playing into Pak hands
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Neighbourhood Sep 24, 2018

Sidhu playing into Pak hands
Sushant Sareen
Sidhu’s shenanigans
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Privacy & Data Protection Sep 21, 2018

Sidhu’s shenanigans
Sushant Sareen
Why Modi must not go to Pakistan to attend Imran Khan's swearing-in ceremony
Commentaries
Neighbourhood Aug 02, 2018

Why Modi must not go to Pakistan to attend Imran Khan's swearing-in ceremony
Sushant Sareen
Pakistan will have a stable government, but not stability
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Neighbourhood Aug 01, 2018

Pakistan will have a stable government, but not stability
Sushant Sareen
What an Imran Khan's win in Pakistan will mean for India
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Neighbourhood Jul 25, 2018

What an Imran Khan's win in Pakistan will mean for India
Sushant Sareen
Captain, my captain! An army behind him
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Neighbourhood Jul 23, 2018

Captain, my captain! An army behind him
Sushant Sareen
Pakistan is a step closer to its manifest destiny. But India doesn't need to worry
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Neighbourhood Jul 20, 2018

Pakistan is a step closer to its manifest destiny. But India doesn't need to worry
Sushant Sareen
Is the Pakistan election a fixed match?
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Neighbourhood Jul 20, 2018

Is the Pakistan election a fixed match?
Sushant Sareen
Will Pakistan deliver on key strategic affairs
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Privacy & Data Protection Jul 06, 2018

Will Pakistan deliver on key strategic affairs
Sushant Sareen