Nilofar Suhrawardy

UKRAINE IS NOT AFGHANISTAN, BUT…

May 26, 2022

Ukraine-crisis is likely to be prolonged with a similar objective responsible for Afghanistan-war lasting for years. Geographically, culturally, histo rically and at numerous other levels, there is no comparison between Afghanistan-wars fought at different periods by United States as well as former Soviet Union and the ongoing Ukraine-war. Ukraine is...

WHY CAN’T UKRAINE-DIPLOMACY SUCCEED, IF INDIA-PAK NUCLEAR DIPLOMACY CAN?

April 5, 2022

“Ukraine-Diplomacy” exercised by the so-called friends of this country has so far shown virtually no sign of ending the suffering of Ukrainians and of Ukraine crisis. This certainly demands deliberation on the nature of “diplomacy” at play and its apparent failure. At present, there are extremely limited prospects of the...

HAS SECOND COVID-19 WAVE OPENED THE DOORS FOR OPPOSITION?

June 11, 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s expertise at using strategic electoral cards to win elections has received a setback in the recently-held West Bengal Assembly elections. Ironically, while the second wave of the pandemic may be held accountable for diminishing the appeal of what was once projected as a Modi-wave, the West...