Prof Madhav Das Nalapat

9/11 began as just another day in NY

September 11, 2021

When terrorists converted passenger aircraft into missiles and flew three of them into the Pentagon and the twin towers of New York’s World Trade Center (WTC) on 11 September 2001, Lakshmi and the present writer were a short distance away. As usual during visits to New York (NY), our place...

PRIME MINISTER MODI OUTLINES THE MARITIME FREEDOM CHARTER

August 10, 2021

The UN Security Council is the most consequential international body in the world, which is why it is a surprise why earlier Prime Ministers of India did not chair any of its meetings, leaving that honour to Prime Minister Modi. On August 9, 2020, Prime Minister Modi became the first...

A GANDHIAN QUAD

June 1, 2021

Chief of Army Staff General M.M. Naravane is an outstanding choice for the job. His professionalism and knowledge of warfare made him the most suitable candidate for the very consequential responsibility that has been placed on his shoulders by the Government of India. The Indian Army, which he has the...

KIM TO BIDEN: WE WILL MATCH YOUR ACTIONS, FRIENDLY OR HOSTILE

March 17, 2021

A little over four years ago, the window for reversing the development of nuclear weapons and delivery capability by North Korea was closing. Careful monitoring by DPRK Supreme Commander Kim Jong-Un and (effectively the first deputy) Kim Yo-Jong (his sister) ensured that by mid-2017 Pyongyang had developed sufficient strike capability...

NO, MINISTER

March 4, 2021

Even teams led by experienced and expert captains suffer from occasional self-goals. These are usually a consequence of the best of intentions, but end up as embarrassments. There was in the recent past a stray statement by a Union Minister that the gallant soldiers of the Indian Army had moved...