Delhi Guardian

  Both India and Israel have hostile neighbors. India can take a cue from Israel in defending its borders and sovereignty Ever since the brutal and dastardly attacks on Israel earlier in October, the Indian public- especially those who are conversant with the intricacies of this Arab- Israeli conflict- have been strenuously debating what the course of action should be. The sheer intensity of the surprise attacks on the Jewish state by diabolical terrorists was shocking. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s explicit and equivocal support for Israel astonished many. The second official statement by the Government of India was a little more balanced as it underscored the importance of peaceful negotiations between Israel and Palestine.  The question is what if the country witnesses something similar in magnitude to what transpired in Israel earlier in October? People in India are no strangers to the scourge of terrorism. The gruesome atrocities inflicted by Hamas evoked mixed se...

The West and the world must engage with Russia to curtail its military alliance with China Lately, there has been a lot of brouhaha over Chinese President Xi Jinping’s decision to skip the G20 in New Delhi this week. This news came weeks after the Kremlin announced that President Vladimir Putin would not be attending the summit. Political commentators have viewed this development as an indication of turbulent times ahead. The Russia-China alliance is strengthening and this is a clear indicator that there appears to be a stumbling block to democratic values which much of the free world cherishes. Essentially, relations between countries are fluid and they hinge on ongoing developments. The Western alliance must realise that isolating Russia will have ramifications and the only prudent way ahead is to negotiate firmly and, in the process, make concessions to weaken the Russia-China alliance. What the West urgently requires is a paradigm shift. Recent reports about China’s ambition to est...