During the 2003 Iraq War, Saddam Hussein’s information minister, Mohammed Saeed Al Sahhaf – known worldwide as ‘Comical Ali’ – stood before TV cameras and denied the presence of American troops even as US tanks rolled into Baghdad behind him. His sheer detachment from reality earned him global notoriety and a fan following among irony…
While Operation Sindoor rumbles on – with soldiers on the move, news anchors shouting over each other, and WhatsApp experts offering military strategy – let’s turn briefly to something more important to everyday survival: the egg. Just a short while ago, scientists declared that the egg came before the chicken (something to do with proteins,…
India’s clinical military success with such clarity of purpose, restraint with power, and zero-tolerance for terror could only have come under a leader cast in a different mould – Narendra Modi. For decades, India had the upper hand against Pakistan – militarily, economically, and diplomatically – but lacked the will to use it. Previous prime…
India has long been the target of cross-border terrorism, most of it stemming from Pakistan. Despite repeated attacks over the decades and loud proclamations of zero tolerance, there remain glaring gaps in our ability to pre-empt, intercept and neutralise threats before they unfold on Indian soil. No one is suggesting it is possible to monitor…
Pakistan has long relied on nuclear sabre-rattling as a shortcut to global relevance, its military establishment clinging to its supposed arsenal like a magician guarding an empty hat. Each time tension brews with India, Islamabad dusts off its nuclear rhetoric, hoping to induce international panic and pre-emptive peace missions. The trouble is, no one is…
One has to admire the Congress party’s remarkable gift for retroactive genius. The Centre announces a caste census, and promptly, Rahul Gandhi is credited as the visionary who forced the government’s hand. Never mind that for over six decades, when the Congress ruled uninterrupted, the very idea of caste enumeration was brushed under the carpet….
In the escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, the battlefield has expanded beyond traditional military engagements to include media and social media platforms, transforming the nature of confrontation in the subcontinent. Nuclear threats Pakistani officials have issued statements highlighting their nuclear capabilities, suggesting potential use if a full-scale war ensues. These declarations have been amplified…
In a move that surprises no one, Pakistan’s Army Chief General Asif Munir, the man who can’t stop ranting about nukes and Kashmir, has reportedly either fled the country or locked himself inside a nuclear bunker. This comes right after the brutal Islamist terror attack in Pahalgam that killed over two dozen Hindus and others….
India has long charged Pakistan with cultivating terrorism as an instrument of statecraft. These allegations were met with denials – until Pakistan’s Defence Minister, Khwaja Asif, delivered a blunt admission on Sky News: ‘We have been doing this dirty work for the United States for about three decades… and the West, including Britain.’ Institutionalised terror…
Has Pakistan set a trap for Indian commandos? In the wake of the horrific Pahalgam massacre, where Hindu tourists were cold-bloodedly targeted after their religion was ascertained – a savage act that reeked of premeditation and sectarian hate – it is time to ask hard questions. Not just of those who carried out the carnage,…
