I spy, with my little eye…
~ By Charmaine Mirza Move over, Matahari. Double agents are passé. Today’s world is all about multi-tasking. The Silk and Spice crossroads of India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Bhutan, Tibet, China, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Russia and Central Asia have long...
Can President Xi and Prime Minister Modi quell tensions?
~ By Inchin Closer staff Three days after Chinese president Xi Jinping will meet Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, he will fly to the temple town of Mamallapuram, near Chennai to meet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday. Chinese President Xi Jinping will...
The Kashmir Corner
~ By Charmaine Mirza Prologue: Geopolitics in South Asia just took a twist – but it’s hardly a new one, is it? Revoking the status of Article 370 and “regularizing” the status of Kashmir is like a brutal post-independence hangover that won’t be shaken off, no matter...
Modi and Xi: Breaking Barriers, Strengthening Borders
~ By Kavita Ogale 543 seats. Over 10 lakh polling stations. The Lok Sabha election 2019 has gathered steam and is keeping the entire country on its toes as 900 million Indians vote in the largest election in the world. Amidst all the action is the inimitable voice of...