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Ajai Sahni
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IAF strikes: Political triumphalism over tactical success makes India lose sight of strategic goals
Fantasy dominates the ideologically driven political imagination in India, at great cost to national security.
Ajai Sahni
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Ajai Sahni: Belligerent rhetoric on Pulwama attack can’t make up for lack of strategic planning
Absence of sustained strategic preparation and abysmal neglect of defence, internal security and intelligence sectors rule out an effective response.
Ajai Sahni
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Opinion: 'Maoist plot' letters leaked by police have all the hallmarks of mischievous fabrication
‘This entire petty, pathetic and incompetent plot is a disgrace. It dishonours the security personnel. It dishonours the state, it dishonours India.’
Ajai Sahni
Trending
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Evolution doesn’t need millions of years. Tiger snakes on an island have evolved over just a century
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Australian Open: Sania Mirza bows out of Grand Slams on her own terms, leaving a trail to blaze
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Fiction: A courtesan renounces pleasure and embraces Buddhism after she is betrayed by the world
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Yes, India’s Constitution has been hijacked – but not by the Supreme Court
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Rout in Adani Group shares continues for second day after Hindenburg allegations
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Opinion: Military training in the name of Indian values will not produce national strength
The government would do infinitely better to focus on providing a better, modern and empowering education.
Ajai Sahni
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Never mind the jingoists, war with Pakistan is neither a compulsion nor an option for India
The shrieking campaign serves a limited domestic agenda. Soldiers and civilians along the borders pay the price.
Ajai Sahni
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No garbage duties please: India must deploy its Armed Forces personnel for combat alone
Is our political leadership that ignorant about the military ethos that produces the willingness to fight in a soldier?
Ajai Sahni
Video
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Caught on camera: Thieves remove entire ATM in Ajmer, Rajasthan
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Watch: How a Great Dane dog and an orphaned kitten formed an unlikely bond
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Watch: From France to Australia, fans embrace the ‘Pathaan’ craze by singing and dancing in theatres
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Watch: From upside down to inside out, models walk the ramp wearing gowns in strange ways
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Watch: Comedian Jamie Lever’s hilarious take on how Bollywood actors put their children to bed
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Counterpoint: General Rawat has only stated the obvious about fighting fire with fire in Kashmir
No movement of widespread violence in history has ever been contained or neutralised in the absence of proportionate, if not disproportionate use of force.
Ajai Sahni
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Surgical strikes signal a change of course. Do they also mark the beginning of a long-term strategy?
Beyond addressing a domestic constituency, the government has sent out a clear message by widely publicising the present operation. Will it stay the course?
Ajai Sahni
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If India is serious about making Pakistan pay, it can't go back to business as usual
A clear and extraordinary focus on addressing the enduring deficits and demands of the defence and security sectors is the need of the hour.
Ajai Sahni
The Reel
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‘Gandhi Godse – Ek Yudh’ review: Sincere, plodding effort to debunk WhatsApp myths about the Mahatma
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‘Pathaan’ review: Shah Rukh Khan lights up an entertaining spy thriller
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Oscar-nominated film ‘The Elephant Whisperers’ is cuteness unlimited
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Three Oscar nominations for India: ‘All That Breathes’, ‘RRR’ and ‘The Elephant Whisperers’
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Shriya Pilgaonkar interview: There’s no big or small role but the depth you bring to the part
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Opinion: The drama over Pathankot is an utter, bizarre and counterproductive waste of time
The joint probe is one more in the series of high-profile non-events to offset comprehensive and abysmal security and foreign policy failures.
Ajai Sahni
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Why installing a tank in JNU to instil patriotism among its students is a half-baked idea
If sheer dedication, obedience and sacrifice were the touchstones of morality, the jihadi suicide bomber would be our ideal.
Ajai Sahni
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Breaking news: ISIS is not coming! ISIS is not coming!
For those who believed the obvious canard that at least 537 Indians had joined the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, and more than 10 times this number were likely to be trying to do so.
Ajai Sahni
The Field
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India vs New Zealand, 1st T20I: All-round show from Mitchell Santner and Co ensures 21-run victory
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Hockey World Cup: Germany complete another epic comeback to stun Australia, set up final vs Belgium
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U19 Women’s T20 World Cup: India, England set up exciting final clash in inaugural edition
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Watch, IND v NZ: Washington Sundar’s stunning diving return catch to dismiss Mark Chapman in Ranchi
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Australian Open: Novak Djokovic on images of father with Russian flags – ‘Misinterpretation’