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Shishir Gupta

Author of Indian Mujahideen: The Enemy Within (2011, Hachette) and Himalayan Face-off: Chinese Assertion and Indian Riposte (2014, Hachette). Awarded K Subrahmanyam Prize for Strategic Studies in 2015 by Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA) and the 2011 Ben Gurion Prize by Israel.

Articles by Shishir Gupta

Over 600 lawyers write to CJI raising alarm on threats to judiciary's integrity

The lawyers alleged that a vested interest group is trying to pressure the judiciary, influence judicial process and defame the courts based on frivolous logic.

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud.(PTI)
Published on Mar 28, 2024 10:32 AM IST

Germany gets message from Modi govt, stays out of Kejriwal’s arrest proceedings

A German spokesman on Wednesday said the Indian Constitution guarantees basic human rights and freedoms.

Big story PM Narendra Modi with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz
Updated on Mar 28, 2024 08:10 AM IST

Why was German diplomat summoned by India over Arvind Kejriwal's arrest?

The Indian protest against German observations on Delhi CM arrest is a clear signal from the Modi government that it will repudiate any outside interference.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with EAM S Jaishankar.
Updated on Mar 24, 2024 11:03 AM IST

View: Muizzu's 'come to Jesus moment' as Male seeks debt relief from India

Muizzu’s statement to the media seeking debt relief from India is quite intriguing to say the least as Indian EXIM bank repayments only start next year.

Maldives President Mohammed Muizzu
Published on Mar 23, 2024 09:00 AM IST

Why is China provoking India over Arunachal Pradesh?

China, under Xi Jinping, has gone downhill economically as well as politically with its BRI brand losing sheen by the day.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Published on Mar 21, 2024 11:00 AM IST

View: How Pakistan’s ‘bleed neighbours with terrorism’ policy has backfired

For Pakistan, the chickens have come home to roost as far as its duplicity on terrorism is concerned.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Pakistan's premier Shehbaz Sharif (left) and Afghanistan defence minister Mullah Yaqoob
Updated on Mar 20, 2024 09:45 PM IST

View: Remembering mavericks Manohar Parrikar and General Bipin Rawat

Manohar Parrikar and General Bipin Rawat hated the time wasted on long drawn ceremonies by the Indian Armed Forces.

A file photo of General Bipin Rawat with Manohar Parrikar
Published on Mar 17, 2024 10:34 AM IST

Will EC trim the number of election phases in Lok Sabha polls 2024?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has communicated to his ministers that governance and decision making does not stop during elections

Will the EC help in cutting down the number of election phases for the country to go on about its business rather than remain mired in election?
Updated on Mar 16, 2024 09:59 AM IST

Agni 5 missile to fast-breeder reactor: India's message to world

PM Modi, as a ‘shanti doot’ and a ‘shakti doot’ conveyed a message that India loves peace but also can fight with arms developed in India.

DRDO conducted the first successful flight test of an indigenously developed Agni-5 missile with Multiple Independently Targetable Re-Entry Vehicle ( MIRV) technology, on March 11.(ANI)
Published on Mar 15, 2024 09:11 PM IST

US sends Letter of Acceptance to India for Predator drone purchase

The US State Department notified the drone deal on Feb 1, but the draft LOA was kept open for possible objections from US lawmakers for a mandatory 30 days.

The letter of acceptance is a response to India sending a letter of intent to purchase 31 drones to the US government.
Updated on Mar 15, 2024 07:58 AM IST

India notches MIRV tech success in Agni-V firing, Pakistan failed 3 years ago

India successfully conducted the first flight test of domestically developed Agni-V missile with Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle technology.

Agni-5 missile can now deliver multiple nuclear warheads.
Updated on Mar 12, 2024 10:19 AM IST

Mission Divyastra: India test-fires Agni-5 missile, PM Modi lauds DRDO

India has now joined the select group of nations who have MIRV (Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry) capability.

Proud of our DRDO scientists for Mission Divyastra, PM Narendra Modi said. (File photo)
Updated on Mar 11, 2024 09:24 PM IST

What are two Chinese surveillance vessels up to in Indian Ocean region?

Chinese spy ship Xiang Yang Hong 01 is off India’s eastern seaboard and headed towards Colombo, sister ship 03 is docked at Male.

Chinese vessel Xiang Yang Hong 1.
Published on Mar 11, 2024 09:35 AM IST

View: Is airing of Nijjar’s killing footage aimed to polarise Punjab voter?

A plausible theory is that the airing of CCTV footage and the imputations are to polarise the Sikh voter in India for the forthcoming 2024 General Elections.

Poster at Surrey Gurudwara where terrorist Nijjar was the president.
Published on Mar 10, 2024 10:39 AM IST

Se La tunnel will allow faster Indian response in case of Chinese aggression

The building of the tunnel under Se La is also an affirmation that India today is confident enough to take on the PLA challenge in the Tawang sector

Se La reminds India of its ignominious fall during the 1962 war with China due to poor military and political leadership(ANI)
Updated on Mar 09, 2024 05:25 PM IST

View: Chinese warning to India on the Central Sector is plain double-speak

The reorganisation of Central Command troops is at proposal stage but PLA is fully deployed in Eastern Sector.

Indian Army and PLA troops in Ladakh sector.
Published on Mar 09, 2024 09:51 AM IST

PM Modi gives vacation homework to babus, fires up ministers for 2024 elections

During the extensive deliberations, Prime Minister Modi delivered a series of messages to his existing council of ministers.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh during a meeting of the Union Council of Ministers, at Sushma Swaraj Bhawan, in New Delhi on Sunday.(ANI )
Published on Mar 08, 2024 07:17 PM IST

PM Modi’s Srinagar rally signals change in the Valley

Prime Minister Modi's Thursday rally in Srinagar drew unprecedented crowds, signalling a shift towards peace post-Article 370 abrogation.

PM Narendra Modi in Kashmir on Thursday.
Published on Mar 08, 2024 10:35 AM IST

India-Japan ties need a reality check for further growth

EAM Jaishankar in a carefully crafted language has communicated Japan should be prepared to deal with new India by shedding the past legacy.

File photo of EAM Jaishankar with his Japanese counterpart Yoko Kamikawa
Published on Mar 07, 2024 12:01 PM IST

PM Modi meets Sandeshkhali women who alleged sexual assault by Sheikh Shahjahan

Sandeshkhali has been on the boil after several women accused Sheikh Shahjahan and his aides of sexually assaulting them.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to the women victims of Sandeshkhali,
Updated on Mar 06, 2024 03:04 PM IST

China ramps up defence budget by 7.2%, India will feel the heat

Top Indian naval commanders are holding a conference onboard INS Vikramaditya today off the coast of Goa.

Two front facing India : File photo of Sino-Pak Sea Guardian exercise in November 2023.
Updated on Mar 05, 2024 11:55 AM IST

India’s firm stand at WTO Ministerial saved its schemes for food security, MSP

Had the Modi government not intervened immediately after assuming power in May 2014, India would find it difficult, if not impossible to run its MSP programme.

PM Narendra Modi with union minister Piyush Goyal
Published on Mar 03, 2024 04:52 PM IST

View: India’s firm stand at WTO Ministerial saved its food security, MSP schemes

Credit goes to Narendra Modi government and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal for withstanding such international pressures

India prevailed upon the lobby at the Abu Dhabi Ministerial Conference (MC13) of WTO.
Updated on Mar 03, 2024 04:51 PM IST

View: PM Modi goes on hyper-drive, Opposition in disarray

PM Modi has attended more than 80 events in the last two months and will be visiting more states in the days to come.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and home minister Amit Shah.
Updated on Mar 03, 2024 02:55 PM IST

PM Modi to attend Pokhran wargame showcasing indigenous capabilities

It is understood that for ‘Bharat Shakti’, the war game will test the efficacy of Indian-made platforms and network-centric systems.

PM Modi on Arjun tank in Pokhran (file photo)
Updated on Mar 03, 2024 08:15 AM IST

View: Unsettled LAC is Xi's pressure point on India to stay away from West

The Chinese want to settle the border on their own terms. It means imposing the 1959 line and giving up Arunachal Pradesh

It is quite evident that the Chinese will use the non-resolution of Line of Actual Control (LAC) to pressurise India not to go to the West
Published on Mar 01, 2024 09:33 PM IST

24X7 PM Modi on way to Sindhri to revive fertiliser plant, thereon to Kolkata

Prime Minister Narendra Modi continued with his punishing schedule after completing the BJP's CEC meeting at 3.30 am today.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi being received by BJP National President JP Nadda upon his arrival for the BJP's Central Election Committee (CEC) meeting to finalise the first list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.(PTI)
Updated on Mar 01, 2024 11:46 AM IST

India under Modi to expand maritime footprint with Mauritian support

Agalega airstrip and jetty to enhance maritime domain awareness for India and Mauritius

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Mauritius counterpart Pravind Jugnauth.
Published on Feb 29, 2024 12:45 PM IST

View: Radical politics the driver in Punjab & Canada, the target is PM Modi

In Canada, Trudeau continues anti-India stance, but the authorities are contradicting his claims. In India, farmer unions are protesting at Delhi's borders.

Farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher, in green turban wearing a gas mask, walks with protesting farmers towards the police barricade near Shambhu border.(AP)
Updated on Feb 23, 2024 12:08 AM IST

Maldives sitting on a debt pile, not bankrupt as of now

As Maldives reels under an economic crisis, Mohammed Muizzu has sought financial help from Turkey and China, but no one is seen forthcoming.

Maldives President is playing the China card with India hoping that Emperor Xi will give Male aid to tide over economic crisis
Updated on Feb 19, 2024 06:40 PM IST
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