THE NEWS IN PROPORTION
22 May 2018
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ARMY POLITICS
Dissension in the top brass?

Firdaus Ahmed reflects on the possibility that there is a budding pushback from the army commanders to their Chief’s increasing proximity with the ruling party at the Center.
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NUCLEAR WEAPONS
Are India’s nuclear weapons in safe hands? Firdaus Ahmed ponders if India’s nuclear weapons are in safer hands or not.
Nat. Security Subcontinental Musings
OBITUARY
A guardian of rivers Himanshu Upadhayay pays a personal tribute to the inspiring and dedicated river activist Latha Anantha, who passed away on 16th of November.
Water
HIGH SPEED TRAIN
Will biting the Bullet Train leave us with no teeth? Darryl D'Monte analyses why the proposed Bullet Train between Mumbai and Ahmedabad is not the need of the hour, nor worth the cost.
Transport Environment
NUCLEAR AGE WAR
The myth of a nuclear peace The two-front war remarks made by the Indian Army Chief recently makes Firdaus Ahmed question the usage of nuclear weapons in case of such a war.
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MUMBAI FLOODS
Mumbai after the 2005 deluge July 26, 2017 marked the 12th anniversary of Mumbai’s mega flood in 2005. Darryl D’Monte looks into the causes and effects of the deluge.
Cities Environment
NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY
Mapping India’s doctrinal movement The recently released joint doctrine shows a movement in India's strategic, nuclear, conventional and sub-conventional doctrines. Firdaus Ahmed claims that this necessarily will not make India any safer.
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JUDICIAL CAPACITY
Speedy disposal of court cases High Courts and subordinate courts have been directed by the Supreme Court to expedite the disposing of criminal cases, yet cases languish for years in these courts. Harish Narasappa explains why it is so and how it can be fixed.
Laws
NUCLEAR THREAT
The hovering nuclear clouds Is India shifting its nuclear strategy in a new direction? Firdaus Ahmed analyses what that would mean.
Nat. Security Subcontinental Musings
INDO-PAK RELATIONS
The Parrikar thesis Firdaus Ahmed analyses the recent comments made by the Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar's in case of India being provoked by Pakistan.
Nat. Security Subcontinental Musings
CONFLICT IN NUCLEAR AGE
World War II redux in the nuclear age A mega Indian Army exercise aimed at sharpening Army's deep strike capabilities in enemy territory concluded last month in Rajasthan. Firdaus Ahmed analyses why having the strike capabilities in this nuclear age might be a mixed blessing.
Nat. Security Subcontinental Musings
BLOG: RESISTANCE AND RECONSTRUCTION
Hope in Bihar Recently, Ashish Kothari visited some areas in Bihar where interesting things are happening. Under progressive governance and grassroots action by its citizens when these are implemented state-wise, Bihar would be well on the path of progress.
BIHAR
SYRIAN CEASEFIRE
Can India provide a new lens to the ISIS challenge in Syria? Is military combat the only way to deal with the Islamic state and its likes? Firdaus Ahmed ponders about the role India can play in making the ongoing temporary ceasefire in the five-year old Syrian civil war a more permanent one.
Firdaus Ahmed Subcontinental Musings
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