Dithering in DelhiPRAVEEN SWAMI in New DelhiThe UPA government's inability to come to grips with the Manipur situation is rooted in the way its predecessor handled the Naga insurgency.
A bloodbath foretoldPRAVEEN SWAMI in New DelhiThe battle for Tiger Hill was won with the lives of hundreds of soldiers and enormous resources. Was the entire exercise avoidable? A Frontline invest
A campaign of sabotagePRAVEEN SWAMI in New DelhiA Frontline investigation of the Liberhan Commission's correspondence reveals that the Central Bureau of Investigation's decision not to appeal agains
The view from New DelhiPRAVEEN SWAMI in New DelhiThe Indian Army's role in the crackdown remains unclear, but its immediate task is to consider what to do if the insurgents regroup.
A peacemaker from PakistanPRAVEEN SWAMI in New DelhiAtal Bihari Vajpayee's peace initiative brings to India an unlikely visitor, Jamaat-e-Ullema Islam leader Fazl-ur-Rahman, heading a Pakistani parliame
Now, a salvage operationPRAVEEN SWAMI in New DelhiThe Army top brass is engaged in a ham-handed operation to cover up the faux pas of Operation Sarp Vinash.
From Kargil to Sarp VinashPRAVEEN SWAMI in New DelhiThe continuing story of the use and abuse of the Indian Army by the NDA government.
On the terrorist trailPRAVEEN SWAMI in New DelhiQuick off the mark, the investigating agencies have made some major breakthroughs identifying persons and organisations behind the attack, as well as
A new intelligence organisationPRAVEEN SWAMI in New DelhiThe country's intelligence apparatus has a new offshoot in the Defence Intelligence Agency, with Lt.Gen. Kamal Davar as its chief.
WAR AND GAMESPRAVEEN SWAMI in New DelhiIndia and Pakistan maintain their military build-up and political postures even as international pressure grows to de-escalate the situation. A look a
The sacking of a BrigadierPRAVEEN SWAMI in New DelhiThe dismissal of Brigadier Surinder Singh from the Army appears to signal the start of a legal battle over the issue.
Are Hindi films problematising history? After Padmaavat, the Hindu historical tasted blood and sharpened its fangs, but the recent Samrat Prithviraj is a weak offspring of the genre, neither
SlideshowPostcards from Khasi hillsImages that mix politics, history and discomfort to document how the Khasi people made Christianity, a “foreign faith”, their own.
