'This reluctance to respond forcefully to Chinese PLA provocations and outright aggression has as much to do with Prime Minister Modi personally, as with the institutional mindset of the MEA or even the Indian Army.' 'They are scarred by the 1962 War and are still cowed by China.'

'When Uddhav Thackeray went in for surgery, he had presumed that Eknath Shinde would have looked after the Shiv Sena for him during this period.' 'He did not imagine that Shinde would use this period to backstab him.'

'It seems unlikely that a recruit will make a useful contribution as member of a combat unit.'

'Given the possibility that our unstable northern and western borders may become 'live' at short notice, any major systemic change which impacts combat effectiveness should be brought about in a cautious and progressive manner.'

'The government is using the agencies of the government to suppress the Opposition.'

'It is obvious that this is both illegal and unconstitutional.'

'Why were they silent when over 128 temples and shrines including Shivlings were broken down at the time of the construction of the Kashi Vishwanath corridor?' a Varanasi resident asks Rashme Sehgal.

'For the first time, all major countries are discovering India's indispensability to their own foreign policy interests.'

'The US will not want to tangle with China landwards.' 'Nor will the US confront the Chinese navy seawards on India's account.'

'Putin is in danger of losing face in his Ukrainian adventure. His bluster is a response to this.'

'If deaths had been properly reported, it would have helped contain the pandemic.'

'If we go in the same direction as them, we cannot expect a different result from them.' 'Our fall is going to be very swift.' 'Within a decade, we can expect the situation to change for the worse.'

'The RSS ideology has been borrowed from fascism and is not borne out of Hinduism.' 'They want India to have one historical identity whereas India is a land full of divergence which goes in every direction.'

'When human beings develop these dangerous toys and leave their control in the hands of aggressive megalomaniac politicians, the threat of a nuclear holocaust is always lurking on the horizon.'

'The MEA, hopefully, made it clear that the Indian PM can't be seen in Xi Jinping's company when China has, for all intents and purposes, annexed over 1,000 sq kms of Indian territory in eastern Ladakh, and essentially that the Wuhan spirit and the Mamallapuram spirit have turned into vinegar.'

'The ISI wanted to create internal disruption in the Valley by the killing of the security forces.'

'By taking over these reactors, it will ensure Ukraine's supply of electricity is cut off.'

'Economic issues do not matter during elections; it is the emotional connect that helps swing votes.'

'This cannot be credibly explained away by referring to a "technical glitch".'

'India enjoys the maneuverability of a coming big power.' 'It is this possibility that has persuaded Moscow to humour India and stayed Washington from getting punitive about India's neutrality on the Ukraine issue.'