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What Was The Most Dangerous Decade Post Independence?

The competition for the worst or most perilous 10 years has always been between the 1960s and the 1980s, points out Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: An Indian soldier walks past destroyed Pakistani tanks in......

Why Rajiv Gandhi Decided On Nuclear Weapons

The idea of weaponization got a fillip from an unexpected quarter.In the last week of October 1985, Rajiv met US President Ronald Reagan.Reagan told Rajiv, 'Pakistan has already made a bomb.'When......

'Conventional war is here to stay'

'Those who say that conventional war is a thing of the past or that war is not an option, or that diplomacy alone can prevent war -- are wrong and we see that in Ukraine.' IMAGE: Ukrainians pose......

Why PM V P Singh avoided Nuclear Tests

'With Punjab and Kashmir in flames, it would not have been politically wise to alienate the West.''It would have inclined Western countries towards Pakistan.''It would have been a self-goal.'A......

Taliban Victory: A Win for Pakistan?

If the Taliban have proved one thing over these two decades, it is that they are way smarter than their big brother, observes Shekhar Gupta. IMAGE: Members of the Taliban in Kabul, August 15,......

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What Was The Most Dangerous Decade Post Independence?

Why Rajiv Gandhi Decided On Nuclear Weapons

'Conventional war is here to stay'

Why PM V P Singh avoided Nuclear Tests

Taliban Victory: A Win for Pakistan?

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