Courtesy: Danish Ismail/Reuters

15 June 2021

Linking demonetisation and stone-pelting

There have been many reported links between protesters pelting stones at security forces in Kashmir and the Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), with Indian intelligence reports that stone-pelters were paid money by the ISI, and often went on to become militants. This was an important motivation behind the demonetisation of currency notes by the Indian government in 2016. However, this raises the question: has demonetisation really curbed stone-pelting?

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Courtesy: Gateway House

22 September 2016

India’s options post-Uri

BY Sameer Patil

In the aftermath of the terrorist attack on the Indian Army brigade headquarters in the town of Uri, Jammu and Kashmir, Gateway House has compiled potential policy options for India.

Courtesy: The Business Standard

30 May 2014

Pilot killed in IAF MiG-21 crash

BY GH in the Media

The Business Standard quoted Sameer Patil, Associate Fellow, National Security, Ethnic Conflict and Terrorism analysing the Mig-21 crash in Jammu and Kashmir

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15 November 2013

Asia, Uninterrupted

BY Neelam Deo

There are many ideas about how Asia can be re-imagined as a whole even though it is still coming to terms with colonial era map-making and the intellectual domination of the West. Can India, situated at the heart of Asia, promote connectivities and draw the Asian economies together?

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1 February 2013

Book review: Our Moon Has Blood Clots

BY D. P. Satish

D. P. Satish in his review of Rahul Pandita’s latest book writes that it is a bold attempt at voicing despair about a nation that mouths lofty platitudes but does little to protect its persecuted communities.

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23 January 2013

India and the OIC: To join or not to join?

BY Rajendra M. Abhyankar

India’s relations with Islamic nations, many of which are members of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), have become even more prolific over the last decade. While India does not visualise becoming a member of a religious international body, many reasons militate against our formally joining the OIC.

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15 January 2013

India-Pakistan: No takers for a solution

BY Xerxes Adrianwalla

Pakistan’s recent violation of the ceasefire, by killing two Indian soldiers and beheading one of them, has triggered knee-jerk reactions by the government and armed forces, media frenzy, and public outcry. What makes this 60-year old problem tough to resolve, and how can those obstacles be overcome?