Tara Kartha
Tara Kartha is a former director of the National Security Council Secretariat
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Opinion | One Year Of Op Sindoor: Why 'Round 2' Will Be A Different Beast Entirely
Another Op Sindoor - highly likely - would have to be framed and executed in quite a different milieu.
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Opinion | Dinner Shooting To 'Hellhole' Row To Immigration, US Has Never Been More Divided Than Now
The shooting, the insults and the international positioning are all part of the same story of hate and divisiveness that is being propagated from the most powerful country on the globe.
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Opinion | How A 'Fixer' Once Defused Musharraf's Nuke Threat To India - And Is Now Helping Munir
In just six months in the first half of 2025, Javelin Advisors, just one among many lobbying firms on Pakistan's roll, was paid $200,000, apart from arranging hotels and parties for unknown people. Another was paid $1.5 million to work with the Embas
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Opinion | Amir Hamza Attack Was A Symptom. A Deadlier Storm Is Brewing Within Lashkar
There is a churn within Lashkar for the top spot, in what is, after all, an extremely wealthy organisation. That may well lead to new terrorists wanting to prove themselves, the obvious 'means' being India.
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Opinion | The Real Reason China Stayed 'Quiet' About Its US-Iran Ceasefire Role
Given Trump's ego and the need to declare 'victory', Beijing opted for a very quiet entry into the mediation, with Pakistan apparently fronting the whole exercise.
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Opinion | Not China, Not Russia: Why Is Pak Suddenly Everywhere In US-Iran 'Talks'?
A report revealed that Field Marshal Asim Munir had reached out to Trump, proposing Pakistan as the "venue" for talks. This was on March 23, at about the same time that the 'five-day' pause was announced.
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Opinion | Behind Trump's Iran War Is A Saudi 'Equation' Few Can See
Everyone knows that Israel has a huge lobby in the US. It is the Saudi influence that is less evident.
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Opinion | Who Will Trump Attack Next? Hint: Follow The Chinese Money Trail
What's common to Iran, Venezuela, Cuba? Hint: Three Chinese 'channels'.
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Opinion | Pak 'Impostors' To Jamaat Trolls, The Sea Of Misinformation Around Bangladesh Polls
The largest single spends on social media were from DailyNews24, which masquerades as a news organisation but is, in reality, a Jamaat organ. The second and fourth spenders are also Jamaat sites.
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Opinion | Bangladesh Polls: What Are Jamaat And Yunus Planning Next?
Yunus's motivations across the board indicate that he's not likely to be 'retiring' soon. This election is a quiet - and overlooked - win for the Jamaat, too.
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Opinion | Who Lit The Fire In Balochistan? Pak's Explanation Avoids The Obvious
It's time sensible Pakistanis did a rehash of just who their enemies are. They might get a surprising list.
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Opinion | The Greenland 'Secret' Trump Doesn't Quite Like Talking About
Rare earths, billionaires, and the soft rebranding of a land grab - the reality behind Trump's Greenland threats.
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Opinion | Beyond The 'Warm' Words Of US' New India Ambassador, Sergio Gor
US Ambassador to India, MAGA ideologue, and self-declared 'close friend' of President Donald Trump, Sergio Gor's posting as the Special Envoy to South and Central Asia is no ordinary appointment.
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Opinion | Why The Anti-India Rage In Bangladesh Makes Little Political Sense
Election time among most of our neighbours inevitably has an anti-India component these days. Such narratives are useful for the politically ambitious.
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Opinion | Putin's Visit Wasn't All Fireworks. But It Still Mattered
Neither India nor Russia can run only on sentiment in the perilous geopolitical climate of the day. For both, itll have to be about the actual numbers, too.
