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Nitin Pai

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Hong Kong's battle for freedom is a little too late
Rediff.com25 Jun 2019

Even if the extradition bill has been suspended, Beijing will eventually impose its...

Let us stop taxing women!
Rediff.com8 Mar 2018

Double tax exemption on wages paid to women can encourage companies to hire, retain and...

Why India must be tough with Myanmar
Rediff.com24 Dec 2017

'If Myanmar falls to China, let it.' 'Sooner or later the rulers of the country will...

India's coming conflict with China in the Indian Ocean
Rediff.com28 Aug 2017

'Despite the current tension at Doklam and the risk of escalation on the Himalayan land...

Reading India's OBOR boycott right
Rediff.com9 Jun 2017

We must see New Delhi's position as a signal of competition to the Chinese grand design...

China has moved from assertive to aggressive
Rediff.com19 Apr 2017

'The men in black suits and hair dye in Beijing have not only completely blown the...

Don't look now but China's military is changing!
Rediff.com17 Mar 2017

In a few years from now, India will be looking at an entirely different type of...

OROP: The logic ex-servicemen are missing
Rediff.com17 Aug 2015

The demand for OROP has been projected as an unambiguous issue but a good policy...

India can't even buy rifles for its troops!
Rediff.com6 Jul 2015

What should concern the Indian citizen is not the fact that the world's biggest assault...

Let the women fight
Rediff.com8 Jun 2015

Given how the armed forces struggle to attract talent, they cannot rule out hiring half...

How much does India really spend on defence?
Rediff.com27 Apr 2015

No one really knows what proportion of the nation's wealth and income are available for...

Why Sri Lanka's need for China will continue
Rediff.com19 Jan 2015

Colombo's enduring interests suggest the relationship between the Sri Lanka and China...

Power centre Delhi holds key to Modi's India revival dream
Rediff.com22 Dec 2014

Modi government must push reforms at a fast pace to restore growth.

It's a good time to position India as a manufacturing hotspot
Rediff.com27 Oct 2014

Though growth in China is unlikely to slow down soon, India should prepare to take...

Economic ties with China? Modi must move closer with caution
Rediff.com15 Sep 2014

New Delhi can strengthen its leverage by having better relations with the two than they...

49 pc FDI in defence: A leap in the right direction, but not far enough
Rediff.com14 Jul 2014

Full liberalisation of the defence industry is necessary for both combat-readiness and...

Iraq and the outer ring of India's security
Rediff.com16 Jun 2014

It is time to throw an outer ring around India's national security by proactively...

Confronting a new world order
Rediff.com19 May 2014

India has some ability to influence what the world order will look like, but it needs...

MH370 and three worrying 'ifs'
Rediff.com17 Mar 2014

Kuala Lumpur's delay in roping in India to help track the missing aircraft is an...

Don't leave diplomacy to diplomats
Rediff.com20 Jan 2014

The perfunctory management of external affairs has left India's foreign policy...