Nitin Pai

The IIT JEE and its coaching industry are harming the intellectual development of young people. We can do better

Bertil Lintner's book The Costliest Pearl is perhaps the most comprehensive account of the contemporary geopolitics of the maritime Eastern Hemisphere

It is far more in India's interests to invest in the diplomacy that reduces the salience of nuclear weapons

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed is attempting to do top-down what at least some of the Iranian protesters are trying to do bottom-up

Book review of 'India Turns East'

The silence from the international community, especially proponents of the principle of Responsibility to Protect, is deafening

Without deeper structural changes to defence production and procurement, indigenisation will continue to elude India

Higher personnel costs mean the nature of military modernisation must be more capital-intensive than otherwise

The demand for OROP has been projected as an unambiguous issue but a good policy argument must have a sound economic element

Pakistan does not matter much to India's growth. A bigger, stronger and more open Indian economy will transform our ties with that country

Prepare procurement plans well in advance, and have them cleared by the Cabinet, not just the services and defence ministry

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

How India can find land for smart cities - and smart cantonments

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

The strategic consequences of a nuclear deal between Iran and the West

Japan's changing military posture presents opportunities for India

Colombo's enduring interests suggest the relationship between the two nations will only strengthen

For India to make the most of Narendra Modi's ambition and energy, he must get New Delhi to keep up

A Chinese company with military links is building a canal across Nicaragua