China is the real threat

A country's security has many dimensions, of which the military angle is only one; yet it is the most crucial

With the noise and din of the elections behind us and a new government in place, it is time to reflect on the issues that were in the forefront of the campaign — national security and nationalism. While the latter can be subject to different interpretations, all difficult to analyse, the former is a much more precise term. The surgical strike two years ago was followed by the Pulwama terror attack in February this year, leading to the Balakot retaliatory strike soon thereafter, and the electioneering was full of assertive rhetoric, with Pakistan identified as the adversary which would be