RUBON SAPROO

Vanishing Legacy of the Royal Dogra Dynasty

BY: RUBON SAPROO PUBLISHED ON OCTOBER 18, 2020 The royal Dogra dynasty ruled over the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir for a period of 100 years and during their rule they contributed a lot in different fields for the welfare of the state and its people. Every Dogra ruler from Maharaja Gulab Singh to […]Read More

Sati Rani of Raja Suchet Singh––Raja Suchet Singh’s Ranis

BY: MANU KHAJURIA PUBLISHED ON DECEMBER 27, 2020 Suchet Singh was the youngest son of Mian Kishore Singh and the brother of Gulab Singh and Dhian Singh. Suchet Singh was also the most handsome and engaging out of the trio that rose to power and influence in Maharaja Ranjit Singh of Punjab’s court. According to […]Read More

The God Vaccine? Is it the second coming?

BY:  RAJEEV SRINIVASAN PUBLISHED ON NOVEMBER 15, 2020 The announcement by US giant Pfizer and startup BioNTech about their candidate vaccine for Covid-19 has been greeted with understandable euphoria, as people are chafing under the ‘new normal’ of lockdowns and restrictions. Indeed, markets cheered: stock market indices hit new highs; airline stocks soared; Zoom’s (an […]Read More

Why Italy Should Reorient Towards the Indo-Pacific and India

BY: HARSH V. PANT PUBLISHED ON DECEMBER 20, 2021 The news that in November 2020 the Netherlands, a relatively small country of the European Union (EU), had issued its own official strategy on the Indo-Pacific region, generated much discussion around the world. The Netherlands was the third European country, after France (2018) and Germany (2020), […]Read More

Indian push back to China’s expansionism in the Himalayas

BY: SIDDHARTH SINGH PUBLISHED ON JULY 26, 2020 The high-altitude mountainous territory in the remote areas of the Eastern Ladakh region of India witnessed an eyeball to eyeball standoff position on multiple points along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) between the Indian Armed Forces and the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA). The skirmishes which […]Read More

Gilgit-Baltistan: A view from the other side of Partition

BY: SENGE HASNA SERING PUBLISHED ON OCTOBER 11, 2020 The division of the princely state of Jammu & Kashmir left lasting wounds on the splintered people of Greater Ladakh ‘There is no reason to celebrate. We Shias are going to face endemic sectarian carnage and suffering in this new country.’ These were the words of Raja […]Read More

Gilgit-Baltistan: Before and After Partition

BY: SENGE HASNA SERING PUBLISHED ON NOVEMBER 15, 2020 Before partition, the valley of Kharmang (in Gilgit-Baltistan) was an integral part of the Tehsil Kargil. In those times, Skardu (a city in Gilgit-Baltistan region) used to be the winter capital of Ladakh Wazarat while Leh was the summer capital. Several traditional trade corridors have historically […]Read More