Kargil war

India Sends an Indus Message

Rajeev Deshpande

New Delhi’s decision to modify the Indus Waters Treaty is a signal to Pakistan and the World Bank that it is time to abandon stale mindsets

Pervez Musharraf and the Banality of an Accidental Dictatorship

MJ Akbar

The man without a legacy

Pervez Musharraf: An end with a whimper and not a bang

Rajeev Deshpande

Author of the failed Kargil adventure, Pervez Musharraf’s death in exile is an unremarkable end for an ambitious general who hoped for glory as a military leader and Pakistan’s president

Seven Minutes That Changed India

PR Ramesh

Inside the Balakot Operation and how it will further strengthen Prime Minister Modi

A Call for Containment

Maroof Raza

The next stage in dealing with a belligerent neighbour

Breaking the Habit

Siddharth Singh

By launching an air strike on terrorist camps in Pakistan, India has called a long-standing Pakistani bluff

The Last and Lost War of Pakistan

MJ Akbar

Pulwama borrows from a history of deception and subversion

Back to the Barracks

Ravi Joshi

The army should return to where it belongs for the sake of Pakistan

Family Trivia

Aditya Sudarshan

An ordinary life insufficiently remembered

The Kargil Chic

Pallavi Pundir

From war zone to heritage hub, it’s the new destination of culture tourism in the Himalayas. Pallavi Pundir chronicles the transformation. Photos: Raul Irani