The Orient And The Orientals
For sometime now there is a huge debate brewing on regarding intolerance in the country effectively creating a schism between the various sections of Indian society. While each group is busy voicing their fears or anxiety accusing the other of ruining the culture and heritage of India, none seem to pause and grasp the idea […]
Hemant Karkare Assassination Timeline – 26/11
We are not looking at seers or saints in relation to the Malegaon blasts. We are not looking at people from a particular community when we question them. We are just detaining people on the basis of evidence. There are a lot of people going around claiming to be saints. – RAW Officer & ATS […]
How Paris Attacks Drives Stocks Of Weapons Manufacturers
Does likelihood of an expanded military response to ISIS signal a boom for the arms industry? Stock prices for weapons manufacturers sharply increased just after the terrorist attacks in Paris. When the New York Stock Exchange opened Monday morning, less than three days after terrorists attacked in Paris, five leading American weapons manufacturers saw their […]
Paris Attacks: Lessons From Mumbai & Madrid Attacks
Since the terrorists hit Paris on the evening of 13 November 2015, in a series of coordinated attacks—consisting of mass shootings, suicide bombings, and hostage-taking comparisons were made between the Paris attacks and the 2008 Mumbai attacks by analysts worldwide. Michael Leiter, former director of the United States National Counterterrorism Center, said that the attacks […]
26/11 Mumbai Attacks Part II – A High Profile Meet & An Assassination
In the previous article on the Mumbai Attacks – Globalized Terror In A Liberalized World, in the first issue of GreatGameIndia we reviewed the security issues in the Indian subcontinent with a comparative analysis of the Spanish Mumbai train bombings raising concerns over a new orientation in our National Security. In this article we take […]
FDI Series – Part I Foreign Countries Dictating India
A bizarre Saga of bankrupt western economies and their multinational business houses’ incredulous and laughable economic plan to Develop Indian Retail sector at the expense of their economics with non existing FDI from their phony FIIs (Foreign Institutional Investors) Operation Mountbatten – Reoccupation of Whole of India in 60 years for 51% of Indian land […]
MI6 ISIS Rat Line & The Threat To India
The prosecution of a Swedish national accused of terrorist activities in Syria has collapsed at the Old Bailey after it became clear Britain’s security and intelligence agencies would have been deeply embarrassed had a trial gone ahead, the Guardian reported. Bherlin Gildo was due to stand trial at London’s Old Bailey accused of attending a […]
Did India Gain Independence On August 15th, 1947?
Did India really gain independence on August 15th, 1947? The answer is no. India was granted a dominion status on August 15, 1947, but we still unknowingly celebrate it as Indian Independence Day. Only on January 26th 1950 when India became a republic was the word Dominion replaced by Republic. The real violence is committed in the writing of […]
Mumbai Train Blasts – A Sequel to The Madrid Train Bombings Of 2004
As in the case of Spanish bombings first the explosives must be smuggled into India and then they needed to get access to the Mumbai rail system. They must also know precisely the timing of the trains and their running on the lines. Then they needed to have time to place the explosives on the […]
Energy Geopolitics – An Overview
Global oil prices have fallen sharply over the past seven months, leading to significant revenue shortfalls in many energy exporting nations however it has been seen as an opportunity for energy importing countries. From 2010 until mid-2014, world oil prices had been fairly stable, at around $110 a barrel. But since June prices have more […]