Blog | Jeevan Vipinachandran

Deadly Apache helicopters: a new Indian counter-terror approach

Sleek, cold and lethal. India’s deadly new bird of prey, the US built Apache Longbow has been formally inducted into India’s military,...

Boris Johnson's Brexit gamble begins

Parliament will not sit for long enough for the opposition to block No Deal. This is unprecedented and daring, but not unconstitutional....

Abrogating Article 370: Modi plays a blinder

Irrespective of where you stand on the Kashmir issue, you can’t deny that Indian PM Narendra Modi has totally changed the rules of the...

4 Lessons from Modi’s landslide

Modi’s stunning landslide victory over a motley alliance of opportunistic regional parties and the former ruling power in India, the...

The counterterror paradigm has shifted in the Indian subcontinent

The Indian air strike in Balakot, Pakistan in the early hours of February 26 was significant on multiple levels. It signalled the end of...

The Independent Group: ominous tremor in UK politics

The defection of seven Labour and three Tory MP’s (as of writing) to a new ‘centrist’ grouping in Parliament has shook the political...

Modi will likely strike back militarily- but not yet

The latest terrorist outrage in Kashmir, claimed by Pakistan based terrorist group Jaish-e –Mohammed has left the Indian subcontinent...

The ‘Tempest’: Sign of a new whirlwind Anglo-Indian strategic relationship?

Reports that Britain has reached out to India for a partnership to design and manufacture a potential ‘sixth generation’ stealth fighter,...

2019 – Year of both great risk and opportunity

2019 promises to be a most interesting year. Below are my predictions for the year ahead. Sadly, I don’t think it will be a peaceful or...

May survives but the future of Brexit remains foggy

Theresa May ultimately prevailed in the no-confidence motion that was called against her by prominent Brexiteers, albeit by a margin that...