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Ashok K Mehta
Ashok K Mehta is a retired Lt General of the Indian Army. He writes extensively on defence matters and anchors Defence Watch on Doordarshan
Long haul in Ladakh
With no face-to-face discussion taking place between the two nations, a grand bargain cannot be expected in the near future In the absence of a face-to-face meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping, likely due to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and BRICS summits at Moscow going...
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Remembering a true friend
07 October 2020 | Ashok K Mehta -
China sitting pretty
23 September 2020 | Ashok K Mehta -
High stakes for Jaishankar
09 September 2020 | Ashok K Mehta -
Long road to Naga peace
26 August 2020 | Ashok K Mehta -
The border challenge
12 August 2020 | Ashok K Mehta -
Stalemate in Ladakh
29 July 2020 | Ashok K Mehta -
Muddling through
15 July 2020 | Ashok K Mehta
Stand up to the dragon
The lesson from Galwan for India is to keep up its guard. Right now, neither the diplomatic mechanism nor dialogue will result in a breakthrough. May be a Modi-Xi summit can help On the ground in eastern Ladakh, there is a profound lack of clarity after the Galwan fracas. It is...
Not an ordinary face-off
Fatal clashes along the border come at a time when India and China mark 70 years of diplomatic ties. Tension must be defused through politico-diplomatic intervention at the highest level Prevailing tension in eastern Ladakh during the ongoing disengagement exploded into a fatal clash on Monday night in the Galwan River...
Reset ties with Nepal
India-Nepal relations are too precious to be damaged by territorial nationalism. It’s time for New Delhi to break the ice Some back-channeling and rethinking between Nepal’s ruling party and the Opposition, despite the Nepali Congress conditionally agreeing to support the Constitutional Amendment Bill and it's being tabled in Parliament to sanctify...
Power games in Nepal
The new political map and a road to Lipulekh have sown fresh seeds of discord whose principal beneficiary is Beijing. Nimbleness was needed from New Delhi in defusing the crisis Already riding high, China has used the Corona pandemic to extend its political influence in Nepal. Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke...
Afghan quest continues
With the Afghan peace deal on hold due to its infirmities and COVID-19, India has its role cut out: To open a back channel with the Taliban and carve out a place in intra-Afghan dialogue For the Americans especially, the most spectacular political event in the first quarter of 2020 was...
Sun will shine, again
With more than 20,000 deaths, Spain, which used to be a tourism hotspot, has turned into a contagion hotbed. But hopes are high that it will soon be able to return to normalcy In Europe, Spain, with a population of 46 million, is closely following the footsteps of Italy in terms...
Diplomacy is the key
Surgical strikes after Uri and at Balakot have not ended terrorism and infiltration has increased despite lockdown. The post-COVID-19 environment may provide a window to restart process For Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the use of surgical strikes has become the new-normal in resolving intractable problems like cross-border terrorism, black money and...
