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Praveen Swami

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“Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards.”

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The Pakistan Army will not and cannot end its conflict with India. To do something about this, I argue in ⁦ThePrintIndia, India needs to look beyond the platitudes about deterrence that have become an opiate for its policy-makers theprint.in/opinion/securi…

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Some Pakistani journalists have been saying Hafiz Abdul Rauf is a saintly cleric who lives on flowers and nuts. Listen to his speech, after which you won;t be in doubt why he’s internationally sanctioned He is actually an terrorist opensanctions.org/entities/NK-hk…

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Nishtha Gautam (⁦Nishtha Gautam⁩) on the importance of equanimity in war. Any classical philosopher would have agreed with her, but I don’t think our culture either values or aspires to put space between our impulses and actions. Yes? No? ndtv.com/opinion/what-i…

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For all the admiration of Israel’s strategic culture in our country, there is one mantra we seem to be reluctant to embrace: Admission of mistakes made, acknowledgment of personal responsibility for them, and acceptance that amends are due. Maybe it’s just not in us, who knows.

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“It is unlikely that the objectives of prevention, deterrence, and preemption will be met.” Ajai Sahni, who has never asked for extra sugar with anything, tells the plain truth on India’s strikes thediplomat.com/2025/05/ajai-s…

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The Israeli commanders who wrote this letter might be right or wrong in their assessment, but they have a spine, which is more than can be said for the counterparts in most other parts of the world. middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live…

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I like to imagine news involves creating a hierarchy of what is truly meaningful and significant to our world. The internet proves me wrong every day, though. Holocaust, chicken tenders, whatever.

I like to imagine news involves creating a hierarchy of what is truly meaningful and significant to our world. The internet proves me wrong every day, though. Holocaust, chicken tenders, whatever.
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Yet another reason to be very, very sceptical of dubious forensic technologies like bite-mark evidence. bbc.com/news/articles/…

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”Pakistan Comes Out Emboldened After Clashes With India” by Unair Jamal. Read it, making a conscious effort to silence your inner impulse to argue with it. You may learn something valuable thediplomat.com/2025/05/pakist…

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I don’t know why this simple lesson about war is so hard for air power enthusiasts to learn: From the Faqir of Ipi to Vietnam to Afghanistan to Lebanon, the determined insurgent will outlast precision munitions everytime nytimes.com/2025/05/12/us/…

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India’s battle against terrorism in Kashmir began right from 1947-1948. Pakistan lost four wars—but kept up its secret campaign, contributing editor Praveen Swami Praveen Swami explains. ThePrint #ThePrintExplorer youtu.be/TI8WJoCSXSo

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President John F Kennedy’s Kashmir peacemaking ended up sparking off the 1965 war. Today, President Donald Trump’s fixation is leading him down the same, dangerous path, I write in ⁦ThePrintIndia⁩ theprint.in/opinion/securi…

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President John F Kennedy’s efforts to mediate peace in Kashmir helped start an India-Pakistan war. Donald Trump is walking down the same, dangerous road, I write in ⁦ThePrintIndia⁩ theprint.in/opinion/securi…

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President John F Kennedy’s well-meaning efforts to mediate peace in Kashmir helped start an India-Pakistan war. Donald Trump ego-driven desire to outdo his iconic predecessor will lead the region into danger, I write in ⁦ThePrintIndia⁩ theprint.in/opinion/securi…

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Teachers really need to explain the difference between a theory, a hypothesis and speculation to kids. And that’s my one complaint for the day.

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All people who said how good Donald Trump will be for India, please sit in the corner and think about the choices you have made :)