Shantanu Mukharji

Shantanu Mukharji is a retired IPS officer, a security analyst, and a former National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister of Mauritius.

Should India consider posting armed contingents to protect missions after Canada, San Francisco attacks?

The latest eruption of violent activities perpetrated by the Khalistanis are making headlines.   Although the signs of such violent disturbances…

10 months ago

Ahead of elections, Sheikh Hasina faces stiff challenge in Bangladesh

In a shocking but not altogether surprising move, fourteen Hindu temples in Thakurgaon in Bangladesh were vandalized on February 5…

1 year ago

Saddled with internal problems Afghanistan and Pakistan are drifting apart

There does not seem to be any abatement in the rising incidents of terror in Afghanistan. It has now assumed…

1 year ago

NSA Doval sketches blueprint to foster moderate Islam in address to Ulemas

A very significant  and extraordinary meeting between the Indian and Indonesian Ulemas was held at the India Islamic Cultural Centre…

1 year ago

Hate preacher Zakir Naik’s presence at FIFA World Cup stuns pacifists

Security analysts and pacifists the world over, are taken by surprise over hate preacher and Islamic radical activist Zakir Naik’s…

1 year ago

Pakistan on edge after assassination bid on Imran Khan

Politics in Pakistan has always been riveting and the November 3 assassination attempt on ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan has thrown…

1 year ago

Tainted Pakistan drives anti-India campaign in Muslim countries on Prophet row

<p> Following the remarks perceived by a section of a particular religion as unsavory, a controversy has kicked up a…

2 years ago

Well placed Pakistanis in danger of being labeled abroad as serial sex offenders

<p> Amid hectic political developments unfolding in Islamabad, a good number of Pakistanis have come to adverse notice for their…

2 years ago

Rogue Pakistan’s attempts to brand India as an “Irresponsible” Nuclear Power is bound to backfire

<p> In December 2021, a vessel MV Seago Piraeus, was repatriated from Port Mombasa, Kenya for emitting radiation from a…

2 years ago

Nipping the rising tide of radicalism in Bangladesh—time for extreme vigilance and robust action

<p> In a shocking and most bizarre incident in capital Dhaka a few days ago, a Hindu woman wearing a red…

2 years ago

FATF’s grey-listing again of Pakistan mirrors internal decay

<p> Pakistan is reeling under yet another shock as the terror related global watchdog, Financial Action Task Force (FATF) further…

2 years ago

Is Imran Khan’s theocratic model driving Pakistan to the abyss?

<p> Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, who is sadly confused and clueless on how to appease the religious zealots in…

2 years ago

The lynching of a Sri Lankan national in Sialkot is Pakistan’s shame

<p> In a most shameful and grotesque case of mob lynching preceded by barbaric torture , a Sri Lankan ,…

2 years ago

Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh has her task cutout as global outcry against Durga Puja attacks grows louder

<p> Sheikh Hasina, the secular and progressive Prime Minister of Bangladesh is under severe international pressure. From the United Nations…

3 years ago

India needs to be ever vigilant to counter Pak-China nexus in Afghanistan

<p> <strong>There are multiple developments  in and around Afghanistan, following the Taliban’s takeover of the country in mid-August  Events in…

3 years ago

Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina, a politician who turned statesman, is now 74

<p> Bangladesh Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina completed 74 years on September 28 this year. In the last 50 years of…

3 years ago

US betrays Afghans and the world with hasty exit from Kabul

<p> There are multiple developments across Afghanistan, which are unfolding at a frenzied pace.</p> <p> A preliminary analysis in the…

3 years ago

Lahore blast targeting Hafiz Saeed foxes Pak intelligence–could be the handiwork of homegrown dissenters

<p> <strong>As expected, the Pakistani establishment personally led by Prime Minister Imran Khan, has embarked upon a virulent campaign against…

3 years ago

Why is Imran Khan kowtowing to China on Uyghur rights violations in Xinjiang?

<p> Prime Minister Pakistan Imran Khan (PMIK) has unabashedly admitted to have concurred in letter and in spirit China’s stand…

3 years ago