Epstein Files Transparency Act The Epstein Files Transparency Act inter alia requires the attorney general of the US to release all documents relating to Epstein in the possession of the Department of Justice of the US government commonly referred to as Epstein files. India has also got affected of it because the Epstein Files Transparency Act indeed has extraterritorial jurisdiction even over foreign dignitaries over riding their right to privacy….

Terrorism and States I have failed to recognise terrorism on more occasions than one; so, do I fail here. The use of the word “terrorism” here is a mere reflection on the aspirations of the civilized society as it exists today. Yes, it expects terrorism in some form or the other. Till I am able to satisfy this requirement of the society with another better name, let it be. Of…

Adhir Ranjan Chaudhury has raised an important question in lok sabha: Is Kashmir an internal matter of India? The question has been raised in the context of the dispute raised by India before the United Nations (UN), which makes Pakistan an interested party in Kashmir. This is indeed a factual position, and the UN still monitors Kashmir. However, even if there was no involvement of the UN in Kashmir, it…

Israel’s Conundrum Before discussing India’s exit from Panchsheel, let’s discuss Israel first. Our school invariably had two sections across the board: Section A and Section B. Section A was reserved for students living in Vihars: Preet Vihar, Swasthya Vihar, Priyadarshini Vihar, Nirman Vihar, etc. Section B was reserved for Nagars: Laxmi Nagar, Shastri Nagar, Ganesh Nagar, Pandav Nagar, etc. I, though being in Section B, had developed friendship with Section…

Internal Intelligence Agencies Intelligence agencies are the biggest attack on humanity. If one were to read Dhar’s book “Open Secrets” on the working of Intelligence Bureau (IB), one of the internal intelligence agencies in India, one would learn that intelligence officers do what a common man can’t even imagine. And they don’t only work in “national interest”. The internal intelligence agencies more often work in the interest of politicians. Dhar…