Shaumik Samar Ghosh

Shaumik Samar Ghosh is an author, journalist and columnist currently based in India.

The Chinese Must Stop Obsessing Over Arunachal Pradesh

William Dalrymple’s “The Last Mughal” is a brilliant book in which the Scottish historian describes that how after the death of Aurangzeb in 1707,...

Not Just a Virus, but a Potent Geopolitical Threat

China, has been largely alienated from the rest of the world since the Covid-19 pandemic began in 2019. It has not disclosed the exact...

India Needs More Soldiers: Agnipath Could Be the Game Changer

Since 2019, no active recruitment happened in the Indian armed forces for three consecutive years. The Indian Government cited the COVID-19 pandemic for having...

China and Pakistan: How Well Is India Prepared?

Not much long back, India said that China is using its veto power to help Pakistan in its terror activities. The intentions of China...

Are India-China Military Talks Serving Their Purpose?

India and China are set to have yet another round of military talks as decided in the 25th edition of the Working Mechanism for...

The India-US Semiconductor Collaboration and its Possible Outcome

US wants to expand its partnerships on building semiconductors with like-minded countries like India and Taiwan. It has pledged to assist India in the...

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Criminal Networks, Not Patriotism: The True Source of Hun Sen’s Fury Toward Thailand

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Prabowo’s Russia Visit: The Key Outcomes

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