Opinion

The Doval Doctrine and India’s Strategic Crisis

By Aarti Tikoo October 9, 2025 aarti tikoo Accountability Adani Ports Afghanistan Afghanistan policy Ajit Doval alienation Article 370 arunachal pradesh AS Dulat Autonomy Bangladesh canada centralisation of power chemical companies China China conflict conflict industry Delhi bureaucrats Demographic change development diplomatic failure diplomatic isolation Doklam crisis domestic discontent dynasties electoral democracy environmental degradation ethnic cleansing ethnic conflict FATF fentanyl production Financial Action Task Force Galwan Valley clash Gaza war Global Diplomacy Government of India (Allocation of Business) Rules great responsibility Gujarat ports Gurpatwant Singh Pannun Hafiz Saeed Hardeep Singh Nijjar IMF loan India’s Strategic Crisis Indian intelligence intelligence failure international isolation international response iran ISRAEL Jammu & Kashmir Jammu terrorism Kargil War Kashmir Valley kashmiri pandits Khalistan movement Kukis LAC Ladakh Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Councils LAHDC Land Rights lashkar e taiba Lawrence Bishnoi gang legislative powers Leh Leh violence LINE OF ACTUAL CONTROL Look East policy Look West policy manipur violence Meiteis military strength Ministry of Defence Ministry of External Affairs Ministry of home affairs minorities modi government Mundra Port Myanmar narcotics smuggling National Security Act National Security Advisor National Security Council Secretariat national security leadership Neighbourhood First policy Nepal nsa NSCS Operation Sindoor Pahalgam Attack Pakistan Pakistan border patriotism power brokers Prime Minister's Office protests public resentment Punjab drug crisis RAW reconciliation regime change rehabilitation rising power Russia security policy separatists Sikh activists Sixth Schedule Sonam Wangchuk SPG Sri Lanka state collapse statehood demand strategic affairs strategic clarity Strategic Policy Group strategic vacuum targeted killings Terror Financing terrorism The Doval Doctrine The Resistance Front Tibetan Autonomous Region transnational crime syndicate tribal identity Trump administration unemployment Union territory United States United States accusations

The Modi government’s security policies, primarily under NSA Ajit Doval, are criticized for failures in Ladakh, the Northeast, and Kashmir. These policies led to diplomatic isolation, internal discontent, and weakened regional influence. Over-centralization and lack of accountability exacerbated these issues.

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Sonam Wangchuk Arrested Under NSA, Shifted to Jodhpur Jail After Deadly Leh Protests

By TNI Team September 27, 2025 BJP office buildings torched civil society climate activist Confrontation constitutional safeguards curfew deaths detention detention without trial dissent suppression ecological vulnerability education reformer family fatalities four killed government allegations human rights groups incitement independent inquiry injured Jodhpur Central Jail Ladakh land control legal counsel Leh National Security Act New Delhi nsa police firing police personnel political representation provocative comments resource management scapegoat tactic September 24 Sonam Wangchuk statehood supporters systemic neglect transparency unfulfilled promises unrest violent protests wounded Youth Unemployment

Sonam Wangchuk was arrested under the NSA and moved to Jodhpur after violent protests in Leh demanding statehood. Authorities accuse him of inciting violence; he blames unfulfilled promises and neglect. Supporters worry about his access to legal counsel.

India

Dividing Jammu from Kashmir Could Be Dangerous

By David Devadas August 5, 2025 Akhnoor alienation antagonism bhaderwah BJP leader centre Chenab basin chief ministership communal distrust conflict-generating processes constitutional amendments coordinating council cultural diversity dangerous demographic diversity district development boards Dividing Jammu from Kashmir Doda Dogra dynasty elections foreign forces fragmentation geographic diversity hill development council Hindus JAMMU AND KASHMIR kargil Kathua Kavinder Gupta Kishtwar Ladakh Leh Lieutenant Governor minority multi-layered administrative system Muslims neglect new assembly Omar Abdullah Pahalgam massacre Pakistan Panchayats peace peaceable institution polarisation poonch President's rule propaganda rajouri ramban Ramnagar Reasi restore statehood ruling party rumours sacrifices separatism stability Supreme Court town councils Union Territories Unity victimhood

Just a few days after the Pahalgam massacre in late April, I first heard in Srinagar that the ruling party was looking for arguments with…

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India Exposes Pakistan’s 400-Drone Attack, Targets Religious Sites

By Khushboo Kumari May 9, 2025 AD radar aerial incursions aggression air defense sites Airbus A320 Akhnoor artillery shelling Assist models Bhatinda Christian convent civil airspace Colonel Sophia Kureshi diplomatic outreach drone attacks drone debris FlyNAS Aviation Foreign Secretary Vikram Mishri Gurdwara high-alert period indian armed forces Indian Army JAMMU AND KASHMIR Karachi Lahore Leh LINE OF CONTROL loc missile attacks New Delhi Norway Pakistan Pakistani UAV poonch rajouri retaliation S jaishankar Sikh community Sir Creek sovereignty Tangdhar Turkish-origin drones udhampur united kingdom United States uri western border Wing Commander Vomika Singh

New Delhi: In a high-level press briefing held in New Delhi, Foreign Secretary Vikram Mishri, along with Colonel Sophia Kureshi and Wing Commander Vomika Singh,…

In a significant milestone for India's clean energy future, the country’s first green hydrogen fueling station was inaugurated in Leh, Ladakh, on November 25, 2024. (Photo Illustration: Swastik Sharma)

Technology

India’s first green hydrogen fueling station commissioned at Leh

By Aman Kumar Himanshu November 25, 2024 Amara Raja Infra green hydrogen green hydrogen mission Green Hydrogen plant Jay Galla Ladakh Leh Manohar Lal Khattar NTPC Union Minister for Power Union Minister of Housing

In a significant milestone for India’s clean energy future, the country’s first green hydrogen fueling station was inaugurated in Leh, Ladakh, on November 25, 2024.

Sonam Wangchuck on Hunger Strike (Image Source: Social Media)

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Leh apex body movement gains momentum

By Emaad Makhdoomi March 28, 2024 hunger strike Kargil Democratic Alliance Leh Sonam Wangchuk

Wangchuk, a prominent LAC member representing diverse social, religious, and political groups, stressed the importance of Gandhian principles in preserving Ladakh’s ecological balance and cultural identity.

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WATCH | Rahul on Bajaj Promo on Miraya Vadra’s bike or Attack On BJP For China Incursion?

By Aditi Pandey August 22, 2023Video bharat jodo yatra Congress Ladakh Leh Leh ride rahul gandhi Rahul in Leh

After the “Bharat Jodo Yatra,” Rahul Gandhi embarked on a bike journey called “Mohabbat Safarnama” in Leh. However, the bike he used and its registration…