Swapan Dasgupta

I think @ShashiTharoor is doing something very right.

N. Ram @nramind

Watch Shashi Tharoor, grilled by Karan Thapar, emerge as the principal spokesman of, and the leading apologist for, the BJP government with respect to what might have led to the ceasefire between India and Pakistan and what the Trump administration’s role might have been in this

The inclination of Pakistan to make an Islamist Bangladesh the new terror hub will be irresistible. Indian security agencies are probably aware of this design. Dhaka should be issued a stern warning to avoid playing with fire.

It is astonishing how much a good, factual briefing by the military officers has removed the ‘fog of war’. Indians are now better informed & proud of what Operation Sindoor has achieved. The only sour note was struck by Trump who seemed to think that the “1000 -year”

This ceasefire/‘understanding’ hasn’t gone down well in India for (at least) 2 reasons: 1) It was peremptorily announced by Trump who suddenly appeared out of nowhere & pronounced his verdict 2) It is clear that Pakistan still sees terror strikes against Bharat as a virtuous act,

Will Pakistan now transfer the onus of spilling Indian blood to jihadi groups working inside India? That’s the first thought that comes to my mind.

I get the feeling that the US State Department is not exactly in tune with the impulses of the Trump ecosystem.

Very succinctly expressed. We now know the inspiration behind the De-Escalate posts emanating from within India.

Ashok Malik @MalikAshok

Calls for an “off-ramp” or de-escalation” are all very well, but Gen Munir would want these on his terms. A de-escalation that doesn’t work for him — the current situation doesn’t — risks his job. As such “de-escalation” is now a function of the Pakistan army’s internal politics.

RT @MalikAshok: Calls for an “off-ramp” or de-escalation” are all very well, but Gen Munir would want these on his terms. A de-escalation t…

I don’t think this is because they have stakes in IPL teams

Rishi Bagree @rishibagree

Now All India Muslim Personal Board calls for "de-escalation" https://t.co/aQqxJW2RZ1

This seems to be official

Pakistan has modified its war aims. Its buzzwords are De-Escalate and aim for a Draw. Its goals are being amplified by the fifth column in India.

A line from a novel by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee : তুমি অধম, তাই বলে আমি উত্তম হব না কেন?' (Loosely translated: You are vile, why shouldn’t i be noble? ) But then there is this: https://t.co/hcs2t7KzHS

Escalation or De-Escalation is an operational choice. For India’s civilians, it is an unconditional Bharat Mata ki Jai. 🇮🇳

India has rightly blocked Pakistan websites & podcasts because we are in a state of undeclared war. Unfortunately this preventive measure is being subverted by websites based in India that are merrily giving a platform to Pakistani propagandists masquerading as journalists. I

The one country that understands us best: Israel 🇮🇱. Our respect.

It was a great pleasure conversing with ⁦@DrSJaishankar⁩ on India’s foreign policy at the inaugural session of the annual Kautilya Fellows Programme. It’s an initiative of India Foundation to familiarise the New India to young scholars & diplomats https://t.co/dWKO1OczHD

My article on post-Pahalgam political equations in today’s Sunday Times of India. The article is behind a paywall, hence the photo. https://t.co/4yes5tNDBt