World

The Indian Air Force must wait for about a decade before it’s ready to place orders. By then, the fifth generation fighters would be entering the air forces of the world Mohan Guruswamy Delhi

If invaders play it easy, the mutiny can be forgotten
Ankita Chawla Delhi

Stalked by crime, perhaps a beautiful South Africa needs a bit more of Gandhi to come to peace with itself Sanjay Kapoor Durban

Instead of clichéd nationalism and official discourse, the people of Nepal and India can creatively redefine their relations Anil Bhattarai Kathmandu/Toronto

India seems to be left out in the cold due to strategic confusion and lack of foresight among its security managers on Af-Pak policy Zorawar Daulet Singh Delhi

What implications can China’s military modernisation and strategic manoeuvers have on South Asia and the world? Jayadeva Ranade Delhi

This bomb polemic completely ignores the fact that we are dealing with weapons of mass destruction that can kill thousands Rakhi Chakrabarty Delhi

Editorial: October

Dr Rachel Dwyer grew up on the films of Satyajit Ray but today she cannot have enough of Bollywood. The professor of Indian studies and cinema at the London School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) is already the author of nearly a dozen books on Indian cinema and has written the biography of Yash Chopra. Mehru Jaffer

The issues Jinnah outlined still haunt India and Pakistan today Beena Sarwar Karachi