Why the Pak army chief’s calls for talks make no sense ORF 30 Dec 17

Why the Pak army chief’s calls for talks make no sense ORF 30 Dec 17

The Pak army chief, General Javed Bajwa, recently briefed his senate on matters concerning national security and his recent visits, including the military alliance created by Saudi Arabia. The briefing was conducted in-camera, post which, the Pak Inter Services Public Relations issued a statement containing some details. After the briefing by his staff, General Bajwa answered queries raised by some […]

Can India learn from the US national security strategy CENJOWS 28 Dec 17

Can India learn from the US national security strategy CENJOWS 28 Dec 17

Introduction President Donald Trump unveiled his National Security Strategy (NSS) last week. He announced his views on it, which is a departure from his predecessors. The Goldwater Nichols act mandates every US President to declare their NSS on a yearly basis. Most presidents issue one or two during their entire tenure (even if it spans two tenures of eight years). […]

Forces must communicate better The Statesman 26 Dec 17

Forces must communicate better The Statesman 26 Dec 17

In recent times, there have been numerous contentious issues, dominating social media, concerning armed forces personnel, both serving and retired, for which the top hierarchy is blamed for inaction. Some issues being discussed include non-granting of Non-Functional Upgradation (NFU), withdrawal of entitled rations, degrading military ranks as compared to civilian counterparts, denying them status of Group A services and non-implementation […]

What could the Chinese be planning for Doklam? ORF 22 Dec 17

What could the Chinese be planning for Doklam? ORF 22 Dec 17

Doklam was in the news for almost three months this year, until the standoff concluded in Aug. In recent days, it is back, with reports of Chinese enhancing its activities in the area close to Doklam plateau including construction of buildings, gun emplacements and enhancing its deployment in the region. Speculations are ripe on possible Chinese intent including recommencing road […]

India-Pakistan 1971 war: Insulting army is wrong Daily O 19 Dec 17

India-Pakistan 1971 war: Insulting army is wrong Daily O 19 Dec 17

Garga Chatterjee in his article published in the First Post on 17 Dec 17 entitled, ‘Indian army’s misleading tweet about 71 war adds to a culture of jingoistic misinformation puts Bangladesh government in a tight spot’, is a lopsided view of the 1971 war victory. His article is based on few tweets placed and removed from the army public information […]

Weak defence in the face of failures The Statesman 19 Dec 17

Weak defence in the face of failures The Statesman 19 Dec 17

The DRDO director general (BRAHMOS), Mr SK Mishra, while speaking during a session on ‘Role of DRDO in making India a world class defence hub’ justified high imports of military equipment. His reasoning was the existing security environment of the neighbourhood, wide weather variations in various parts of the country and our history of importing equipment. In his opinion, wide […]

This Vijay Diwas Modi Government must end its war against the Indian soldier Daily O 16 Dec 17

This Vijay Diwas Modi Government must end its war against the Indian soldier Daily O 16 Dec 17

As we celebrate Vijay Diwas, victory over Pakistan in 1971, it is time to retrospect. The 1971 war was a decisive victory. It concluded when Lt General AAK Niazi, then governor of East Pakistan, signed an unconditional surrender in Dacca on 16 Dec 1971 and Pakistani forces comprising of 93,000 soldiers, surrendered to the Indian army. Paintings of the surrender […]