Reforming apex defence management: Baffling government hesitation Bharat Shakti 05 Oct 17

Reforming apex defence management: Baffling government hesitation Bharat Shakti 05 Oct 17

As early as 1967-68, Mr V Shankar, the defence secretary had stated, ‘In the absence of a single head at the top of defence forces organizations today, the ultimate burden of coordination, superior direction and working out of policies, of evolving weapon concepts suitable to defence policy and strategy and of settling inter-service rivalries or competing demands largely falls on […]

Pressure grows on Pakistan The Statesman 03 Oct 17

Pressure grows on Pakistan The Statesman 03 Oct 17

The recent diplomatic battle at the UN general assembly between India and Pakistan, followed up by their respective ‘right to respond’ and press comments clearly indicate that animosity between the two nations is only increasing. Numerous counter comments by both, display of pictures, including a wrong one by the Pak permanent representative solely to make a point, only moved the […]

Chidambaram deserves brickbats, but PM Modi is wrong to politicise ‘martyrs’ Daily O 30 Oct 17

Chidambaram deserves brickbats, but PM Modi is wrong to politicise ‘martyrs’ Daily O 30 Oct 17

Chidambaram made a statement on granting autonomy to Kashmir on the basis of Article 370, while addressing a gathering in Rajkot, where he was supposed to speak on the GST. The Congress immediately distanced itself from the statement, stating that it is the views of an individual, not of the party. The Congress claimed that the solution to J and […]

Surgical strikes proved India’s dominance over Pak, but attacks won’t stop Daily O 29 Sep 17

Surgical strikes proved India’s dominance over Pak, but attacks won’t stop Daily O 29 Sep 17

Today, India recollects the surgical strikes launched on 29th Sep last year, across the Line of Control (LoC) into Pakistan. The event coincided, this year, with an ambush on the NSCN (K) group which has evaded talks and has been regularly attacking Indian forces and local civilians. The period leading to the anniversary also included comments by Lt General DS […]

New US national security strategy and our neighbourhood (English Version) Rakshak News 28 Dec 17

New US national security strategy and our neighbourhood (English Version) Rakshak News 28 Dec 17

President Trump’s government unveiled its new National Security Strategy (NSS) last week. It has since been dominating headlines in the region. The NSS lays down his government’s views on existing and emerging threats and its strategy to counter them. The NSS is mandated by Congress based on the Goldwater Nichols act and each President is expected to issue it annually. […]

Stop maligning the Indian army by revisiting the human shield controversy Daily O 27 Sep 17

Stop maligning the Indian army by revisiting the human shield controversy Daily O 27 Sep 17

Post the state police report of Ahmed Dar, who was tied to the jeep having voted earlier being released, army baiters have again begun revisiting the Gogoi controversy. The officer is once again being maligned for an action which saved lives, with no logic. These anti-army critics have been viewing the police report with a myopic vision, failing to comprehend […]

No politics, please, with illegal immigrants The Statesman 26 Sep 17

No politics, please, with illegal immigrants The Statesman 26 Sep 17

The Rohingya issue has begun taking a political turn, with leaders cutting across party lines, projecting their views, which in many ways is contrary to that of the government and against the national interest. Omar Abdullah stated that there were no reports of Rohingya’s being a security threat till 2014, when he was the Chief Minister. Mamta Banerjee, through whose […]

Why Pak was left isolated at the UNGA Daily O 24 Sep 17

Why Pak was left isolated at the UNGA Daily O 24 Sep 17

This week witnessed a series of addresses at the UN by heads of state or their representatives. The world followed as leaders from US, Pakistan, India, Afghanistan and Bangladesh shared their concerns. In many cases, the country against whom comments were made, exercised the right to respond and sought to discredit the statement of the previous leader. Trump while openly […]

Pak army is pushing the country into isolation Amar Ujala 21 Sep 17

Pak army is pushing the country into isolation Amar Ujala 21 Sep 17

Pakistan’s ex-President, General Parvez Musharraf recently stated in an interview that in Pakistan, the army has always come to power to pull the nation from the pits into which elected governments left it. He, like most of his army colleagues in Pakistan, are allergic to any democratically elected government, solely because of the power which they hold over the nation. […]