Countering the FIR against the army in Kashmir (English Version) Rakshak News 15 Feb 18

Countering the FIR against the army in Kashmir (English Version) Rakshak News 15 Feb 18

Post the Shopian firing incident, in retaliation to stone pelting, resulting in two deaths, the state lodged an FIR against army personnel including the officer who was leading the convoy, even though the officer was not present at the scene of the incident. The mob attempted to snatch army weapons and even tried to lynch the JCO leading the convoy, […]

India and the Maldivian crises  The Excelsior 14 Feb 18

India and the Maldivian crises The Excelsior 14 Feb 18

Maldives is back on the boil. The Maldives Supreme Court in a judgement ordered the release of political prisoners and demanded their retrial. The release order included that of former Vice President Ahmed Adheeb Ghafoor, former Prime Minister Mohamed Nasheed (presently in exile) and reinstating 12 members of parliament, thus giving the opposition a majority in the country’s assembly. Post […]

Simultaneous India, US pressure could jeopardize Pak ORF 13 Feb 18

Simultaneous India, US pressure could jeopardize Pak ORF 13 Feb 18

Trump’s administration, post his anti-Pak tweet on New Year’s Day, has begun applying pressure on Pak to act against the Taliban and Haqqani network. Hardly a day goes by without comments from a member of his administration conveying in strong terms that it expects Pak to act. Simultaneously, the US has commenced launching drone strikes on Pak soil. The number […]

Options for reducing ceasefire violations (English Version) Amar Ujala 08 Feb 18

Options for reducing ceasefire violations (English Version) Amar Ujala 08 Feb 18

The Line of Control (LoC) between India and Pak has always been active. Firing to support infiltration has been the design by Pak over the years. Further, it needs to keep the Kashmir border alive, thus indicating to the world the disputed nature of the region. India always desired a peaceful LoC, as civilian population reside and till their lands […]

Afghan attacks- time for US to change Pak strategy  The Excelsior 07 Feb 18

Afghan attacks- time for US to change Pak strategy The Excelsior 07 Feb 18

Last month has been witness to massive attacks on the population of Kabul. A strike on the Intercontinental Hotel claimed 20 lives, following which was the explosive laden ambulance suicide attack which claimed over 100 lives. This is still the winter season and under normal conditions the Taliban and their affiliate the Haqqani network spend this period recouping and preparing […]

Impact of a weak defence budget (English Version) Rakshak News 06 Feb 18

Impact of a weak defence budget (English Version) Rakshak News 06 Feb 18

Military power determines the standing of a nation in the international domain. A strong military is always respected and nations flock to engage with it. The other elements of power, economic and diplomatic, are only effective if backed by resolute military power. All nations who presently have a strong international standing possess strong militaries. A weak military would never be […]

Remodelling the National Security Council CENJOWS 05 Feb 18

Remodelling the National Security Council CENJOWS 05 Feb 18

The parliamentary committee on external affairs in its report to the government last month, suggested reviving stalled talks with Pakistan. It stated that despite bilateral relations plummeting due to support for terrorism and the treatment meted out to Kulbhushan Jadhav, ‘geopolitical realities’ make such a process a necessity. The present government has been stating that no dialogue is possible without […]

Defence Budget 2018: Sadly, Modi government has let down Indian soldiers’ Daily O 02 Feb 18

Defence Budget 2018: Sadly, Modi government has let down Indian soldiers’ Daily O 02 Feb 18

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his address in the Raisina dialogue was noteworthy and realistic. He stated, ‘The weak don’t survive. The strong survive. You make peace with the strong. You ally with the strong.’ It thus implies that the nation is only as strong as its military is. It is also a well-accepted fact that a nations economic and […]