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 […]

Doklam re-emerges into limelight The Daily Excelsior 31 Jan 18

Doklam re-emerges into limelight The Daily Excelsior 31 Jan 18

Doklam went into slumber post the mutual withdrawal by both forces, after a tense 73 days standoff. One adverse incident during the standoff could have snowballed into an embarrassing situation for both nations. There were press reports from the Chinese side threatening India, which it ignored, indicating its maturity. India also rightfully handed over the crises for resolution to the […]

Why the world wants to engage with India The Statesman 30 Jan 18

Why the world wants to engage with India The Statesman 30 Jan 18

The world is moving towards realpolitik, ignoring previous relations based on history, commonality of religion and humanitarian considerations. India is a growing powerhouse in both economic and military terms and thus is being sought after. It is a market for every nation seeking to expand trade as also a net security provider in the larger Asian region. With this changing […]

Please honour martyrs, this republic day: A letter to Modi by armed forces veteran Daily O 24 Jan 18

Please honour martyrs, this republic day: A letter to Modi by armed forces veteran Daily O 24 Jan 18

Dear Prime Minister, As a veteran I would request you to consider directing your bureaucracy for issuing a policy for honouring martyrs who gallantly lay down their lives battling anti-national elements in various parts of the nation, Kashmir, North East and even Naxal infected regions. These are soldiers, from different security agencies belonging to various parts of the country, who […]

Growing India and US military relationship The Excelsior 24 Jan 18

Growing India and US military relationship The Excelsior 24 Jan 18

The US ambassador to India, Kenneth I Juster, proposed during his first public speech in Delhi that scaling up of strategic relations with India can also involve posting of liaison officers in each other’s combatant commands. He claimed that this was aimed at taking the relationship from ‘the strategic to the durable’. This was a gesture to India that the […]