July 2020 – Maj Gen Harsha Kakar (Retd.)

July 30, 2020

Amid the ongoing crisis arrives the Rafale (English Version) Amar Ujala 30 Jul 2020

https://www.amarujala.com/columns/opinion/rafale-aircraft-can-change-the-game?src=top-lead Amid the ongoing crisis arrives the Rafale (English Version) Amar Ujala 30 Jul 2020 The standoff in Ladakh continues and both sides are building forces to match the other. Talks between the military commanders and WMCC (Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on Border Issues) have yet to yield substantial results. There are concerns that the stalemate may […]

July 29, 2020

Chinese hard and soft power CENJOWS 29 Jul 2020

https://cenjows.in/article-detail?id=351 Chinese hard and soft power CENJOWS 29 Jul 2020 From the commencement of his term, Xi Jinping devoted extra energy to build Chinese ‘soft power’. The announcement of the Belt Road Initiative (BRI) came as a boon to many nations which were seeking funds to develop. Loans from global financial institutions come after intense study and with strict […]

July 28, 2020

India’s options on the LAC The Statesman 28 Jul 2020

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/2765097/Kolkata-The-Statesman/28TH-JULY-2020#page/7/2 India’s options on the LAC 28 Jul 2020 Two weeks after the meeting between senior army commanders there has still been no major progress in de-escalation. An Indian official stated, ‘There has been no forward movement in disengagement of troops in friction areas along the LAC, including Pangong Tso and Depsang. The overall de-escalation of conflict is a […]

July 26, 2020

Creating theatre command to meet our specific conditions USI Journal Apr to Jun 2020

https://usiofindia.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/USI-Journal-April-June-2020-Issue.pdf Page 166 Creating theatre command to meet our specific conditions USI Journal Apr to Jun 2020 Introduction The mention of theatre commands conjures the US image of large forces moving across oceans capable of launching operations far from their home bases. It also intermingles two major terms, ‘theatres of war’ and theatres of operations’. A theatre of war is […]

July 22, 2020

US deployment in the South China Sea changes the Indo-China equation CENJOWS 22 Jul 2020

https://cenjows.in/article-detail?id=347 US deployment in the South China Sea changes the Indo-China equation 22 Jul 2020 China, despite all its theatrics, considers the US as an outright bully, which it currently cannot match upto. It has attempted to separate the bully from others in the neighbourhood, knowing jointly they could challenge Chinese might. It presumed it could break Indo-US strategic partnership […]

July 22, 2020

Should India thank Pakistan and China The Excelsior 22 Jul 2020

Should India thank Pakistan and China Should India thank Pakistan and China 22 Jul 2020 There is no denying the fact that without a strong military and economic base, a nation’s diplomacy is limited. Economic growth is dependent on national security, which apart from securing a nation’s borders also enables economic development. The last few years has witnessed an Indian […]

July 21, 2020

Resolution with China calls for patience The Statesman 21 Jul 2020

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/2756681/Kolkata-The-Statesman/21ST-JULY-2020#page/7/2 Resolution with China calls for patience 21 Jul 2020 Nations seek to deter their adversaries from undertaking misadventures by displaying their power to retaliate effectively. Comprehensive national power between nations provides requisite deterrence, exception being nuclear weapon states in which a weaker nation can deter a powerful adversary, North Korea and Pakistan being examples. The next option with nations […]

July 16, 2020

Non kinetic warfare against China AIKS NAAD Jul 2020

https://www.aiks.org/aiks-publications/ Non kinetic warfare against China AIKS NAAD Jul 2020 The Chinese incursion into areas claimed by both nations would continue for some time. The Indian armed forces are deployed matching China in force levels at multiple locations in Ladakh. The deployment may be separated by a few hundred meters, but it clearly displays Indian intent of no backing down. […]

July 15, 2020

India-China de-escalation The Excelsior 15 Jul 2020

India-China de-escalation India-China de-escalation 15 Jul 2020 The Special Representatives (SR) for border talks for India and China, Ajit Doval and Wang Yi, spoke on 05 Jul and initiated steps for de-escalation. The steps envisage both sides pulling back sone distance, creating a buffer zone to prevent any physical clash of troops, while suspending patrolling activities temporarily. India continues to […]

July 14, 2020

Indian armed forces need to strategize their future options CENJOWS 13 Jul 2020

https://cenjows.in/article-detail?id=332 Indian armed forces need to strategize their future options 13 Jul 2020 The de-escalation process has commenced along the LAC. It would be long drawn, carefully monitored with equal force levels maintained at similar distances. Chinese intentions could again undergo a change, as it occurred in 1962, or a pullback in Ladakh could result in a build up elsewhere […]