2020 – Page 10 – Maj Gen Harsha Kakar (Retd.)

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 […]

July 14, 2020

When veterans ask questions The Statesman 14 Jul 2020

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/2748388/Kolkata-The-Statesman/14TH-JULY-2020#page/7/2 When veterans ask questions 14 Jul 2020 In a recent letter addressed to the President and Prime Minister, 144 veterans have raised multiple issues concerning the current tensions in Ladakh. They have claimed that the incident at Galwan occurred ‘because of failure at one or more levels in the political, civil and military establishments,’ and have demanded an inquiry […]

July 10, 2020

India strikes back and expands conflict The Excelsior 10 Jul 2020

India strikes back and expands conflict India strikes back and expands conflict 10 Jul 2020 The Indo-China standoff in Ladakh has been ongoing for close to two months. It will prolong as China is in no hurry to withdraw. China cannot intrude, have a few rounds of military and Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination on India-China Border Affairs (WMCC) […]

July 7, 2020

Why China needs India’s partnership The Statesman 07 Jul 2020

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/2739998/Kolkata-The-Statesman/07TH-JULY-2020#page/7/2 Why China needs India’s partnership 07 Jul 2020 The Global Times, China’s propaganda mouthpiece, has mentioned in multiple editorials that India should be careful on the way it responds to US provocations. It should not act in a manner that makes China an adversary. It has stated that India needs China to develop economically. Similar words were echoed when […]

July 7, 2020

Reassessing national security post Chinese incursions CENJOWS 06 Jul 2020

https://cenjows.in/article-detail?id=321 Reassessing national security post Chinese incursions 06 Jul 2020 The armed forces maintained by any nation are not showpieces or a means of displaying its economic power, but a necessity to face challenges to its ideology, culture and way of life. Economic growth is dependent on national security and vice versa. For India, with two nuclear powered adversaries along […]

July 2, 2020

Banking on defence PSUs and OFB The Excelsior 02 Jul 2020

Banking on defence PSUs and OFB Banking on defence PSUs and OFB 02 Jul 2020 The recent spat between the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Admiral Arun Prakash, the former chief of naval staff, brought to fore the lack of faith and trust which the armed forces place on defence Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) and factories under the Ordnance Factory […]

June 30, 2020

What are China’s regional ambitions CENJOWS 30 Jun 2020

https://cenjows.gov.in/article-detail?id=318 What are China’s regional ambitions? 30 Jun 2020 China’s spate of strong military and economic actions, against its adversaries, are neither rushed nor a reaction to threats. In every case, it is China which has taken the first offensive step, militarily pushing against nations across the region. Though the current Chinese leadership faces internal challenges and questioning for its […]