Beijing struggles to overhaul its image The Statesman 13 Jul 2021 A media report stated that in the past six months, Chinese state-owned newspaper, China Daily, spent millions to purchase media influence in the US. According to inputs, Time magazine, Financial Times, Foreign Policy and Los Angeles Times were amongst the major recipients of Chinese funding. In India, there […]
CAPFs as part of theatre commands CLAWS 12 Jul 2021 The armed forces have projected including select Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), mainly BSF and ITBP, deployed along the LOC and LAC, within the gambit of theatre commands thereby seeking the unity of command and responsibility for securing un-demarcated borders. A similar demand exists from the navy on the […]
Armed forces must change in nation’s interest The Statesman 06 Jul 2021 Speaking at a seminar organized by the Global Counter Terrorism Council last week, both the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Bipin Rawat, and the air chief, Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria, spoke on the role of airpower. Their comments, partly contradictory, were blown out of context, […]
Pakistan and the drone challenge India news network 05 Jul 2021 The employment of drones to target the Jammu air force station opened eyes of the government on the damage which this simple, available over the counter, low-cost device can inflict. The efficacy of drones was already visible in multiple battlefields across the globe, including Syria, Libya, Iraq or […]
Countering Pakistan’s narrative on Kashmir The Excelsior 05 Jul 2021 Last week, Pakistan foreign minister SM Qureshi challenged India to conduct an opinion poll of Kashmiris around the world on its decision to abrogate Article 370. He added that if majority were opposed, India should revert its decision. Earlier he had written a letter to the UNSC claiming India […]
Why is Pakistan concerned about Afghanistan? Bharat Shakti 30 Jun 2021 In an interview to Tolo News of Afghanistan last week, Pakistan Foreign Minister, SM Qureshi stated, ‘if you try and create this impression that violence is high (in Afghanistan) because of the Taliban…again, that would be an exaggeration. Why do I say that? Aren’t there other elements over […]