Talks with Pakistan are meaningless Raksha Anirveda

Talks with Pakistan are meaningless Raksha Anirveda

Talks with Pakistan are meaningless Raksha Anirveda Maj Gen Harsha Kakar, Founder Member STRIVE           In a recent interview to PTI, RSS General Secretary, Dattatreya Hosabale, mentioned, ‘If Pakistan is like a pinprick trying to create incidents like Pulwama, etc., we have to answer appropriately according to the situation because the security and self-respect of a country have to be […]

Armed forces must adapt to tackle future battles The Statesman 26 May 2026

Armed forces must adapt to tackle future battles The Statesman 26 May 2026

Armed forces must adapt to tackle future battles The Statesman 26 May 2026           Recent conflicts have two distinct characteristics. The first is war between neighbouring countries primarily with territorial disputes while the second is when a state or alliance, without a common border with the adversary, seeks to force it into submission or accept its terms. The Azerbaijan-Armenia war […]

Trump-Xi summit and its impact The Excelsior 22 May 2026

Trump-Xi summit and its impact The Excelsior 22 May 2026

Trump-Xi summit and its impact The Excelsior 22 May 2026           The much-awaited summit between the leaders of the world’s two most powerful nations has concluded. Trump’s team arrived in China under conditions of a strict digital lockdown, with cell phones and lap tops left behind due to fears of state-level surveillance, hacking and data interception. Members of the team […]

Untrustworthy Pakistan News 9 Live 21 May 2026

Untrustworthy Pakistan News 9 Live 21 May 2026

Untrustworthy Pakistan News 9 Live 21 May 2026           Senator Lindsey Graham, based on reports of Iranian aircraft parked in Pakistan’s Nur Khan base, mentioned, ‘I don’t trust Pakistan as far as I can throw them. If they actually do have Iranian aircraft parked in Pakistan bases…that tells me we should be looking, maybe for somebody else to mediate. No […]

Unnecessary criticism of CDS appointment The Statesman 19 May 2026

Unnecessary criticism of CDS appointment The Statesman 19 May 2026

Unnecessary criticism of CDS appointment The Statesman 19 May 2026           The appointment of Lt Gen Raja Subramani as the next CDS has drawn criticism from multiple quarters, though the logic in some cases is bizarre. Even before the appointment was announced a number of publications appeared suggesting that the next CDS should be from the navy or air force […]

Role of technology: Conflicts moving towards sci-fi warfare realm Raksha Anirveda 13 May 2026

Role of technology: Conflicts moving towards sci-fi warfare realm Raksha Anirveda 13 May 2026

Role of technology: Conflicts moving towards sci-fi warfare realm Raksha Anirveda 13 May 2026           The Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict was the first to give the world an inkling on how future wars would emerge. Technology, including effective the use of rockets, drones and missiles, were witnessed for the first time. Armenia employed Russian missiles, rockets and EW systems, while Azerbaijan fired […]

Operations Sindoor and Epic Fury The Statesman 12 May 2026

Operations Sindoor and Epic Fury The Statesman 12 May 2026

Operations Sindoor and Epic Fury The Statesman 12 May 2026           The anniversary of Operation Sindoor was marked last week with social media comments as also press conferences by members of the government. The armed forces organized a special press interaction, chaired by those who coordinated the operation. Interestingly, there was no comment, even on social media, by members of […]

US intends to control oil trade The Excelsior 09 May 2026

US intends to control oil trade The Excelsior 09 May 2026

US intends to control oil trade The Excelsior 09 May 2026           The global economy runs on oil and gas. The US has exploited this by insisting that all trade in oil and gas be based on dollars. Thus emerged ‘petro-dollars.’ This implied that all countries must hold dollars to pay for oil procurement, subsidizing US debt and enhancing their […]

How the Great Nicobar project benefits India The Statesman 05May 2026

How the Great Nicobar project benefits India The Statesman 05May 2026

How the Great Nicobar project benefits India The Statesman 05 May 2026           Since the much-hyped visit of the leader of the opposition, Rahul Gandhi, to Andaman and Nicobar, in the midst of multiple state elections, protesting against the Great Nicobar project, the same has gained traction, with members of his party backed by few environmentalists, western activists, leftist online […]