At a seminar in the Vivekananda International Foundation last week, the navy chief, Admiral Sunil Lanba stated, ‘Maldives is a challenge for us. The present government in Maldives is more inclined towards China. The constitution has been tweaked and some islands have been handed over to the Chinese for development. We will have to wait and watch.’ He added that […]
It began with Secunderabad, where the Local Military Authority (LMA) shut multiple roads for use by civilians residing in colonies located around the cantonment. In some cases, it led to commuters covering an additional distance of seven Kms. Angered residents created multiple social organizations to challenge the authority of the LMA and the powers of the Secunderabad Cantonment Board. Requests, […]
Trump walking out of the Iran nuclear deal, India’s growing proximity to the US including they seeking to designate India as a major strategic ally, India’s close relations with Israel and Saudi Arabia, both arch enemies of Iran, and immense investments in the Chabahar port, when assessed together appears to be a diplomatic nightmare. Added to this confusion is India […]
A massive armed forces veteran rally was held on 20th May at Jantar Mantar. Over five thousand veterans from the three services, spread across the rank and file, representing 14 states from Kerala to J and K, attended the same. The rally was also marking the 1071st day of the agitation, demanding OROP, which commenced on 16 Jun 15. Those who gathered […]
The Pak army chief had recently stated during the passing out parade at the Pakistan Military Academy, ‘It is our sincere belief that the route to peaceful resolution of Indo-Pak disputes, including the core issues of Kashmir, can be found through comprehensive and meaningful dialogue.’ He added, ‘While such dialogue is no favour to any party, it remains the inevitable […]
The first meeting of the Defence Planning Committee (DPC) headed by the NSA, Ajit Doval, was held early this month. It being the first meeting, a statement mentioned, ‘No major decision was taken. The meeting, which lasted for around two hours, discussed the key challenges ahead and how to address them’. Another statement mentioned, ‘The members deliberated on the geo-strategic […]
There has been an intense debate on whether declaring of a unilateral ceasefire in the valley was a correct decision. Those against have felt that the decision would impact security forces operations, permit the militants to regroup and rearm, as also make security forces lose the upper hand they had so painstakingly established. Those in favour feel this action may […]
The Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) was established as a military tribunal under the Armed Forces Tribunal act in 2007. This was based on the Law Commission’s 169th report of 1999, which stated that disciplinary and service matters of military personnel required quick resolution and proposed a special tribunal for the same for para military and armed forces. The act was […]
Post Mehbooba Mufti’s appeal to the Prime Minister and Home Minister, Rajnath Singh announced a unilateral ceasefire by security forces. While he stated ceasefire, the logical term would be ‘Non-Initiation of Combat Operations’ (NICO) as was used when it was last announced by Vajpayee in Nov 2000. The term ceasefire is between two nations or armed forces, not between a […]
A senior Pak lawyer has approached their supreme court to stop sale of land on propriety rights to Chinese nationals on grounds of the CPEC. He has claimed in his petition that Chinese citizens have been granted relaxations and have been acquiring land on the pretext of CPEC and its co-related projects. This action violates the sovereignty of Pak as […]