The fall of Afghanistan The Statesman 17 Aug 2021 The fall of Afghanistan in under 10 days to the ragtag Taliban, leaves more questions than answers. What led to the collapse of the Afghan army, funded by the US and trained by many nations including India, will be studied to draw lessons for the future. Issues assessed will include morale […]
Security challenges galore The Excelsior 15 Aug 2021 Over the past seven and a half decades India has grown multi-fold. It is a nation with a strong economy, democracy and a powerful military. Global leaders rush to initiate economic deals and gain a foothold into the growing Indian market. It is considered a net security provider in the region as […]
Will the Chinese plot to induct Tibetans into the PLA work? TaazaKhabar News 12 Aug 2021 An investigative report, released last week, mentions that China is forcibly recruiting Tibetans into the PLA. Tibetan families are being directed to ensure that at least one of their members joins the PLA. Earlier China had forcibly moved Tibetans from their traditional grazing […]
A long way to go in Ladakh The Excelsior 11 Aug 2021 Over the weekend, a government press release stated that disengagement has taken place in Gogra Post, where the troops were deployed in platoon strength approximately 500 meters apart. As per the release, both sides have withdrawn to their permanent bases and the area on either side of […]
Pakistan’s article 370 dilemma The Statesman 10 Aug 2021 The second anniversary of revoking Article 370, on 05 Aug, was played up in Pakistan, as expected. Pak attempted to launch a twitter storm and had circulated twenty standardized messages to be spread on social media. It flopped. Every Pak leader, from Imran Khan downwards, tweeted on the event. Imran […]
क्या चाहता है ड्रैगन: देपसांग पर चीन का रुख साफ नहीं वास्तविक नियंत्रण रेखा (एलएसी) के चीनी इलाके मोल्दो में आयोजित भारत-चीन सैन्य वार्ता के बारहवें दौर के अंत में जारी संयुक्त बयान से संकेत मिलता है कि दोनों पक्षों के बीच कुछ प्रगति हुई है, क्योंकि ग्यारहवें दौर की वार्ता के बाद कोई बयान जारी नहीं किया गया था। […]
Iron brothers have similar traits The Excelsior 03 Aug 2021 The Chinese vice foreign minister, Xie Feng, speaking to his US counterpart, Wendy Sherman, last week, stated, ‘The desire to seek hegemony or territorial expansion is simply not in the Chinese DNA. And China has never coerced any country.’ He added, ‘China has never gone to others’ doorsteps to […]
Theatre commands must have an Indian flavour The Statesman 03 Aug 2021 A report last week stated that the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) has been chairing meetings comprising of representatives of service HQs and other ministries to iron out differences in the creation of theatre commands. As per the report these differences have yet to be ironed out. […]
Deteriorating security environment in Pakistan The Excelsior 27 Jul 2021 An article in the Pakistan Business Recorder last week stated that the Taliban has asked the Pak government to initiate talks with the Tehreek-e-Taliban, Pakistan, (TTP) as it is unable to expel them from Afghanistan. The TTP has been responsible for maximum casualties to Pak troops and civilians in […]
Future of Indo-China talks The Statesman 27 Jul 2021 The 11th round of Indo-China talks were held on 09 Apr. There was no joint statement issued at the end of the talks, as had been the norm earlier. The Indian army statement read, ‘The two sides had a detailed exchange of views for the resolution of the remaining issues […]