Enhancing military capabilities Prabhat Khabar 07 Jan 2026 Towards the end of last year, the defence minister headed Defence Acquisition Council accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AON) for procurements worth a total of Rs 79,000 crore for the armed forces. The AON is a formal approval that the item is essential for the forces and has budgetary backing. Based on […]
War on terror continues The Statesman 18 Nov 2025 The Delhi blast is an indicator that India’s war on terror is nowhere near concluding, despite conveying strong messages to Islamabad by means of military strikes. However, till the Red Fort blast, terrorism was largely restricted to Kashmir, at least in the past decade. Continuing counterterrorist operations in Kashmir have […]
Delhi blast cautions India about internal-external terror nexus First Post 14 Nov 2025 The blast which rocked Delhi a couple of days ago was the first in the capital since 2011 and claimed a number of lives with many more injured, few amongst them critical. Multiple security agencies are currently involved in probing all angles. Details of the vehicle […]
Legacy of Sardar Patel The Excelsior 30 Oct 2025 The nation will celebrate Ekta Diwas on 31st Oct to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, India’s first deputy PM and Home Minister. He is credited for unifying India and integrating over 565 princely states through a combination of diplomacy, persuasion and military action. While most states […]
Many questions on protests in Ladakh The Statesman 07 Oct 2025 The arrest of Sonam Wangchuk brings to an end the sordid drama of violence in Ladakh. Violence erupted in Ladakh on 24th Sept as some who were involved in Sonam Wangchuk led hunger strike were shifted to hospital. Wangchuk, the face behind ongoing protests, termed the violence as […]
Dealing with sensitive Ladakh The Excelsior 27 Sep 2025 A day after violence in Ladakh, the government dispatched a special envoy to the region, while a team of six negotiators including three each from Leh and Kargil flew to Delhi for talks. Thupstan Chhewang, the Chairman of the Leh Apex Body (LAB), stated, ‘An official of the Centre has […]
Targeting armed forces personnel The Excelsior 30 Aug 2025 Recent floods and cloudbursts in J and K, Himachal, Punjab and Uttarakhand saw the army out as first responders. They were there assisting and supporting the population even before the SDRF and NDRF could reach, largely because of their proximity. It is not that their camps were not affected by […]
Are Ladakhi’s being manipulated The Excelsior 19 Aug 2025 Ladakh recently witnessed a three-day hunger strike organized by the Leh Apex Body and Kargil Democratic Alliance. On the last day of the strike was a protest rally where known climate activist Sonam Wangchuk and Ladakh MP Mohmad Haneefa Jan participated. The strikers demanded statehood for the UT (Ladakh was […]
Baseless doubts on Operation Sindoor reveal bankruptcy of Indian politics First Post 12 Aug 2025 While some may term it as politicization of the armed forces the fact remains that the Indian Air Chief, Air Chief Marshal AP Singh, spoke from his heart on Operation Sindoor while delivering the Air Chief Marshal LM Katre Memorial Lecture in Bengaluru recently. […]
Operation Sindoor: A triumph politicized not celebrated News 18 01 Aug 2025 The Operation Sindoor debate in parliament was a disgrace to say the least. The impression conveyed is that Indian politicians, desperate to take over reins in Delhi, were speaking through their hat, without a clue of basics of military strategy as also largely unaware of what transpired […]