Dealing with the perception battle The Statesman 09 Feb 2021

Dealing with the perception battle The Statesman 09 Feb 2021

Dealing with the perception battle The Statesman 09 Feb 2021           Comments on twitter by a former porn star, Mia Khalifa, pop singer, Rihanna, and a school dropout, self-styled environmentalist, Greta Thunberg, on supporting farmers agitation in India led to a massive response by the Indian government and known Indian personalities. These pro-agitation comments were supported by politicians from UK […]

Does Indian foreign policy need a rethink The Excelsior 29 Jan 2021

Does Indian foreign policy need a rethink The Excelsior 29 Jan 2021

Does Indian foreign policy need a rethink? 29 Jan 2021           Chatham House, an international affairs think tank in UK stated in a recent report, ‘While giving India the attention it deserves, the UK government needs to accept that gaining direct national benefit from the relationship, whether economically or diplomatically, will be difficult.’ It questions India’s diplomatic policies by stating, […]

Exploiting military diplomacy CENJOWS 15 Dec 2020

Exploiting military diplomacy CENJOWS 15 Dec 2020

Exploiting military diplomacy CENJOWS 15 Dec 2020           The successful visit of the army chief, General MM Naravane, to Saudi Arabia and the UAE, last week, brought to fore benefits of military diplomacy for India. Pakistan, where the army rules the country, has always adopted military diplomacy as a means of conveying government directions. Bajwa was even present when Imran […]

Indian security paradigm CENJOWS 20 Nov 2020

Indian security paradigm CENJOWS 20 Nov 2020

Indian security paradigm CENJOWS 20 Nov 2020           The Prime Minister stated while addressing troops at Longewala, ‘”History of the world tells us that only those nations have remained safe and advanced who had the ability to take on invaders.’ He added, ‘No force in the world can prevent our brave soldiers from defending our borders. The world today knows […]

Corporatization vital to make OFB productive The Statesman 06 Oct 2020

Corporatization vital to make OFB productive The Statesman 06 Oct 2020

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/2846824/Kolkata-The-Statesman/06-OCTOBER-2020#page/7/2 Corporatization vital to make OFB productive 06 Oct 2020 A recent report released by the army stated that 403 accidents have taken place due to faulty ammunition since 2014. It also highlighted that casualties due to Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) manufactured ammunition and armament were unacceptably high, with 27 soldiers losing their life and nearly 160 injured. Financially, the […]

Why national security must never be ignored The Statesman 01 Sep 2020

Why national security must never be ignored The Statesman 01 Sep 2020

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/2805344/Kolkata-The-Statesman/01ST-SEPTEMBER-2020#page/7/2 Why national security must never be ignored 01 Sep 2020 Both our hostile neighbours, China and Pakistan, operate in tandem against our interests. The signing of the intelligence sharing agreement between the two countries including exchange of intelligence officials could lead to Chinese indirect involvement in festering terrorism within the country. China provides Pak with 90% of its weapons […]

The nation must stay united in a crisis Sainya Sandesh Magazine Aug 2020

The nation must stay united in a crisis Sainya Sandesh Magazine Aug 2020

The nation must stay united in a crisis Sainya Sandesh Magazine Aug 2020           The Indo-China standoff is now in its third month. There is some progress in disengagement with both sides moving back in some regions and creating buffer zones. This does not signal the end of the stalemate and lowering of guard. Military talks are in the foreground, […]

A year of ups and downs in national security (English version) Amar Ujala 15 Aug 2020

A year of ups and downs in national security (English version) Amar Ujala 15 Aug 2020

https://www.amarujala.com/columns/opinion/independence-day-on-the-way-to-becoming-a-big-military-force?src=top-lead A year of ups and downs in national security 15 Aug 2020           The past one year has witnessed a few major reforms in management of defence as well as the Chinese standoff. The first announcement on reforms was made by the Prime Minister from the ramparts of the Red Fort on Independence Day last year. He fulfilled a […]

Reassessing national security post Chinese incursions CENJOWS 06 Jul 2020

Reassessing national security post Chinese incursions CENJOWS 06 Jul 2020

https://cenjows.in/article-detail?id=321 Reassessing national security post Chinese incursions 06 Jul 2020 The armed forces maintained by any nation are not showpieces or a means of displaying its economic power, but a necessity to face challenges to its ideology, culture and way of life. Economic growth is dependent on national security and vice versa. For India, with two nuclear powered adversaries along […]