Can India achieve its aims The Excelsior 17 May 2025 India launched Operation Sindoor by targeting nine terrorist bases in Pakistan as retaliation to the Pahalgam terrorist attack which killed 26 innocent tourists, including one from Nepal. Pakistan responded by attempting to hit Indian cities and military installations employing drones and missiles but were thwarted by Indian air defence […]
What will the future be The Statesman 13 May 2025 India and Pakistan have agreed to a ceasefire. There will be fits and starts, but ultimately it will hold. The agreement for the same flowed after the Pakistan DGMO spoke to his Indian counterpart. The Pak DGMO, Major General Kashif Abdullah, called his Indian counterpart, Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai, […]
India emerges on top Amar Ujala 12 May 2025 India and Pakistan have agreed to a ceasefire. The same has come into effect. Talks between the two DGMO’s (Director General Military Operations) will soon take place, possibly at the Attari border. Their discussion will only focus on maintaining the ceasefire and other co-related aspects. No other subject would be […]
Operation Sindhoor and its impact Prabhat Khabar 09 May 2025 Almost two weeks after the dastardly Pahalgam attack which targeted innocent 26 tourists, including one from Nepal, the Indian armed forces struck back at the perpetrators in ‘Operation Sindhoor.’ They hit nine Pak terrorist camps spread across the country in a coordinated tri-service assault. The targets included camps affiliated […]
Pakistan’s disinformation campaign The Excelsior 08 May 2025 Who can ever forget Pakistan’s ambassador to the UN, Maleeha Lodi in 2017, responding to India’s criticism of Pak PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi’s address to the General Assembly, naming India as ‘the mother of terrorism in South Asia,’ while displaying a photograph of a girl, scarred by pellets, claiming her to […]
Rethinking India’s border security amid overburdened Northern Command First Post 06 May 2025 The much-awaited strategic re-structuring of Indian forces into Integrated Theatre Commands (ITCs) remains in limbo. Post the first Joint Commanders Conference in Lucknow, in Sept last year, a press release mentioned that the three services had agreed to structures of upcoming ITCs and these had been […]
Indo-Pak ties can never be normal The Statesman 06 May 2025 Major terrorist strikes, at regular intervals, have pushed Indo-Pak ties to rock bottom. Normally, these happen at least once in the tenure of every Pak army chief, largely when the chief feels the need to either gain greater control over civilian authority or his forces are losing respect […]
Is Pahalgam a Pak action alone The Excelsior 03 May 2025Militarily, before any operation with severe ramifications is launched, there are certain basic pre-requisites, apart from securing the approval of the head of the institution, in this case, Gen Asim Munir. These include reconnaissance of multiple venues to determine the best, assessment of impact and likely retaliation, allocation of resources […]
Islamabad changes its tune The Statesman 29 Apr 2025A day after India responded with a slew of measures including suspending the Indus Water Treaty (IWT), reducing strength in consulates and stopping all trade, Pakistan displayed bravado. A statement issued after their National Security Council meeting termed India’s actions as ‘unilateral, unjust, politically motivated, extremely irresponsible, and devoid of legal merit.’ […]
India’s increasing engagement with Africa The Excelsior 26 Apr 2025The inaugural edition of the multilateral naval exercise termed as the Africa India Key Maritime Engagement (AIKEYME) was held last week off the coast of Tanzania. It was a continuation of India’s growing engagement with Africa and co-hosted by India and Tanzania. The exercise displays the growing bond between India and […]