India must leave its mark on 2023 The Statesman 20 Dec 2022 On 01 December this year India assumed the rotating presidency of the G20 as also of the UN Security Council (UNSC). While the G20 presidency has been highlighted by the government in multiple forums and politically exploited at home and abroad, not much has been mentioned on […]
A message through adventure activities The Excelsior 16 Dec 2022 The Indian army’s Eastern Command recently concluded its first Trans-Theatre Adventure Activity. This event, which commenced in August took almost four months, included a series of adventure activities, conducted close to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) spread from Sikkim to Arunachal, a region forming part of the Eastern […]
China’s sinister design: Sneak in under the cover of darkness, grab Indian territories, and hold on to them First Post 15 Dec 2022 The attempted intrusion in Yangtze in the Tawang sector of Arunachal Pradesh by a large, well-prepared and armed with handheld weapons Chinese PLA group, late in the night of 09-10 Dec, was a coordinated action, intending […]
Lessons not learnt from 1971 war by Pakistan The Statesman 13 Dec 2022 While India and Bangladesh celebrate the 51st anniversary of their victory over the marauding Pak army in 1971 on 16th Dec, Pakistan continues to attempt to exorcise the ghost of defeat. As recently as last month, Pakistan’s former army chief General Bajwa blamed the defeat on […]
Afghanistan: India’s quiet diplomacy winning odds in its favour India vs Disinformation 10 Dec 2022 When the US withdrew from Afghanistan on 15th August 2021, Pakistan believed it was solely due to its policies. It had assumed that its support to the Taliban throughout the US occupation would be repaid with interest. Imran Khan gleefully mentioned Afghans had ‘broken […]
The exploitation of Ukraine The Excelsior 07 Dec 2022 In early November the US State Department, in a note, post Biden releasing an additional USD 400 Million for military assistance to Ukraine mentioned, ‘This will bring the total US military assistance for Ukraine to an unprecedented level of approximately USD 19.7 Billion since the beginning of this administration.’ Of […]
Protests rock nations across the world The Statesman 06 Dec 2022 The Arab Spring in 2010-11 challenged and overthrew authoritarian governments in the Middle East and North Africa. They commenced in Tunisia and spread across the region covering Egypt, Yemen, Bahrain, Libya and Syria. Some countries including Algeria, Jordan, Morocco and Oman, offered concessions including constitutional changes to stall […]
Ghost of 1971 war still looms large on Pakistan India vs disinformation 04 Dec 2022 General Bajwa, a few days before he retired, stated in an address, ‘I want to correct some facts here. Former East Pakistan was a political failure and not a military one.’ He also mentioned that Pakistan only had 34,000 soldiers in East Pakistan, and […]
J and K needs a healing touch Amar Ujala 02 Dec 2022 हाल ही में उत्तरी सैन्य कमांडर लेफ्टिनेंट जनरल उपेंद्र द्विवेदी ने एक प्रेस कॉन्फ्रेंस में कहा कि, ‘लगभग 300 आतंकवादी जम्मू-कश्मीर के आसपास मौजूद हैं, लेकिन हम यह सुनिश्चित कर रहे हैं कि वे कोई कार्रवाई करने में सक्षम न हों।’ उन्होंने आगे कहा कि ‘हमारे आंकड़ों के […]
Threat from China will not go away in a hurry The Statesman 29 Nov 2022 Rajnath Singh recently commented that Indian troops along the LAC will not withdraw as threats have not diminished. Similar words were used by the army chief, General Manoj Pande, who stated, ‘the situation is stable but unpredictable.’ He added, ‘We all know that what the […]