Subtle messages sent this Republic Day The Excelsior 04 Feb 2021 Republic Day celebrations have traditionally been occasions of displaying Indian military might, soft power and national culture. As a tradition, spanning over five decades, it has always had a foreign dignitary, generally a close ally, present on the occasion as the chief guest. This year, British PM, Boris […]
Northern command as a theatre command test bed CENJOWS 03 Feb 2021 The buzz word, since General Bipin Rawat became the CDS, has been the raising of theatre commands. His initial comments indicated that this would be his priority. Views for and against the concept have dominated writings by national security analysts. There are views that India needs theatre […]
Other nations should join India in repulsing China 02 Feb 2021 The ninth round of Indo-China military talks have concluded with no progress. Simultaneously, reports mention Chinese attempts to ingress in Naku La, Sikkim, being thwarted. In the South China Sea (SCS), incidents of Chinese aircraft breaching Taiwanese airspace are on the rise. China also threatened Japanese controlled Senkaku […]
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, […]
Closure of cantonment boards are necessary 26 Jan 2021 In a recent move, the PMO tasked the MoD for compiling responses from all 62 cantonment boards within the country on their views on closing cantonments and merging civilian areas under them with civic bodies, a demand from civilian residents. Responsibility of running cantonment boards is of the Indian Defence […]
The changing global narrative and its impact on India Chanakya Forum 25 Jan 2021 Introduction The world is shaped by events and incidents. These change global narratives in the near and intermediate future. 2020 was dominated by few major events. These include the COVID 19 pandemic, worsening US-China relations, Chinese wolf warrior diplomacy and aggressiveness, a desire of European nations […]
South Asia has always faced a power struggle of influence between India and China. China, in its bid to consolidate its string of pearls, has sought to win over India’s neighbourhood through multiple means. It interfered directly in internal affairs of Nepal after investing in the country through the China-Nepal economic corridor (Trans-Himalayan Multi-Dimensional Connectivity Network), claimed Bhutanese territory, provided […]
Farce behind Pak’s FATF actions The Excelsior 21 Jan 2021 Pakistan goes into sleep mode on actions against global terrorism immediately after Financial Action Task Force (FATF) meetings. As the next review appears, its courts and security agencies move on an overdrive sentencing terrorists and locating those which it has declared as missing. All these actions, just prior to […]
Skirmishes on global vaccine battlefield 19 Jan 2021 As COVID 19 rampaged the globe, nationalism rose to the fore. Countries transited in reverse from globalization to isolationism. Nations closed their borders, blocked movement of people, equipment and medicines. Pharmaceutical industries were employed to first serve domestic sectors prior to being utilized to boost diplomatic and economic gains. The provision […]
Return of Kashmiri Pundits NAAD Jan 2021 It has been 31 years since Kashmiri Pundits were forced out of the valley. The hint that the situation is changing began around mid-eighties with the hanging of Maqbool Bhat and the opening of Babri Masjid for Hindu’s. The rigged elections of 1987 were the icing on the cake. It witnessed the […]