All Articles – Page 81 – Maj Gen Harsha Kakar (Retd.)

April 21, 2020

India’s approach to the virus The Statesman 21 Apr 2020

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/2641837/Kolkata-The-Statesman/21TH-APRIL-2020#page/7/2 India’s approach to the virus 21 Apr 2020 Coronavirus has impacted human life in a manner unseen for a century. Huge numbers of infected have shaken even advanced health care systems. A few nations, which acted timely, have been able to control its spread. This despite inaccurate inputs and data from China, where it originated. Current research indicates […]

April 15, 2020

A battle like none other The Excelsior 15 Apr 2020

A battle like none other A battle like none other 15 Apr 2020 The battle to contain the Coronavirus is being fought on a global scale, almost each nation in isolation. Initially, it was China which was affected but laxity, secrecy and desperation to protect its regime, led to the virus spreading across the globe. The spread is such […]

April 14, 2020

India should strive for a greater leadership role The statesman 14 Apr 2020

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/2632705/Kolkata-The-Statesman/14TH-APRIL-2020#page/7/2 India should strive for a greater leadership role 14 Apr 2020 There is little doubt that Covid19 will change the way nations act. It may take a month or six, but ultimately the pandemic would be defeated. No nation or organization coordinated the global battle, it was every nation by itself. The US, which traditionally led battles against […]

April 10, 2020

Coronavirus will open doors for India CENJOWS 10 Apr 2020

https://cenjows.gov.in/article-detail?id=259 Coronavirus will open doors for India CENJOWS 10 Apr 2020 Recently President Trump ordered China based US concern, 3M, which manufactures masks and ventilators, to stop shipments to other countries and divert its stocks to the US. This was post him signing the Defence Production Act in end March. This statute compels American companies to produce material that […]

April 10, 2020

Creating Theatre Command to Meet Our Specific Conditions USI 09 Apr 2020

Creating Theatre Command to Meet Our Specific Conditions USI 09 Apr 2020 Harsha Kakar@ Introduction On 15th Aug 2019, the Prime Minister in his annual Red Fort address to the nation announced a major decision: India would have a Chief of Defence Staff (CDS). Reforms which were overdue for decades became a reality. In end December 2019, General Bipin […]

April 7, 2020

Why China has changed tune on ties with India The Statesman 07 Apr 2020

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/2624594/Bhubaneswar-The-Statesman/7th-April-2020#page/7/2 Why China has changed tune on ties with India 07 Apr 2020 More than India, it was China which celebrated seventy years of Indo-China relations last week. Every newspaper carried an editorial written by the Chinese Ambassador to India on the event, none from the Indian leadership. There were tweets from the Chinese ambassador and government on the […]

April 4, 2020

The armed forces test against Coronavirus comes now CENJOWS 04 Apr 2020

https://cenjows.gov.in/article-detail?id=253 The armed forces test against Coronavirus comes now 04 Apr 2020 All essential services of the nation are working in unison, despite any set of shortcomings, to control the spread of the Coronavirus. The armed forces have established isolation centres run by its medical staff. Hospitals and doctors are on the alert in case there is a spike […]

April 4, 2020

China virus versus COVID 19 The Excelsior 04 Apr 2020

http://epaper.dailyexcelsior.com/?id=MTAzMzAw China virus versus COVID 19 04 Apr 2020 There is an argument on the naming of the Coronavirus between China and the global public. Nationals from countries, other than those living on Chinese largesse, seek to call the presently spreading Coronavirus by its original names ‘Wuhan Coronavirus’ or ‘Chinese Coronavirus’ as against the World Health Organization’s (WHO) designated […]

March 31, 2020

How mass exodus from cities will hurt India The Statesman 31 Mar 2020

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/2615087/Kolkata-The-Statesman/31ST-MARCH-2020#page/7/2 How mass exodus from cities will hurt India 31 Mar 2020 What began as a trickle ended as a flow. The exodus of migrant workers from Delhi, thousands and thousands of them rushed to leave the city, fearing for their lives, worried, insecure and uncertain on their future. While many would have been daily wage earners, some had […]

March 29, 2020

The role of the army in a whole of government approach in tackling the Coronavirus CENJOWS 29 Mar 2020

CENJOWS 29 Mar 2020 The role of the army in a whole of government approach in tackling the Coronavirus 29 Mar 2020 Historically, the Indian armed forces have always been amongst the first to respond to any crisis or natural disaster. The availability of trained manpower with expertise in multiple fields have helped restore adverse situations in a short time. […]