Lateral Induction

India’s embarking on sensible economic policies in the beginning of the 1990s has begun to bear fruit. As a result, few countries now concede that India is central to South Asia. Therefore it is merely a matter of time, before they accept the fact that democratic-to-the-boot, liberal in its philosophy, and with imposing strategic location, [...]

Indian Army: 2020

National security, is that ambience, in which a nation is able to protect and promote its national values, pursue its national interests and aspirations, in spite of, or, in the absence of, external or internal threats, real or perceived. Threats to national security may impact on any aspect of a nation’s life, ranging from its [...]

The Final Frontier

  “Space is the final frontier that India must conquest, if it has to rightfully emerge as a leading economic and military powerhouse.”
The chinese were the first to develop a rocket in around 1212 AD. In 1883, a Russian schoolmaster, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, first explained the mechanics of how a rocket could fly into space. On [...]

The Match with Pakistan

We should not blame our cricketers or our hockey players for our dismal record against Pakistan. It is something to do with our national psyche. This hypothesis is validated if we look at the bigger game both our countries have been playing ever since independence. And since the people are of the same stock should [...]

Military Aviation and National Growth

Adam Smith, the renowned proponent of economic thought has said, “The first duty of a sovereign, that of protecting the society from violence and invasion of other independent societies, can be performed only by means of military forces.” Implicit in this plain statement is the principle that a nation must maintain a certain level of [...]

Global Terrorism and Responses

In today’s context when we talk of international terrorism, we invariably refer to Islamic/jehadi terrorism. Unfortunately, the response to this, described as the global war on terror, is neither global, nor is it against terror. It seems restricted to handling the problem in only one part of the globe against targets that are unevenly defined. [...]

Terrorist Tentacles In India

Investigations into the recent terrorist attacks and the subsequent chain of arrests and seizures in different parts of India, particularly rural Maharashtra, have revealed a growing alliance between jehadi groups operating from Pakistan and Bangladesh with ideologically extreme groups in India.