Use of Irregulars: Bane for the Pakistan Army

The extensive use of irregulars and jihadis to incorporate J&K into Pakistan is not a machination adopted by Zia, as is generally believed. This has been a part of Pakistan’s strategic thinking since the 50s. In a review of the book, Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru (1 May-31 July 1957), Second Series, Volume 38, edited [...]

Defence University for India: An Appraisal of the Proposition

Establishment of a defence university in India was first suggested in an article that appeared in College of Defence Management Journal in 1978. The article evoked considerable interest and was often debated in academic circles of the services. However, there was little progress on ground and the matter lay dormant till resurrected in the wake [...]

India in Asian Geopolitics

I am going to (deal with) the subject of “India in Asian Geopolitics” because I want to spend some time focussing on some structural features of the security environment that faces India across the widest possible canvas. I must give you two warnings, however, before I launch into the substance of my presentation. First, I [...]

Indian Coast Guard – 2020

Being an “open” service, the force levels and roles of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) are available on its official website. A summary of the ICGs (75 vessels and 44 aircrafts) duties as laid down in the Coast Guard Act 1978 are -

India’s Quest for Anti-Ballistic Missile Defence

On 06 Dec, 07 indian scientists launched an indigenously developed solid fuel rocket called the Advanced Air Defence (AAD) interceptor from Wheeler island to destroy a Prithvi target missile launched earlier from the Interim Test Range at Chandipur 72 Km to its North.