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Post-independence, India has witnessed many secessionist movements and has long suffered from extremist attacks. The very notion of secessionism disturbs the territorial integrity and unity of a...

Modi’s visit to US: India’s Strategic Affirmation

By: Danvir Singh |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 25 September 2014

Indian Prime Minister’s visit to the United States comes after Modi’s series of bilateral interactions with regional and global heavy weights. This fast paced movement in foreign policy in...

Fight against ISIS and possible fallout on India

By: Lt Gen Harwant Singh |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 25 September 2014

During his election campaign, President, Obama had promised to the American people that if elected, he would pull out troops from Iraq and Afghanistan. This was perhaps what a war wary nation...

Research in China

By: Claude Arpi |Issue: Courtesy: Uday India | Date: 24 September 2014

It was recently reported that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was extremely unhappy about the state of affairs at the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). According to the Times of...

Indo-Pak Discord: The Existentialist Question

By: Brig Deepak Sinha |Issue: Courtesy: CLAWS | Date: 24 September 2014

As we again react against an intransigent and hostile Pakistan by cancelling Foreign Secretary level talks, one cannot but conclude that there is a fair bit of similarity between our long term...

Space: The Emerging Battleground

By: Air Marshal BK Pandey |Issue: Vol 25.3 Jul-Sep 2010 | Date: 23 September 2014

History is witness to the fact that nations that have controlled the seas have ruled the world. With the passage of time, the ability to dominate the world progressively shifted into the hands of...

Xi’s Chumar Gamble

By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 22 September 2014

A democracy must have debate and opposition because it is dissent that facilitates analysis, which in turn indicates improvements required. We have had this all along in India but we don’t seem...

Where was India’s Tibet Policy?

By: Claude Arpi |Issue: Book Excerpt: 1962 and the McMahon Line Saga | Date: 22 September 2014

China Invades Tibet: ‘The Gods are on Our Side!’ Before studying a non-existent India’s Tibet Policy, it is necessary to go back to the Fall of 1950. Before this, the Indian Government had...

Incursions cast shadow on Sino-India meet

By: Col (Dr) PK Vasudeva |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 20 September 2014

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to India 17-19 September 2014 was overshadowed by the serious standoff between the Indian and Chinese armed forces along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in...

Modi’s Realism Overtakes Nehru’s Idealism

By: Danvir Singh |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 19 September 2014

On the Sep 18, India entered a new era when Prime Minister of India Mr Modi sitting next to the Chinese President Mr Xi Jinping briefed the press, categorically stating that peace and tranquility...

Pakistan Upgrades F-16 Fleet

By: IDR News Network |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 19 September 2014

With the 13 F-16 fighter aircraft received from Jordan, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has raised a new squadron, No 19, at Mushaf Air Base. The F-16 fleet of the PAF now stands at 79. The...

Tibet: The Real Issue

By: Maj Gen Sheru Thapliyal, PhD |Issue: Vol 22.4 Oct-Dec 2007 | Date: 18 September 2014

“Following the logic of power, empires in their expansive phases push out their frontiers until they meet the resistance of a strong neighbour, or reach a physical barrier which makes a natural...

Tiered Border Defence against China

By: Special Correspondent |Issue: Vol. 29.2 Apr-Jun 2014 | Date: 18 September 2014

On balance, the prospects of Sino-Indian conflict remain. What appears certain is that China’s aggressive stance and the initiation of conflict will be aimed at undermining India’s status as...

A statement of Zhou Enlai: sixty-four years ago

By: Claude Arpi |Issue: Courtesy: http://claudearpi.blogspot.in/ | Date: 18 September 2014

After several days of extensive talks between the Prime Minister of India (Jawaharlal Nehru) and the Premier of the State Council of China (Zhou Enlai), the latter held a press conference on...

China's Threat Perception

By: RSN Singh |Issue: Book Excerpt: Asian Strategy and Military Perspective | Date: 17 September 2014

Ancient China, was unparalleled in matters of strategic thinking, defence technology and organisation of Armed Forces, but became extremely inward looking by the 16th century, and was thus...

Great Game South Asia - dangerous portends

By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 17 September 2014

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting the US this month. It is but natural that in his two-day summit with President Obama many issues will be discussed, like: taking the Indo-US...

Chairman COSC & CAS visits Flood Affected J&K to oversee Relief and Rescue...

By: IDR News Network |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 17 September 2014

The Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC) and Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha visited the flood affected areas of Jammu and Kashmir, today and carried out aerial...

Indo-China Relations: The bottom line is military might

By: Col Jaibans Singh |Issue: Courtesy: www.defenceinfo.com | Date: 17 September 2014

A leadership change took place in China in March, 2013; this was a once in a decade transition. The recent parliamentary elections in India gave a clear majority to a single party with a strong...

China’s Finger Problem – will President Xi cure?

By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 15 September 2014

The Maurya Empire of India was one of the largest empires of its time. At the pinnacle of its glory, this empire stretched to the north right up to the natural boundaries of the Himalayas and to...

Kashmir: India-China-Pakistan Triangular Conflict

By: Brig Amar Cheema |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 14 September 2014

“Poor Kashmir, it lies in the Himalayan ramparts where the borders of India, Pakistan and China rub together. Reality mocks its beauty. There is no escaping the permeating meloncholy of a land...