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Reforming the United Nations Security Council
By: Anant Mishra | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 05 Nov , 2014
In an era where there is increasing inter dependence amongst nations, where a narcissistic approach is a thing of the past, where good diplomacy and smart foreign policies are a way to subdue your...
Humanitarian crisis in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Date: 03 Nov , 2014
Substantial areas of the state of Jammu and Kashmir including Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) were afflicted by floods of mammoth proportions in beginning September this year. On September, 07,...
Mechanism against terror still missing
By: Jagdish N Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 03 Nov , 2014
Terrorism is a crime against humanity. It threatens most the lives and rights of ordinary citizens, whom every modern state must serve best to justify its legitimacy. Given this, Prime Minister...
Chinese objection to Indian road projects unacceptable
By: Claude Arpi | Issue: Courtesy: http://claudearpi.blogspot.in/ | Date: 01 Nov , 2014
Some 10 days ago, I wrote a piece “Chinese objection to Indian road projects unacceptable” for NitiCentral (see below). My conclusion was that “There is absolutely nothing wrong in the proposed...
Sardar Patel’s Letter to Jawaharlal Nehru on Tibet
By: RSN Singh | Issue: Book Excerpt: The Unmaking of Nepal | Date: 31 Oct , 2014
My dear Jawaharlal, Ever since my return from Ahmedabad and after the Cabinet meeting the same day which I had to attend at practically fifteen minutes’ notice and for which I regret I was not...
Stable Pakistan not in India’s interest
By: Bharat Verma | Issue: Vol 23.3 Jul-Sep 2008 | Date: 31 Oct , 2014
Indians pose the biggest threat to the union of India. The reason is simple. An average Indian does not constitute a nation but is merely an individual. His personal well-being overrides all...
The Gathering Storm
By: Vikram Sood | Issue: Courtesy: MidDay Mumbai | Date: 30 Oct , 2014
It is a troubled world that we live in today and there are many reasons for this. Draw a straight line from Pakistan to Turkey, swing down to the Gaza Strip and from there to Yemen, and we have an...
Needed, a new military doctrine to deter Pakistan permanently
By: Maj Gen Afsir Karim | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 30 Oct , 2014
Before the ceasefire agreement was signed in 2003 between India and Pakistan, ceasefire violations were a regular feature all along the Line of Control. During these engagements, heavy artillery...
Mating Frankensteins
By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 29 Oct , 2014
This is not about Musharraf who wasted his life trying to mate radical organizations in the vain hope of getting eulogized as Zia-ul-Haq II, killing more Pakistanis than Indians in the process...
Role of Intelligence Agencies in Modern Warfare
By: Anant Mishra | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 29 Oct , 2014
Gathering intelligence and information by means of espionage has been a key element to the survival of nations ever since their existence. However, there has been a major change in the way...
Airbus Defence and Space and Tata Advanced Systems bid for the Indian Air...
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 28 Oct , 2014
Companies will offer Airbus C295 under new teaming arrangement. Airbus Defence and Space and Tata Advanced Systems (TASL) have submitted a joint bid to replace the Indian Air Force´s fleet of...
The case of the ‘All Weather Friends’
By: Lt Gen (Dr) JS Bajwa | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 28 Oct , 2014
The Director General of the Inter Services Public Relations of the Pakistani military establishment, Major General Asim Saleem Bajwa, visited China from 14-18 October 2014. A statement made by...
Kill funding to kill terrorism
By: Vikram Sood | Issue: Courtesy: Economic Times | Date: 27 Oct , 2014
Terrorism, like almost every other human activity that involves production and creation of goods and services, needs money. Collecting funds initially through donations, borrowing or robbing...
Specialised Force for Internal Unrests
By: Maj Gen Mrinal Suman | Issue: Vol 25.4 Oct-Dec 2010 | Date: 24 Oct , 2014
Policy and methodology to counter the Naxalite threat have been subjects of intense debate recently. Army’s reluctance to get embroiled has been questioned in some government quarters. Sadly,...
India’s Multifunction Missile for Credible Deterrent
By: Arun S Vishwakarma | Issue: Vol 24.1 Jan-Mar 2009 | Date: 22 Oct , 2014
Shourya and Sagarika is a new common missile that can be launched from multiple platforms, i.e. ground, submarine and mobile launcher. The naval version is called Sagarika, while the land based...
Threat or Use of Force with Special Focus on Interventions and Invasions
By: Anant Mishra | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 21 Oct , 2014
The international law realm has for some time struggled with two distinct and contrary legal principles: state sovereignty, and humanitarian justice. It had been almost a truism of international...
Defence Policy: Preparing for the unknown
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Issue: Courtesy: www.defenceinfo.com | Date: 21 Oct , 2014
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first address to the combined commander’s conference went beyond the inane utterances that one has got used to in the last few years. Mostly, such meetings were...
Developing Heavy Breakthrough Capability for the Indian Army
By: Col JK Achuthan (Retd.) | Issue: Vol. 29.3 Jul-Sep 2014 | Date: 20 Oct , 2014
A ‘heavy breakthrough capability’ in India’s context relates to having the capability to reach objectives up to 600km in depth, should the political circumstances impose war on our nation....
The 1962 lessons
By: Prakash Nanda | Issue: Courtesy: Uday India | Date: 20 Oct , 2014
China invaded India in 1962. Though there is a view that the exact date of invasion was October 10, the most acceptable one is October 20, 1962. The war ended on November 19, 1962, following the...
Colonel Commandants: An Archaic and Parochial Institution
By: Maj Gen Mrinal Suman | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 20 Oct , 2014
The concept of Colonel Commandants (Col Comdts) dates back to the 17th century when Colonels (both in rank and appointment) were the original owners and field commanders of their units...