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Chinese are coming…
By: Bharat Verma | Issue: Vol. 28.2 Apr-Jun 2013 | Date: 05 May , 2014
After the Mughals and the British, it now appears to be China’s turn to encircle, enslave and make India a surrogate power. Apparently, China firmly believes that two tigers cannot live on the...
India’s Security Concerns
By: Maj Gen Afsir Karim | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 04 May , 2014
Once the United States and NATO forces leave the Afghanistan– Pakistan region, the ongoing conflict in the region is likely to be exacerbated. The Taliban is undefeated and waiting to reestablish...
China: LAC impasse and Army-ITBP spat
By: Lt Gen (Dr) JS Bajwa | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 03 May , 2014
First the facts – Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has five battalions deployed in Eastern Ladakh including those on the Line of Actual Control (LAC). ITBP does not have its own integral...
Siachen is not low hanging fruit
By: Vikram Sood | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 03 May , 2014
History’s lessons, the immutability of geography and the politics of any region will determine how nations behave with each other. Nations cannot up and away and change location from a difficult...
Arihant: The Annihilator
By: Rear Adm AP Revi | Issue: Vol 24.4 Oct-Dec 2009 | Date: 03 May , 2014
The launching of the Arihant by the Prime Minister (PM) on 26th July 2009 has hopefully, at last, partially lifted the top security veil over the Advance Technology Vessel (ATV) Project. In that...
Has NFU stumped the BJP manifesto?
By: Lt Gen Vinay Shankar | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 02 May , 2014
It would be reasonably in order to assume that the BJP manifesto was drafted after much deliberation and debate involving all the intellectuals of the party and many outside. It would also be...
New Breed of Babus in the Indian Army
By: Danvir Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 01 May , 2014
The army in India was not a mere replica of the British army at home, in terms of higher organisation, staff and command arrangements. It was led by the C-in-C in India, who was, in turn,...
Nexter & MBDA showcase cutting edge European Armament Technology
By: Danvir Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 30 Apr , 2014
A Pre-Eurosatory press visit was organized by the Defence Industries of France from April 22 to 25, 2014. This visit was coordinated by the DGA and conducted by the Nexter Group. It gave an...
Siachen was accepted as Indian Territory in 1949!
By: Claude Arpi | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 30 Apr , 2014
The Boss of Pakistan says: “It’s time to resolve the Siachen issue”, but what General Kayani forgets is that the Siachen issue was ‘solved’ long ago, in fact, in July 1949. I reproduced here an...
Employment of INS Vikramaditya for Military Diplomacy and Power Projection
By: Maj Gen Rajesh Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 29 Apr , 2014
INS Vikramaditya a $2.33 billion refurbished aircraft carrier was acquired recently from Russia in November 2013 and is based at Karwar Naval Base on India’s Western Sea Board. This 44,500 ton...
Keeping the Faith
By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 28 Apr , 2014
Invited to speak at the National Defence University (NDU) at Washington DC in 2012 on ‘Countering Violent Terrorism & the Role of Military Special Forces, of one’s own volition JS (America),...
‘The P-17 Frigates, heralds a paradigm shift in the design’
By: Bharat Verma | Issue: Vol 25.2 Apr-Jun 2010 | Date: 27 Apr , 2014
Interview with Rear Admiral KN Vaidyanathan, Director General Naval Design Shivalik, the first Ship of the P-17 Class, appears different from earlier designs of IN ships. What are the major new...
Dalai Lama is India’s boon, not bane
By: Prakash Nanda | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 25 Apr , 2014
New Delhi, India – Is the Dalai Lama’s presence in India a major impediment to the growth of normal relations between India and China? To put the question differently, would growing tensions...
Handling Red Terror: Chicken Egg Debate
By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 23 Apr , 2014
Any debate about handling the Maoist insurgency finally boils down to whether it is or isn’t a ‘Law and Order’ problem and whether it should or should not be handled by the Centre or the...
An Extraordinary Indian: The Pilot who is a Fighter
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Courtesy: Rediff.com | Date: 23 Apr , 2014
MP Anil Kumar was a dashing MiG-21 pilot in the Indian Air Force. He was paralysed neck below due to a motorcycle accident on his way back from the squadron after night flying on June 28, 1988....
India must revamp its policy towards Pakistan
By: Kanwal Sibal | Issue: Courtesy: Mail Today | Date: 22 Apr , 2014
Several aspects of our Pakistan policy need a fresh look by the new government in May, though how much change can be brought about remains an open question as the issues involved and the options...
Political parties’ manifestos mean little for the armed forces
By: Air Marshal B D Jayal | Issue: Courtesy: The Telegraph | Date: 22 Apr , 2014
The eagerly awaited election manifesto of the principal opposition party is now in the public domain and it is natural for students of national security to look at it in some depth since opinion...
Foreign Funding of Indian NGOs
By: Sanjeev Nayyar | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 21 Apr , 2014
Introduction to FCRA From time to time there is a furor over receipt of donations from abroad. In December 2013 the Supreme Court gave the Central Bureau of Investigation a further period of...
What ails Indian Submarine Fleet?
By: Nabeel A Mancheri | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 21 Apr , 2014
There been a spate of accidents in the recent past in Indian Navy’s fleet, particularly in the submarine arm of the Navy. One of the most unfortunate accidents of the Indian Navy, was the...
India’s Nuclear Doctrine: The storm in India’s nuclear teacup
By: Ali Ahmed | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 21 Apr , 2014
The reference to India’s nuclear doctrine in the BJP’s manifesto has resulted in a virtual storm in the strategic community. While the manifesto only makes the point that the BJP will seek to...