Articles By Brig NK Bhatia, SM (Retd)
INSTC and CPEC: Conflicts and Politics of Corridors
By: Brig NK Bhatia, SM (Retd) | Issue: Courtesy: CLAWS | Date: 09 Oct , 2016
South Asia is in for some exciting times ahead with fast changing geo political developments with primary focus being on connectivity. China’s quest to establish “One Belt One Road”, an...
Can Pakistan’s Nuclear Blackmail Threat Against India Hold
By: Brig NK Bhatia, SM (Retd) | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 01 Oct , 2016
Consider the following statement made by Pakistan’s Defense Minister Asif Mohammad Kwaja in an interview to Pakistan Urdu news TV channel on 26 September; “Tactical weapons, our programmes...
Lies and More Lies : Dissecting Pak PM’s Speech at UNGA
By: Brig NK Bhatia, SM (Retd) | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 22 Sep , 2016
Those who saw live coverage of Pakistan Prime Minister’s live speech at the 71st session of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) would have been shocked and dismayed at the candor, demeanor...
Intelligence Key to Fighting Terrorism
By: Brig NK Bhatia, SM (Retd) | Issue: Courtesy: CLAWS | Date: 19 Sep , 2016
In a very significant statement in Parliament on 16 March 2016, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar stated that “intelligence build-up cannot take place overnight”. Referring to the setting up...
Afghan President's Visit to India: Need to Reboot Indo-Afghan Relationship
By: Brig NK Bhatia, SM (Retd) | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 12 Sep , 2016
The forthcoming visit of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani to New Delhi next week would be an appropriate occasion for both the countries to re assess their relations in the backdrop of...
Is PM Modi’s reference to Balochistan Threat to CPEC
By: Brig NK Bhatia, SM (Retd) | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 30 Aug , 2016
The reference to Balochistan, Gilgit-Baltistan and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir by Indian Prime Minister in his address to the nation from ramparts of Red Fort on 15 August seems to have had the...
China’s Increasing Role in Afghan Strategic Landscape
By: Brig NK Bhatia, SM (Retd) | Date: 19 Aug , 2016
China’s stated goals for engaging with Afghanistan are two pronged. Firstly to support the ‘Afghan led and Afghan owned’ peace process aimed at bringing peace and stability to the region and...
Army’s Deployment in Internal Security Needs Reconsideration
By: Brig NK Bhatia, SM (Retd) | Date: 27 Jul , 2016
The Supreme Court verdict of 08 July 2016 on prolonged deployment of Army and Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Manipur has come at an appropriate time to reconsider the need for...
Pakistan: Living in Disharmony with Neighbours
By: Brig NK Bhatia, SM (Retd) | Date: 18 Jul , 2016
Some habits, they say, die hard. Pakistan’s history of meddling in affairs of its neighbours is one such habit. This has also been the root cause for confrontations and instability in South...
Rebalancing and Resizing the Army
By: Brig NK Bhatia, SM (Retd) | Issue: Courtesy: CLAWS | Date: 02 Jul , 2016
Two committees have been formed in the past few weeks to recommend policy reforms specifically relating to manpower issues of the Armed Forces. The first one is Defence Minister appointed...
Killing of Mullah Mansour: Illusions of Peace
By: Brig NK Bhatia, SM (Retd) | Issue: Courtesy: CLAWS | Date: 02 Jun , 2016
Mullah Akhtar Mansour head of Afghan Taliban was killed in a US drone strike on the afternoon of 21 May 2016near Ahmad Wal town on the main highway connecting Quetta along Afghanistan-Pakistan...
Prime Minister Modi’s Iran Visit: Chabahar and Beyond
By: Brig NK Bhatia, SM (Retd) | Issue: Courtesy: CLAWS | Date: 23 May , 2016
The finalizing of dates for visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Iran, 22 May to 23 May 2016 has generated a good amount of enthusiasm in India. Simultaneously, it is also aimed at sending a...
Pakistan's Game Plan to Check Expanding Indian Footprints in Chabahar
By: Brig NK Bhatia, SM (Retd) | Issue: Courtesy: CLAWS | Date: 27 Apr , 2016
India has been making the right moves with a view to enhance its interests in Persian Gulf, latest being the India –Iran –Afghanistan Trilateral Agreement on Transport and Transit Corridors...
Chabahar: India's Opportunity to Connect with Afghanistan and Central Asia
By: Brig NK Bhatia, SM (Retd) | Issue: Courtesy: CLAWS | Date: 17 Mar , 2016
Indian External Affairs Minister reiterated in a seminar in New Delhi recently that “connectivity today is central to the global process and particularly imperative for Asian growth and...