Articles By Brig Vijai K Nair
The Challenge Posed by China’s Military Posture in Tibet
By: Brig Vijai K Nair | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 09 Mar , 2013
China is in forceful occupation of approximately 38,000 square kilometres of Indian territory in Aksai Chin in the west and claims a further 90,000 square kilometres of Indian territories in the...
NATO's Expansion: Ramifications for India
By: Brig Vijai K Nair | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 16 Nov , 2011
Formed in 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) constituted a system of collective defence that continued to enlarge its membership in keeping with Cold War imperatives to contain...
Salvaging America's Botched Strategic Foray into Asia - III
By: Brig Vijai K Nair | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 01 Jun , 2011
The Saudi–British Nexus: “Saudi Arabia has always relied heavily on Pakistan in shaping its policy towards Afghanistan. During the jihad of the 1980s, Saudi funds and expertise were...
Salvaging America's Botched Strategic Foray into Asia - II
By: Brig Vijai K Nair | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 31 May , 2011
Islamabad has already begun to take steps to appease the Pashtuns by announcing that NWFP will henceforth be named Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.26 This is to impress upon the Pashtuns who live in NWFP...
Salvaging America's Botched Strategic Foray into Asia - I
By: Brig Vijai K Nair | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 30 May , 2011
Perception is all too often reality. Add to the Afghan debacle syndrome that 31 out of 50 U.S. states are seen as insolvent. Some local governments are readying bankruptcy proceedings. State...