Articles By Lt Gen Prakash Katoch
India-China ‘Internal Security’ Cooperation Agreement
By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 03 Oct , 2018
Referred as ‘Big Boost for India-China Relations”, media reports that India and China are to sign an ‘Internal Security Cooperation Agreement’ this month during the visit of China’s...
Will Military Hierarchy 'Make' Soldiers Vote?
By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 30 Sep , 2018
Pursuant to the Supreme Court directing the Election Commission (EC) to allow defence personnel to vote as general voters in place of their posting in peace stations, reiterating an earlier...
Why Pakistan always talks of War and being Nuclear Armed
By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 27 Sep , 2018
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s outburst: “India’s arrogant and negative response ….. small men occupying big offices (obvious reference to Prime Minister Modi)” is not surprising...
2nd Anniversary of Surgical Strikes – how off beam can we go?
By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 25 Sep , 2018
A big celebration is planned preceding the visit of President Vladimir Putin early next month. Yes, it is the second anniversary celebrations of ‘surgical strikes’ conducted two-years back in...
Failing to Reading Pakistan
By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 23 Sep , 2018
Indian governments have always decried being hyphenated with Pakistan, especially by the West, and for good reasons. But then you recently had Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman publicly...
Amphibious Capability – needs boost
By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 21 Sep , 2018
China has successfully completed on-water trials of its indigenous amphibious aircraft (AF600 or Kunlong) designed for search and rescue missions, which can also be used to transport troops and...
Under Shadow of the 2+2 Dialogue
By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 19 Sep , 2018
The inaugural Indo-US 2+2 Dialogue has happened finally. The media worked overtime, giving minute to minute progress – statements, critical comments and whatnot. As the dust settled there have...
Cutting Infantry Strength – avoid ‘Aur Chupo Syndrome’
By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 12 Sep , 2018
For those not in the know, there is this story of two druggies snorting next to a river bank and hallucinating. One suggests why we don’t buy land here. The other asks why, so the first guy...
Post Asian Games 2018, we must focus on 2020 Tokyo Olympics
By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 07 Sep , 2018
India has bagged 15 gold, 24 silver and 30 bronze medals (total 69) in Asian games 2018 surpassing previous best overall haul of 65 medals at Guangzhou in 2010 and equaling 15 gold medals won at...
The Urban Maoists Debate
By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 04 Sep , 2018
In backdrop of the raging debate about ‘Urban Maoists’ in wake of the Bhima-Koregaon arrests, it would be prudent to remember that UPA-II had in an affidavit to the Supreme Court in 2013...
Indo-US 2+2 Dialogue – expand scope and accommodation
By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 31 Aug , 2018
After successive postponements, the first Indo-US 2+2 Dialogue is set for September 6 at New Delhi; between US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defence Secretary Jim Mattis with their Indian...
India-China Boundary Talks – need to look beyond
By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 29 Aug , 2018
The 21st round of India-China boundary talks between NSA Ajit Doval and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi are to be held in the near future. India and China have so far held 20 rounds of Special...
ISRO’s doing great – but border cover, better imagery and star wars need...
By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 24 Aug , 2018
NASA scientists have confirmed ice created by water on the moon’s surface, a discovery that could play a significant role in future space missions. NASA’s Moon Minerology Mapper (M3) placed...
Coming – China’s Defence Minister
By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 22 Aug , 2018
Chinese Defence Minister Wei Fenghe is to visit India in the near future, having accepted invite from Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman although no firm date for the visit has been finalized....
Knock-Knock on SC Door: Writ Petition by Army-men
By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 18 Aug , 2018
Before becoming Chief Minister in the PDP-BJP government in J&K, Mehbooba Mufti sitting in opposition was actively demonstrating for removal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA). She...
Beyond Cyber Protection and TECHINT
By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 14 Aug , 2018
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman acknowledged that the defence sector is more prone to cyber threats and there is need to safeguard the country’s cyberspace from possible attacks, while...
STA-1 – What should India expect?
By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 12 Aug , 2018
There is jubilation in India over the US granting the Strategic Trade Authorisation-1 (STA-1) that will ease export controls for high technology product sales to the country. This comes two...
NAMAS-II procurement for defending Delhi
By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 08 Aug , 2018
Media reports that Delhi is to get a missile shield “soon” that will be akin to that of Washington and Moscow. Going by past experience, the “soon” could be any number of months, even...
NRC of Assam relates to illegal immigrants, painting it ‘communal’ is wrong
By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 02 Aug , 2018
Publication of final draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) for Assam has aggravated the already turbulent political scene with approaching general elections. Over 40 lakh people who...
SCO counter-terror exercise – punch line option
By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 27 Jul , 2018
Going by media reports India and Pakistan are to be part of anti-terror mega drill in Russia under aegis of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) next month; scheduled from August 22 to...