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China and the emerging world order
“A riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma”, was a comment by Churchill on Russia. However, in today’s world this would more aptly apply to China. Enigma it is. It revels in remaining mysterious. It shrouds itself in secrecy. When, in 1971, Kissinger paved the diplomatic path to China for Nixon’s visit the next year, no one gave...
Drone Incursions on Rise: New form of Cross-Border Terrorism
As per the data released by the Government of India, 171 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) or drones from Pakistan entered Punjab in the nine months from 1 January 2022 to 30 September 2022. Another 20 were seen in the Jammu sector, making the total 191. Seven were reportedly shot down by the Border Security Force (BSF) personnel in Punjab’s...
1965 War: The Valour and the Victory
After the Sino India War of 1962, Pakistan think tanks concluded that military solution to Kashmir was a possibility as they were equipped with modern American Weapons like M 47/48 Patton tanks and F86 Sabre and F104 Star Fighter aircrafts, under Mutual Defence Assistance agreement with United States and South East Asia Treaty Organisation, in...
Making up the Military History Deficit: ‘Siachen 1987’ by Lt Gen RV Kulkarni
In 1987 as I finished working on the official history of the 1962 Sino-Indian border conflict, one was filled with sadness at the negative impact all this was bound to have on the readers. I suggested to the then-head of War Studies Division, Dr SriNanadanPrasad that we should include the account of Nathula/Cho la clashes of 1967 as an...
Why India must step up its global campaign to nail Pak sponsored terror
The 14th anniversary of the gruesome Mumbai terror attacks has gone by without its perpetrators being brought to justice. Those massacred belonged to many nationalities, including 6 Americans, yet Pakistan has escaped international pressure to try those involved in planning and committing this heinous crime. A Pakistani, Ajmal Kasab, was...