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From 26/11 to San Bernadino and Pathankot: Understanding the Evolving Terror Paradigm
Brig Deepak Sinha | 15 Jan , 2016 0 comments
From 26/11 to San Bernadino and Pathankot: Understanding the Evolving Terror Paradigm

It is common knowledge that viruses of all types, be they health related or otherwise, move up the food chain and mutate from the simple to the more complex to ensure that they survive all attempts made to destroy them. Probably the only environment where we seem to have a contrarian trend concerns the virus of terrorism. As is amply borne out...

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Is the Threat of a Nuclear War outbreak in South Asia real?
Is the Threat of a Nuclear War outbreak in South Asia real?

That Pakistan has been using the nuclear bogey to continue its proxy war on India is no secret. The United States has for long ignored blatant Chinese nuclear proliferation to Pakistan, as well as nuclear proliferation engineered by Musharraf through Abdul Qadeer Khan, digesting Musharraf’s lie that it was unaware of these happenings.  AQ...

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Gurdaspur and Pathankot: An Unfinished Task?
Prateek Joshi | 13 Jan , 2016 0 comments
Gurdaspur and Pathankot: An Unfinished Task?

Recently, two attacks in Punjab exposed the vulnerability of the regions Indo Pak border. The first attack was on the Dinanagar town of Gurdaspur district in July, 2015. The next attack was a strike in the wee hours of 2nd January at the Pathankot Airbase. Both these attacks were shortly followed by the meetings between Prime Ministers Modi...

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General O P Malhotra – A Personal Remembrance
General O P Malhotra – A Personal Remembrance

After he took over as the Army Chief in June 1978, as a proud Gunner, General O P Malhotra’s first visit was quite naturally to Devlali – the home of the Gunners. On the evening of his arrival, the Gunners Amateur Dramatics Society (GADS) put up a variety show comprising a couple of short plays and dances. I was then a young Captain and had...

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History tells us Pakistan Army will play spoiler
Tarun Basu | 12 Jan , 2016 2 comments
History tells us Pakistan Army will play spoiler

In a tumultuous fortnight, during which many an illusion was shattered at the turn of the year, some home truths emerged in the chronically accident-prone ties between India and Pakistan. One, contrary to what was speculated, the decision to drop by in Lahore was taken at the spur of the moment by Prime Minister Narendra Modi while he was in...

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