Indian Defence Review Online

The Subverted Indo-Bangladesh Border

By VK Shashikumar
Issue: Vol. 24.2 ON THE SPOT REPORT

Operation Zero Line Investigates the gateway of terror in the East – the 4,095 km (2,979 km land border and 1,116 km riverine border) long India-Bangladesh border, half of which is along West Bengal. Assam, Meghalaya and Tripura are the other states which encircle Bangladesh. The India-Bangladesh border is porous. It runs through rivers, ponds, [...]

August 4th, 2009.

Nepal: The Ticking Time-Bomb

By RSN Singh
Issue: Vol. 24.2 ON THE SPOT REPORT

Nepal is at a critical crossroad; in fact the rebirth of the country as a new nation-state is in question. To assess the evolving situation, I recently undertook an extensive tour of the country. During the tour, I had wide interaction with various segments and classes of Nepal including some important personalities and political leaders [...]

May 4th, 2009.