Articles in Issues
The Killing of Karima Baloch
By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 28 Dec , 2020
The recent killing of 37-year old Karima Baloch in Canada, whom BBC had named one of the world’s 100 most “inspirational and influential” women in 2016, was without doubt the handiwork of...
Airspace Control: Challenges and Way Ahead
By: Gp Capt AK Sachdev | Issue: Vol. Apr-Jun 2020, (35.2) & Jul-Sep 2020, (35.3) | Date: 28 Dec , 2020
In the framework of international law, ‘sovereignty’ signifies the full right and power of a State to govern itself and its territory without any external interference. This legal right to...
Remembering Bangladesh’s Liberation War
By: Smruti S Pattanaik | Issue: Courtesy: IDSA | Date: 27 Dec , 2020
December 16, 2020 marks the 50th Vijay Diwas or Victory Day, when the Pakistan Army surrendered to the India-Bangladesh Joint Command, known as Mitra Bahini (Allied Forces). More than 90,000...
China as a ‘Rising Power’: Changing Rules to the Old Game of Power
By: Dr Amrita Jash | Issue: Courtesy: CLAWS | Date: 26 Dec , 2020
While COVID-19 Pandemic takes precedence, but ‘Rise of China’ undeniably has been one of the important characteristic features that define the 21st Century. However, China’s economic rise...
Terrorists may not Seize Power in Pakistan, but enabling Environment for...
By: Michael Kugelman | Issue: Courtesy: South Asia Monitor | Date: 25 Dec , 2020
John Bolton, a prominent US foreign policy hawk, has taken some controversial positions over the years. So it’s unsurprising that he made some eyebrow-raising comments about Pakistan in a recent...
Theological War that Tears India
By: RSN Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 24 Dec , 2020
For India, the Andaman and Nicobar (A&N) Islands serve as an aircraft carrier in the Indian Ocean. Strategically, India has been investing in the Islands in enhancing its defence potential and as...
India as Natural Ally of the West- Reflected in Indian Foreign Policy...
By: Dr Subhash Kapila | Issue: Courtesy: South Asia Analysis Group | Date: 24 Dec , 2020
India stood firmly embedded as ‘Natural Ally of the West” in 2020 as future historians of India’s foreign policy would record in the years to come assessing from the pattern, trend and...
My Wellington Days
By: Col Anil Athale | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 23 Dec , 2020
Admiral Arun Prakash (Retd) was the course senior of the 34th Defence Services Staff College Course (DSSC) of 1979 that I also attended. Arun Prakash has written a very thoughtful column (Indian...
Pakistan: The ‘King’ and his ‘Trumpeter-in-Chief’
By: Nilesh Kunwar | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 23 Dec , 2020
It may be extremely difficult to ascertain whether Prime Minister Imran Khan has been elected by the people, [or as opposition parties contend], ‘selected’ by the army. However one thing is...
Myanmar: Post Election Developments
By: Dr S Chandrasekharan | Issue: Courtesy: South Asia Analysis Group | Date: 22 Dec , 2020
In the post election scenario two distinct strands are seen but surprisingly both appear to be mutually exclusive. A third development that is noticed is that the Army’s relationship with the...
A new chapter in India-Saudi relations
By: K.N. Pandita | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 22 Dec , 2020
In his six-day-long (9 – 14 December 2020) visit to the UAE and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Army Chief, General MM Naravane was given a red carpet reception by the hosts as it was the first visit...
Strengthening India’s Ability: To Prevent Future Wars
By: Col JK Achuthan | Issue: Vol. 35.1 Jan-Mar 2020 | Date: 21 Dec , 2020
“You may not be interested in War; but War is interested in You!” — Leon Trotsky Strong countries prosper by avoiding wars. Sweden has not fought any war since the beginning of the...
The Indian Army: Code of Conduct Amshipura and Beyond
By: Roopesh Mehta | Issue: Courtesy: CLAWS | Date: 21 Dec , 2020
The fact that the Indian Army takes the ethics and moral upbringing of soldiers and officers very seriously is to be seen in its entirety. The Army believes that discipline is the bedrock of...
How Pakistan surrendered in 1971 War
By: Claude Arpi | Issue: Courtesy: http://claudearpi.blogspot.in/ | Date: 20 Dec , 2020
Lt Gen Ashoke K Chatterjee, former General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Command speaks to Claude Arpi about the 1971 Bangladesh operations and his participation in the Surrender in...
Israel’s Peace Agreement with UAE and Bahrain: Compulsions and Implications
By: Maj Gen Nitin P Gadkari | Issue: Vol. 35.4 Oct-Dec 2020 | Date: 20 Dec , 2020
On Sep 15, 2020, a historic accord, now named as the ‘Abraham Accord’, was signed between the governments of Israel and the Arab states of United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain, at the White...
In Context: India’s Renewed IOR Outreach
By: Dr Sripathi Narayanan | Issue: Courtesy: IPCS | Date: 19 Dec , 2020
The simultaneous November 2020 visits by India’s External Affairs Minister (EAM), Dr S Jaishakar and National Security Advisor (NSA), Ajit Doval, to island-states in the Indian Ocean Region...
Naya Jammu and Kashmir: Winds of Change
By: Brig Anil Gupta | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 19 Dec , 2020
Year 2019 ended in J&K with mixed feelings. Towards the end of the year a major transformation had taken place with the erstwhile state being divided into two Union Territories (UTs) namely Jammu...
An Indian in Space: ISRO’s Human Spaceflight Programme
By: Gp Capt Joseph Noronha | Issue: Vol. Apr-Jun 2020, (35.2) & Jul-Sep 2020, (35.3) | Date: 18 Dec , 2020
A year and a half from now, India will attempt the historic feat of launching one of its citizens into space. More than 35 years have elapsed since April 02, 1984, when Wing Commander Rakesh...
Tibet: Time to Review India's Tibet Policy
By: Prof Ramu Manivannan | Issue: Courtesy: South Asia Analysis Group | Date: 18 Dec , 2020
There are several reasons to believe, as to why Tibet is important for India. The most significant reason is that Tibet is India’s neighbour. The Government of India no longer openly...
Changing the Demography of the Border
By: Claude Arpi | Issue: Vol. 35.4 Oct-Dec 2020 | Date: 17 Dec , 2020
The Sixth Tibet Work Forum (TWF), held in Beijing on August 24 and 25, 2015, was a turning point for the Tibetan plateau. Tibet Work Forums are large meetings called every five to ten years to...