Interviews/Spotlights
Assisting Afghanistan Militarily
By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch | Issue: Courtesy: CLAWS | Date: 11 Jan , 2014
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Hamid Karzai discussed the US-Afghanistan Bilateral Security Arrangement (BSA) when they met in New Delhi last month. The US withdrawal from Afghanistan...
Islamic Terror and American Dualism
By: Prakash Nanda | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 10 Jan , 2014
The other day I went to the New Delhi-based Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, with which I am associated in some way, to hear Professor Stephen P Cohen, the leading American expert on the...
Time for Adopting a Life Cycle Approach to Defence Acquisitions
By: Bikramdeep Singh | Issue: Courtesy: CLAWS | Date: 09 Jan , 2014
Till very recently Indian Army has been looking at acquiring weapon systems and platforms to meet operational voids and emerging requirements to deal with known and perceived threats, without due...
Plight of Women in the US Military
By: Maj Gen Mrinal Suman | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 23 Dec , 2013
The Indian armed forces are often chided for not increasing the intake of women in the services. Many self-proclaimed activists go to the ludicrous extent of accusing the Indian military of male...
The Badmash Face of Sharif
By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 06 Dec , 2013
No surprises, it had to happen – Nawaz Sharif revealing his badmash (punk) side! So, finally he says he had a dream of seeing Indian Kashmir free and hoped to see it happen during his...
Iran’s Nuclear Deal: Embracing change in West Asia
By: Kanwal Sibal | Issue: Courtesy: Mail Today | Date: 27 Nov , 2013
The interim nuclear deal between Iran and the P5+1 countries opens up real prospects of resolving an issue that has generated enormous tensions in the region for years with threats of military...
26/11: Pak Army Irregulars attack Mumbai-I
By: B Raman | Issue: Book Excerpt: Mumbai 26/11 | Date: 24 Nov , 2013
In 2008, India faced six major acts of terrorism in Indian territory outside J&K. Of these, four in Jaipur (May), Bangalore (July), Ahmedabad (July) and Delhi (September) were committed by some...
National security after 66 years of independence
By: Col R Hariharan | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 21 Nov , 2013
Indian armed forces were guardians of British colonial rule before independence. They have now distinguished themselves as the defenders of independent India by shedding their blood on more than...
India being pulled apart from within
By: Kanwal Sibal | Issue: Courtesy: Mail Today | Date: 13 Nov , 2013
The political controversy generated over Prime Minister’s participation in the Commonwealth Summit (CHOGM) in Sri Lanka on November 15 deepens mounting concerns about our foreign policy being...
Sartaj Aziz’s Visit : Stupidity Compounded
By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 11 Nov , 2013
Editorials in prominent dailies today headline the ‘Lankan Impasse’ by stating that talk of Prime Minister missing CHOGM meet on 15-16 November will be a signal of foreign policy paralysis...
Rebuff the blackmail over Sri Lanka
By: Prakash Nanda | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 07 Nov , 2013
By the time these lines are read by the readers, one hopes that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh would have taken a clear and firm decision to attend the Commonwealth summit at Sri Lankan capital...
Payback Time Pakistan
By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 05 Nov , 2013
Following the US drone strike killing Pakistan Taliban Chief Hakimillah Mehsud, it was hilarious to watch the somber faced Interior Minister of Pakistan accusing the US of scuttling efforts...
Teeth to Tail Ratio: Looking beyond the Obvious
By: Maj Gen Dhruv C Katoch | Issue: Courtesy: CLAWS | Date: 03 Nov , 2013
` For India, a country struggling to find its soul after centuries of foreign domination, the primary strategic objective would of necessity, remain the human development of its people. While...
List of Indian Prisoners of War (PoW) in Pakistan
By: IDR News Network | Date: 26 Oct , 2013
Prisoner’s Name, rank & unit 1. Major SPS Waraich IC-12712 15 Punjab ….Maj. SPS Warraich’s name was reportedly announced on 5/6th December, 1971 (he wrote a letter also to his father in...
Military be included in the National Security Decision Making Loop
By: Col (Dr) PK Vasudeva | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 25 Oct , 2013
Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne Chairman Chiefs of the Staff Committee (COSC) pitched for a common pay commission for armed forces and said it must have representation from their side. In the light...
A New Low in Army Leadership
By: Maj Gen Mrinal Suman | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 19 Oct , 2013
The dawn of 20 September 2013 will long be remembered for the headlines of a national daily of suspect credentials screaming “Unit setup by V K Singh used secret funds to try and topple J&K...
The Chinese vision of Sino-Pak strategic partnership : I
By: Prof. Priyadarshi Mukherji | Issue: Vol 25.3 Jul-Sep 2010 | Date: 13 Oct , 2013
What was China’s mega-strategy at the outset in setting up ties with Pakistan? According to Mao Zedong’s calculations, Pakistan was nothing but China’s easy access to the Atlantic and the...
Understanding Nawaz Sharif
By: Prakash Nanda | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 10 Oct , 2013
In the face of the recent revelations by well-placed sources that the Manmohan Singh government has been underplaying a series of border intrusions by and effective loss of Indian territories to...
घुसपैठ भारत की कमजोरी
By: Bharat Verma | Issue: Courtesy: Rashtriya Sahara | Date: 09 Oct , 2013
केरन सेक्टर में घुसपैठ का खुलासा 23 सितम्बर को हुआ लेकिन पाकिस्तान की यह...
Defence PSUs: The Great Betrayal
By: Gp Capt AG Bewoor | Issue: Vol 24.4 Oct-Dec 2009 | Date: 05 Oct , 2013
When the Saras crashed, killing its crew, the deafening silence in the media, as also from those who know about flight testing, design and manufacture of aeroplanes, and the unforeseen dangers in...