Interviews/Spotlights
Explosion in Oslo
By: B Raman | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 22 Jul , 2011
According to the British Broadcasting Corporation, a large bomb blast has hit near government headquarters in the Norwegian capital Oslo, killing at least one person. The offices of Norwegian...
Naxalism: Revisiting the Principles of Fourth-Generation Warfare
By: Vinita Priyedarshi | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 18 Jul , 2011
All warfare is guided by certain principles and established rules, and asymmetrical conflicts like Naxalism are no exception. A critical analysis of the tactics and strategy pursued by the...
Indo-Pak Relations - II
By: Nilofar Suhrawardy | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 17 Jul , 2011
Communication Revolution: Undeniably, communication revolution has added a new chapter to the field of diplomacy. Irrespective of whether their bilateral ties are tense or not, whether the...
Indo-Pak Relations - I
By: Nilofar Suhrawardy | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 15 Jul , 2011
Ironically, though India and Pakistan still entertain differences over Kashmir and several other issues, prospects of their being engaged in an open and full-fledged conflict over the same may be...
Indian Nuclear Command and Control - II
By: Ali Ahmed | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 13 Jul , 2011
The Indian system at the political level comprises the National Security Council and the Political Council of the Nuclear Command Authority. The change from the Draft was in a Council authorising...
The Attitude of the Obama Administration
By: B Raman | Issue: Book Excerpt: Mumbai 26/11 | Date: 13 Jul , 2011
Despite differences over strategies and tactics in the fight against global jihadi terrorism, there has been a convergence of views between the previous administration of George Bush and the...
Indian Nuclear Command and Control - I
By: Ali Ahmed | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 12 Jul , 2011
Little is known of India’s nuclear command and control (C2) systems. It cannot, therefore, be assumed that these only exist in a rudimentary form. However, from what is in the open domain, it is...
Naxalism - the Internal Bane of India
By: Savita Singh | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 08 Jul , 2011
The Naxalites, also called Naxals, are groups who claim that they are waging a violent struggle on behalf of landless labourers and tribal people against landlords and the government. They say...
Rain of terror on India
By: Kanwal Sibal | Issue: Vol 23.3 Jul-Sep 2008 | Date: 07 Jul , 2011
The terrorists are carrying out a murderous war against India, but India is unable to declare a war on terrorism. We are among the biggest victims of terrorism, but we seem to be making the...
Pakistan: Unstable and Not at Peace - III
By: Pinaki Bhattacharya | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 06 Jul , 2011
Dysfunctional Polity: The duopoly of Pakistan’s polity denoted by Zulfiqar Ali–Benazir Bhutto family of Asaf Ali Zardari and Nawaz Sharif family continues unabated in the feudal,...
Pakistan: Unstable and Not at Peace - II
By: Pinaki Bhattacharya | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 05 Jul , 2011
The current spate of violence by the Deobandis against the Barelvis began after the 1990 formation of Sunni Tehreek (ST) by Mohammad Salim Qadri. The organisation was believed to be an offshoot...
Pakistan: Unstable and Not at Peace - I
By: Pinaki Bhattacharya | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 04 Jul , 2011
Pakistan’s polity is in a crisis. Its society is in turmoil. And the country is in a state of flux, waiting to survive the deluge and see another day. On top of all that comes the deepening...
Import of Key Technologies: Need to revisit policy
By: Maj Gen Mrinal Suman | Issue: Vol 26.2 Apr-Jun 2011 | Date: 02 Jul , 2011
Inaugurating a three-day international seminar on aerospace technologies in Bengaluru on 07 February 2011, Defence Minister Antony admitted that India had not benefitted much from the...
The Winnable War
By: Bharat Verma | Issue: Vol 21.3 Jul-Sep 2006 | Date: 01 Jul , 2011
On a scale of 1 to 10, an American editor of a defence newspaper told me that his threat perception on terror attacks inside the United States would merit an eight. A German minister rated it...
Untold Heroism of Mukti Bahini Frogmen: Prelude to Liberation - III
By: Vice Admiral Mihir K. Roy | Issue: Book Excerpt: War in the Indian Ocean | Date: 01 Jul , 2011
Come September — Retribution and Retaliation: The unstinted support of the local population, which Sir Michael Howard had defined as the ‘forgotten dimensions of strategy’, emboldened the...
Untold Heroism of Mukti Bahini Frogmen: Prelude to Liberation - II
By: Vice Admiral Mihir K. Roy | Issue: Book Excerpt: War in the Indian Ocean | Date: 30 Jun , 2011
Guerrilla Warfare in The Riverine Delta: Guerrilla warfare came into vogue during the Napoleonic wars. This type of warfare should not to be confused with the guerrilla tactics employed by...
Untold Heroism of Mukti Bahini Frogmen: Prelude to Liberation - I
By: Vice Admiral Mihir K. Roy | Issue: Book Excerpt: War in the Indian Ocean | Date: 29 Jun , 2011
Exploitation of East Pakistan: The East Bengal segment of Pakistan deeply resented the exploitation of the eighteen districts that comprised the four divisions of East Pakistan. The major source...
Small Arms Proliferation in the Northeast: The Chinese Connection - II
By: Rajeev Bhattacharyya | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 28 Jun , 2011
Hubs, Routes and Rates: Most of the consignments used to originate in Thailand, which received arms from China and Cambodia. Ships with arms would reach Cox Bazar and other regions of Chittagong,...
Small Arms Proliferation in the Northeast: The Chinese Connection - I
By: Rajeev Bhattacharyya | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 27 Jun , 2011
The illicit proliferation and misuse of small arms is among the most pressing security threats that have affected a large number of countries. Thousands of people are killed or wounded every year...
The Indian Army must speak!
By: RSN Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 26 Jun , 2011
The Indian Army is a cohesive, secular and dedicated organization. In fact, it is dedicated to the fault. Most army personnel are innocent and sensitive. It is these personnel who were in the...