Interviews/Spotlights
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...
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...
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...
Ladakh: Challenges Posed by the Harsh and Unforgiving Winter
By: Maj Gen Yashpal Singh Mor, SM (Retd) | Issue: Courtesy: CLAWS | Date: 17 Dec , 2020
“Trained to fight the enemy but now the fight is with elements of nature” Though the Indian Army has been defending the frontiers of the entire Ladakh region assiduously for the last 70...
China and the Geopolitical Impact of COVID-19
By: Vice Admiral Vijay Shankar | Issue: Courtesy: IPCS | Date: 16 Dec , 2020
China’s dazzling growth story has been rudely disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic and the consequent chaos it has brought down on global economic systems. Ironically, in the past, its growth...
France Counters Islamist Radicalisation
By: Dr Adil Rasheed and Savini Mehta | Issue: Courtesy: IDSA | Date: 15 Dec , 2020
Terrorism often hides behind the cover of individual and religious freedoms to attack liberal democracies. It even provokes overreaction from military and security agencies in order to then...
Human Right Day, 2020, witnessed a new dawn in Jammu and Kashmir
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 14 Dec , 2020
On December, 10, every year, the world celebrates Human Rights Day. This date coincides with the proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) by the United Nations General...
Indian Army Chief’s first-of-its-kind visit to Saudi Arabia and UAE and...
By: Dr Manjari Singh | Issue: Courtesy: CLAWS | Date: 13 Dec , 2020
The Chief of the Indian Army General MM Naravane has undertaken a first-of-its-kind six-day trip to Saudi Arabia and the UAE from 9-14 December.[1] Army Chief’s visit to the region indicates the...
Pakistan-Turkey-Russia Relations in Emerging World Order
By: Gp Capt TP Srivastava | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 12 Dec , 2020
Facts PAF pilots have been flying Turkish Air Force (TuAF) F-16s. Turkey has been involved in upgrading PAF F-16s with US supplied kits. TuAF has nearly 300 F-16 variants, latest being Block...
1971: Finest Hour for the Indian Intelligence Agencies
By: Anand K Verma | Issue: Vol. 27.1 -Mar 2012 | Date: 11 Dec , 2020
Many are of the opinion that the year 1971 was the most glorious year of the Republic with a focused government in operation, well-thought out plan, adjusting admirably to the unfolding of events...
Indo-British Relations
By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 10 Dec , 2020
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to be the chief guest at the 2021 Republic Day. The invitation was extended during a telephonic conversation between...
Iranian Nuclear Scientist’s Assassination: Its Implications and...
By: Dr Manjari Singh | Issue: Courtesy: CLAWS | Date: 09 Dec , 2020
While novel coronavirus is the persistent crisis that the world is facing, the assassination of a key Nuclear Physicist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh in Iran on 27 November[1], has the potential to further...
Strategic Lessons from Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict 2020, post Ceasefire
By: Maj Gen SB Asthana | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 08 Dec , 2020
Armenia and Azerbaijan signed a ceasefire agreement to end the war for control of Nagorno–Karabakh enclavelast month, after a series of Azerbaijani victories in its fight to retake the disputed...
Role of R&AW in Liberation of Bangladesh
By: B Raman | Issue: Book Excerpt: The Kaoboys of R&AW | Date: 07 Dec , 2020
Covert action capability is an indispensable tool for any State having external adversaries. Its purpose is not just collection of intelligence, but the protection of national interests and the...
Article 370 is Gone for Good
By: Brig Anil Gupta | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 06 Dec , 2020
The response of the people across both regions to the ongoing elections for the District Development Councils (DDCs) is a curt message to the status quo lobby led by the Peoples’ Alliance for...
The Dragon in the Room
By: Maj Gen Harsha Kakar | Issue: Courtesy: www.dailyexcelsior.com | Date: 05 Dec , 2020
The recent signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) by 15 nations, which India rejected, has brought China into focus again. While it is established that discussions and...
Operations of 1971 War
By: Maj Gen (Retd) Jogindar Singh | Issue: Book Excerpt: Behind The Scene | Date: 04 Dec , 2020
By January 1967, I had retired. I continued, however, to follow military events very closely and like every Indian. I was thrilled at the conclusion of the 1971 operations with the surrender of...
Indo-Pak 1971 War: Remembering India's Great Victory
By: Col Jaibans Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 03 Dec , 2020
On the evening of 3 December, 1971, at about 5.40 PM, fighter aircraft of the Pakistan Air force (PAF) carried out a coordinated, pre-emptive air strike on Indian Air Force bases in Amritsar,...
Will/Can Japan Go Nuclear?
By: Gp Capt TP Srivastava | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 02 Dec , 2020
With China set to match/overtake US economy by 2035 C.E. geo-strategic scenario, specifically the ‘world power centre’ is likely to change. Most ardent supporters of Karl Marx propagated...