Spotlights
The Chinese Invasion: The Reckoning & After - II
By: Major K.C. Praval | Issue: Book Excerpt: Indian Army After Independence | Date: 09 Jun , 2011
During the hostilities, India had appealed to friendly countries for assistance who responded generously. Britain and the United States were the major contributors. After the cease-fire, the two...
The Chinese Invasion: The Reckoning & After - I
By: Major K.C. Praval | Issue: Book Excerpt: Indian Army After Independence | Date: 08 Jun , 2011
Many surmises were made at the time on the reasons for China’s sudden invasion and the equally sudden pull-out. A year after the event, the Chinese themselves stated that their aim had been...
Indian Army: 2020
By: Gen. S Padmanabhan | Issue: Vol 20.4 Oct-Dec 2005 | Date: 06 Jun , 2011
National security, is that ambience, in which a nation is able to protect and promote its national values, pursue its national interests and aspirations, in spite of, or, in the absence of,...
Germination of Pakistan - II
By: Anand K Verma | Issue: Book Excerpt: Reassessing Pakistan | Date: 03 Jun , 2011
Emphasis on Muslims as a Distinct Entity Thanks to the efforts of Syed Ahmed Khan, separate electorates and the political ambitions of League leaders including Jinnah, some academic interest had...
Germination of Pakistan - I
By: Anand K Verma | Issue: Book Excerpt: Reassessing Pakistan | Date: 02 Jun , 2011
Entry of Islam into the Subcontinent: The embryo of Pakistan, for Mohammed Ali Jinnah, its founder, was conceived the moment the first Muslim set his foot on the subcontinent.1 That was in AD 712...
Salvaging America's Botched Strategic Foray into Asia - III
By: Brig Vijai K Nair | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 01 Jun , 2011
The Saudi–British Nexus: “Saudi Arabia has always relied heavily on Pakistan in shaping its policy towards Afghanistan. During the jihad of the 1980s, Saudi funds and expertise were...
Salvaging America's Botched Strategic Foray into Asia - II
By: Brig Vijai K Nair | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 31 May , 2011
Islamabad has already begun to take steps to appease the Pashtuns by announcing that NWFP will henceforth be named Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.26 This is to impress upon the Pashtuns who live in NWFP...
Salvaging America's Botched Strategic Foray into Asia - I
By: Brig Vijai K Nair | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 30 May , 2011
Perception is all too often reality. Add to the Afghan debacle syndrome that 31 out of 50 U.S. states are seen as insolvent. Some local governments are readying bankruptcy proceedings. State...
How Pakistan's Proxy War Began - IX
By: B Raman | Issue: Book Excerpts: A Terrorist State as a Frontline Ally | Date: 26 May , 2011
Wake-up call The Day of Infamy in New York and Washington DC on September 11 is a wake-up call for all nations grappling with the menace of externally-directed terrorism. More so for India. Also...
How Pakistan's Proxy War Began - VII
By: B Raman | Issue: Book Excerpts: A Terrorist State as a Frontline Ally | Date: 23 May , 2011
Details of the HUM, JEM & LET The report gave the following details of the HUM, the JEM and the LET. The HUM “Formerly known as the Harkat-ul-Ansar, the HUM is an Islamic militant group based...
How Pakistan's Proxy War Began - VI
By: B Raman | Issue: Book Excerpts: A Terrorist State as a Frontline Ally | Date: 22 May , 2011
Terrorism & Bush Jr Administration Terrorism was an important theme during the presidential election campaign of George Bush Jr in 2000. It figured in his election platform and in the studies...
How Pakistan's Proxy War Began - V
By: B Raman | Issue: Book Excerpts: A Terrorist State as a Frontline Ally | Date: 19 May , 2011
Indian Efforts to secure US support In addition to stepping up counter-terrorism operations by the Security Forces on the ground, the Government of India has also been trying, since 1991, to draw...
How Pakistan's Proxy War Began - IV
By: B Raman | Issue: Book Excerpts: A Terrorist State as a Frontline Ally | Date: 17 May , 2011
The Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM): During the 1980s, many ostensibly humanitarian relief organisations came into being in Pakistan through which Western and Saudi intelligence agencies could funnel...
1971: The Gradual Escalation - IV
By: Maj Gen Sukhwant Singh | Issue: Book Excerpt: India's War since Independence | Date: 08 May , 2011
Kashmir defied a political decision despite prolonged negotiations between representatives of India and Pakistan countries. Frustrated by its inabiltiy to find a solution of the problem to its...
1971: The Gradual Escalation - III
By: Maj Gen Sukhwant Singh | Issue: Book Excerpt: India's War since Independence | Date: 07 May , 2011
Yahya Khan asserted that the genuine refugees from East Pakistan numbered only 2 million, and he was prepared to accept back only this number and no more. This would have left about 8 million as...
1971: The Gradual Escalation - II
By: Maj Gen Sukhwant Singh | Issue: Book Excerpt: India's War since Independence | Date: 06 May , 2011
When news trickled in of the revolt of the Bengali elements in units of the Pakistani Army stationed in East Pakistan and of Tikka Khan’s crackdown on the nationalistic civil population, voices...
1971: The Gradual Escalation - I
By: Maj Gen Sukhwant Singh | Issue: Book Excerpt: India's War since Independence | Date: 04 May , 2011
When news trickled in of the revolt of the Bengali elements in units of the Pakistani Army stationed in East Pakistan and of Tikka Khan’s crackdown on the nationalistic civil population, voices...
1971: The Rajasthan Campaign - IV
By: Maj Gen Sukhwant Singh | Issue: Book Excerpt: India's War since Independence | Date: 01 May , 2011
16 December: After suffering a few casualties in the probing mission in Barmer and believing that the enemy had reinforced his defences in the Nayachor and Umarkot areas, bewoor’s fears once...
1971: The Rajasthan Campaign - III
By: Maj Gen Sukhwant Singh | Issue: Book Excerpt: India's War since Independence | Date: 30 Apr , 2011
5 December: The camel battalion secured Rotak, Kelnor and Mankor in the Barmer sector by the end of the day in the north. Khokhrapar and satellite localities in the central sub-sector were...
1971: The Rajasthan Campaign - II
By: Maj Gen Sukhwant Singh | Issue: Book Excerpt: India's War since Independence | Date: 29 Apr , 2011
Air Force units located in Gujarat and at Nal did not come under AOC Jodhpur, air support for Bikaner and Kutch sectors had to be dealt with directly with Headquarters Western Air Command....