Articles By Brig V Mahalingam

Ukraine: Any Reason why India should abandon Russia and Join the US bandwagon?

Ukraine: Any Reason why India should abandon Russia and Join the US bandwagon?

By: Brig V Mahalingam | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 10 Jun , 2022

A rejoinder to an article titled “India’s Last Best Chance’ by Lisa Curtis I am not too sure if Lisa Curtis, a very respected author, was taken in by the US Information campaign launched to...

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Will China’s Military Presence and Economic Involvement in Tajikistan...

Will China’s Military Presence and Economic Involvement in Tajikistan...

By: Brig V Mahalingam | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 15 Aug , 2020

Chinese official media in recent weeks has repeatedly said that Pamir mountains in Tajikistan should be ceded to China.  Chinese historian Cho Yao Lu, in a recent article using Chinese sources...

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CDS’ Interview Raises Doubts on a Number of Issues

CDS’ Interview Raises Doubts on a Number of Issues

By: Brig V Mahalingam | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 28 Feb , 2020

The Interview Should one believe that the authorisation of equipment like tanks and aircrafts to Services is based on the minimum requirement for highest operational preparedness, one is in for a...

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We have got it all wrong-India’s Chief of Defence Staff is a...

We have got it all wrong-India’s Chief of Defence Staff is a...

By: Brig V Mahalingam | Date: 04 Feb , 2020

The Government release on the appointment of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) issued on 24 Dec 2019[1] says the CDS will be in the rank of a four-star General with salary and perquisites equivalent to...

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Has India computed the price to pay for closer relationship with US under Trump?

Has India computed the price to pay for closer relationship with US under Trump?

By: Brig V Mahalingam | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 26 Jun , 2019

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Trump are expected to meet on the sidelines of the fourteenth meeting of the G20 to be held from 28 to 29 June 2019 at Osaka, Japan. The...

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