Gwadar Port a Golden Goose for China; Shot in the Dark for Pakistan
The Chinese Belt and the Road Initiative’s (BRI) flagship project remains the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The CPEC’s arterial road lifeline runs 3000 km and links Kashgar, in Xi... Read more
Coronavirus: Six Nations, Six Roads
The Coronavirus that started its flight from Wuhan, China, has changed the way we live and work globally. It has elicited a variety of responses in various countries. Inhabitants of Beijing,... Read more
Armed Forces Take Lead in Battle Against Coronavirus
The number of confirmed Coronavirus cases have already gone up to 110 in India as on 15th March, according to Union Health Ministry. On 8th March, 39 cases were reported, in the next seven d... Read more
The Absent Dialogue Politicians, Bureaucrats, and the Military in India
Book Review: The Absent Dialogue Author: Anit Mukherjee Oxford University Press, Oct 2019 (311 pages) An uneasy past characterises the fabric of civil-military relations in India. For most o... Read more
Restructuring for Leaner Meaner National Security Guard (NSG)
The National Security Guard (NSG) is headed for a restructuring. The elite force, modelled on the SAS of UK and GSG 9 of Germany was raised as a federal contingency force in 1984 for meetin... Read more
Restructuring for Joint/Theatre Commands for Indian Armed Forces Begins in Earnest
The CDS has been nominated. General Bipin Rawat has a new baton in his hand and a far-reaching mandate that needs to be pushed at a fair pace. He has to ensure that the organisational struct... Read more
Army HQ Headed for Surgical Transformation
Indian Army had ordered four transformation studies in order to make it leaner, meaner and more in tune with the requirements of the modern day battlefield. These studies have since been com... Read more
J&K:The Mushroom Cloud That Never had the Chance to Bloom
The abrogation of the special status of Jammu & Kashmir by the Indian government initiated a sustained crescendo of threats to use nuclear weapons, possibility of an all-out war and also... Read more
On August 5, the Indian government executed a momentous step. Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), which had been given special status in the Indian constitution through the provisions of Article 3... Read more
Security Implications of Taking the Bite Out of Article 370
The deed is done. For many citizens of a nation the lament all along had been, we have no policy on Jammu and Kashmir. At best, even if there was a policy beyond appeasing, suiting select st... Read more