Nitin A. Gokhale Articles 133
Author, thought leader and one of South Asia's leading strategic analysts, Nitin A. Gokhale has forty years of rich and varied experience behind him as a conflict reporter, Editor, author and now a media entrepreneur who owns and curates two important digital platforms, BharatShakti.in and StratNewsGlobal.com focusing on national security, strategic affairs and foreign policy matters. At the beginning of his long and distinguished career, Gokhale has lived and reported from India’s North-east for 23 years, writing and analysing various insurgencies in the region, been on the ground at Kargil in the summer of 1999 during the India-Pakistan war, and also brought live reports from Sri Lanka’s Eelam War IV between 2006-2009. Author of over a dozen books on wars, insurgencies and conflicts, Gokhale relocated to Delhi in 2006, was Security and Strategic Affairs Editor at NDTV, a leading Indian broadcaster for nine years, before launching in 2015 his own digital properties. An alumni of the Asia-Pacific Centre for Security Studies in Hawaii, Gokhale now writes, lectures and analyses security and strategic matters in Indo-Pacific and travels regularly to US, Europe, South and South-East Asia to speak at various international seminars and conferences. Gokhale also teaches at India’s Defence Services Staff College (DSSC), the three war colleges, India's National Defence College, College of Defence Management and the intelligence schools of both the R&AW and Intelligence Bureau. He tweets at @nitingokhale
He can be reached at: nitin.gokhale@bharatshakti.in
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The Untold Story of LCA Tejas Journey
With the government approval of the purchase of 83 indigenously developed Light Combat Aircraft, Tejas Mark 1A from Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), the negativity about the delayed programm... Read more
Indian Military Anticipating Trouble on China Border Coming Summer
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is seeking early delivery of the Russian-made S-400 air defence missile, anticipating continued trouble along the border with China in 2021 and beyond, sources hav... Read more
India to Allocate Three More Divisions to China Border
Irrespective of how the current standoff in eastern Ladakh is resolved, the Indian Army is in the process of reorganising its deployment along the Himalayan frontier to be better prepared to... Read more
Ladakh Standoff: Breakthrough in India-China Talks Imminent
Indian and Chinese military commanders in Ladakh have agreed to restoring status quo ante along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), especially on the north bank of Pangong Tso as it existed be... Read more
Roads to Ladakh get a New Boost
Chinese aggression on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh has compressed longer timelines that Indian military planners were working on to secure Ladakh by building infrastructure for... Read more
India planning another division for permanent deployment in Ladakh
SOMEWHERE IN LADAKH: In the wake of China’s aggression in eastern Ladakh, the deployment of additional forces is well underway. But first, a quick look at the current force status. Whi... Read more
Notes From the Frontier
More soldiers going on leave One indication of a slight easing of tension in Eastern Ladakh and the onset of winter comes from the increasing number of passengers taking the flights –... Read more
Ladakh Standoff: India Negotiating on Equal Terms with Outfoxed China
There is a military stalemate along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh. And China doesn’t like it. After nearly six months of attempted military coercion, the People’s Liberation Arm... Read more
Indian Army Alive to Chinese Plans; Taking Counter Measures
The Indian Army top brass is revisiting a tabletop exercise it carried out sometime in 2018, war-gaming possible Chinese moves all along the Himalayan frontier. This exercise, done in the wa... Read more