Nitin A. Gokhale Articles 160
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
India’s Higher Defence Reforms on Track
The second stage of reforms in India’s higher defence management is likely to get off the ground over the next two three months with the military leadership in the process of finalising the... Read more
Eastern Ladakh: Chinese Formations Undertaking Rotation
Indian military and intelligence sources have revealed, that the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has rotated two large field formations it had deployed along the Line of Actual Contro... Read more
India-China To Hold 11th Round Of Corps Commander-Level Talks Amidst PLA Exercises
The next round of Corps Commander-level talks between India and China on resolving remaining friction points in Eastern Ladakh is likely to take place on Friday, informed sources say even as... Read more
Immense Opportunities For UK & Indian Defence Sector In Combat Air, Complex Weapons and Maritime Technologies: Jeremy Quin
Editor’s Note The UK, post-Brexit, has displayed an inclination for a greater role in global geo-politics. The UK is also a trusted partner of many Indo-Pacific countries. The pursuance of s... Read more
Northern Army Commander: PLA has Gone Behind India’s Claim Line; How are We Ceding?
LEH: For all those who claim India has lost territory by agreeing to the current phase of disengagement that is underway at the north and south banks of Pangong Tso, Northern Army Commander... Read more
NEW DELHI: “I want to assure this House that in these talks we have not conceded anything.” Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s assurance in Parliament on February 11 encapsulated India’s tough... Read more
Deployment of Frontline Combat Assets in Ladakh Created Credible Deterrence, Says Air Chief
The Indian Air Force (IAF) rapidly mobilised and deployed most of its combat assets in Ladakh following massive aggression by Chinese in the summer of 2020. That swift action by the IAF crea... Read more
NEW DELHI: India’s reconstituted National Security Advisory Board (NSAB) now comprises some exceptional talent drawn from the private sector. Sridhar Vembu, a reputed Silicon Valley entrepre... Read more
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