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Here’s why the P5 joint statement on ‘Preventing Nuclear War’ makes all the right noises
- January 12, 2022
- Posted by: Lt Gen (Dr) Prakash Menon (Retd)
- Categories: China, USA
No CommentsWhile we can’t trust nuclear weapons to maintain peace, believing in human rationality is the greater danger.
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India’s coal stance at COP26 was about money—party politics poses danger to long-term goals
- November 16, 2021
- Posted by: Lt Gen (Dr) Prakash Menon (Retd)
- Category: India
India can’t be a power of consequence if it doesn’t develop its industries. Govt should move from controller to enabler.
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Why PM Modi in Army uniform distracts from India’s real goals
- November 11, 2021
- Posted by: Lt Gen (Dr) Prakash Menon (Retd)
- Category: India
Putin, Erdogan, and Xi Jinping have all worn military uniforms. But it’s different when PM Modi does it.
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Make public India’s doctrine on use of force, it’ll dispel notion that we are non-committal
- October 19, 2021
- Posted by: Lt Gen (Dr) Prakash Menon (Retd)
- Category: India
When and how can India use military force? India needs a doctrine, and role of PMO in overcoming frictions is crucial.
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Instead of Taliban talks, India must stand up for Afghan resistance despite Panjshir fall
- September 8, 2021
- Posted by: Lt Gen (Dr) Prakash Menon (Retd)
- Category: Neighbouring countries
The real battle isn’t in Kabul or Panjshir, it is in the minds of the Afghan people. And India can have an edge there.
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NDA, military can learn from US how to tweak standards for women without sacrificing fitness
- September 4, 2021
- Posted by: Lt Gen (Dr) Prakash Menon (Retd)
- Category: India
The Supreme Court of India opened gates. Now military leadership must support gender justice and Service imperatives.
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J&K as a separate theatre questionable. It should come under western continental command
- August 16, 2021
- Posted by: Lt Gen (Dr) Prakash Menon (Retd)
- Categories: India, Military
Prime Minister Narendra Modi should refrain from making theatre command announcements on Independence Day.
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A Review of Roles: ITBP and Indian Coast Guard
- July 6, 2021
- Posted by: Lt Gen (Dr) Prakash Menon (Retd)
- Category: India
Examining the integration of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) with the future structures of India’s Theatre Command system provides an opportunity to improve an important facet of national security. In essence, it involves two dimensions – Internal Security and Border Guarding including coastal areas.
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Cyber threats now sit alongside nuclear ones – India needs a formal national strategy
- June 24, 2021
- Posted by: Lt Gen (Dr) Prakash Menon (Retd)
- Category: India
Despite speculation of rising cyber attacks after India-China border clash, we seem to prefer the ostrich approach – ‘nothing has happened’.
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A top Army doctor transferred in middle of pandemic says a lot about India’s civil-military ties
- May 19, 2021
- Posted by: Lt Gen (Dr) Prakash Menon (Retd)
- Category: India
The transfer of Maj Gen Vardhan from Delhi’s Base Hospital has been officially justified as routine HR process. But there is more than what meets the eye.
