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Unending Ladakh Story
- August 10, 2020
- Posted by: Brig Deepak Sinha (Retd)
- Categories: Domestic Issues, Military, Strategic Affairs
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The Modi Govt is in a fix today, not because of the negligence of previous regimes but because of its own deliberate neglect of the military. We have failed to learn lessons
An interesting anecdote doing the rounds among military veterans’ groups on social media pertains to an incident just after the 1971 war.
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Spare a thought for the people of Yemen : World’s worst man-made Humanitarian Crisis
- August 7, 2020
- Posted by: Lt Gen PR Kumar (Retd)
- Categories: Strategic Affairs, USA
Yemen Overview[i]. Officially the Republic of Yemen (Arabic, romanized: al-Jumh?r?yah al-Yaman?yah, literally “Yemeni Republic”), is a country at the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is the second-largest Arab sovereign state in the peninsula, occupying 527,970 sqkms.
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Part 2 of Whither US Domination Post Covid
- August 7, 2020
- Posted by: Lt Gen PR Kumar (Retd)
- Categories: Strategic Affairs, USA
General[i]. In Part I, we examined the indicators which suggested that USA is in declining mode which is irreversible, and only the pace is uncertain. Majority who hold this view, take as a given that the US share of global economic output has been decreasing for last decade and that she has either already lost her status as the world’s largest economy to China or is fated to lose it within the next ten to 15 years.
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A year after Abrogation of Aricles 370 and 35A, the Outcomes are Barely Understood
- August 5, 2020
- Posted by: Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)
- Categories: Domestic Issues, Military, Strategic Affairs
On the first anniversary of the effective abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A and the administrative reorganisation of Jammu and Kashmir – truly landmark political decisions – year-end stock taking is being done with a fine tooth-comb.
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Jammu & Kashmir: A year after: Last year’s big moves broke self-perpetuating cycle, could potentially end intractable proxy war
- August 5, 2020
- Posted by: Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)
- Categories: Domestic Issues, Military, Strategic Affairs
On this day last year, much against the run of events in Jammu & Kashmir (J&K), the Centre took some major decisions to give a new course to the proxy hybrid war troubled state. It involved two basic changes: abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A of the Indian Constitution which gave J&K a special constitutional status, and its administrative downgrade from a single state to two separate Union Territories of Ladakh and J&K.
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USA a declining power – Part 1
- August 4, 2020
- Posted by: Lt Gen PR Kumar (Retd)
- Categories: Strategic Affairs, USA
General. Ironically, the 64 zillion dollar question answers itself (incidentally A zillion is a huge butnonspecific number), being a truism in today’s context that amongst many verticals, economic strength is the pivotalingredient of comprehensive national power (CNP). Especially after COVID 19, a large number of papers/articles/media discussions have emerged regarding the future status of USA.
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J&K – Less War, More Peace : An Assessment of the Year after the Decisions of 5 August 2019
- August 3, 2020
- Posted by: Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)
- Categories: Military, Strategic Affairs
On 5 Aug 2019 India stunned the world, and perhaps itself, with decisions regarding the constitutional exclusivity attached to the erstwhile state of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K). These were related to abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A of the Indian Constitution and the administrative division of J&K.
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India’s QUADratic Equations
- August 3, 2020
- Posted by: Lt Gen PR Shankar (Retd)
- Categories: Military, Strategic Affairs
India has reinforced the LAC with 35000 troops. It is considering banning more Chinese apps. Chinese entities are being excluded from – telecom, railways, non-essentials, infrastructure and more. Our stance against the Chinese is hardening. The question is – should we continue to do it alone or as part of the QUAD? Needs a logical examination.
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Belling the cat of intellectual mediocrity
- July 31, 2020
- Posted by: Lt Gen PR Shankar (Retd)
- Categories: Military, Strategic Affairs
An article titled ’Military Mediocrity – Who Will Bell The Cat’ by Mr Mohan Guruswamy is doing the social media rounds.( published in the citizen.in). It paints the Indian Armed Forces leadership in poor light. Casting aspersions on the leadership of the Armed Forces, at present, sows doubt in the minds of common people. Is the safety, security and wellbeing of the nation in the right hands?
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Need Bravery not Bravado
- July 31, 2020
- Posted by: Brig Deepak Sinha (Retd)
- Categories: ASEAN & ARF, China, Europe, Foreign Affairs, Rest of the World, SAARC, Strategic Affairs, USA, West Asia
In the preface to his insightful work, Generalship: Its Disease and Cure, British military tactician Major-General JFC Fuller quotes an apocryphal tale told to him by a member of the French General Staff. “At the battle of Waterloo, Colonel Clement, an infantry commander, fought with bravery; but unfortunately, was shot through the head.
