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  • May
    25

    Countering threats head on

    Terrorists are the biggest threat to civilised society. They have no concern for human rights, but modern governments combating them

  • Apr
    30

    The Siachen tangle

    As an old soldier who served at high altitudes for years, having seen closely how devastating avalanches can be, I fully sympathise with the families

  • Apr
    07

    Unquiet home front?

    The national crisis in the wake of the avoidable Army Chief’s year of birth controversy, followed by confrontation between him

  • Mar
    30

    Strong Centre, strong states

    The recent Assembly elections have been an earth-shaking political event.

  • Mar
    14

    Sleeping tiger, crouching dragon

    India and China are the two most populous countries with the two most ancient civilisations of the world.

  • Feb
    15

    No winner, losers all

    Hopefully, the Supreme Court verdict on the Army Chief’s date of birth ends an avoidable and unfortunate controversy

  • Jan
    26

    The making of generals

    For the last few months, an unfortunate controversy has been raging over the date of birth of the Army Chief.

  • Dec
    14

    Integrate & command

    After Independence, joint committees were set up ensuring the su-premacy of the civil over the military and quick decision-making with due participation of the military.

  • Dec
    07

    A new command

    The three Service Chiefs are reported to have pitched for greater say in decision-making on national security matters.

  • Nov
    09

    Calibrating a security strategy

    Strategy must keep pace with the changing international and internal security scenarios. National strategy is based on a tripod of economic