Achilles heel  by Lt Gen Bhopinder Singh (Retd)
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Achilles heel by Lt Gen Bhopinder Singh (Retd)

Though Pakistan has historically strived for a Taliban-dominant regime in Afghanistan, absolute power to the terror group will be contrary...
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Some Random Thoughts on Water Security of India Maj Gen AK Chaturvedi, AVSM, VSM (Retd)
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Some Random Thoughts on Water Security of India Maj Gen AK Chaturvedi, AVSM, VSM (Retd)

Introduction India is a water rich country with 4% of world’s water resources. But, India is also one of the...
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Assessing Pak polity’s comments on talks The Excelsior 01 May 2021 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/assessing-pak-politys-comments-on-talks/ Assessing Pak polity’s comments on talks The Excelsior 01 May 2021           Addressing a news conference in the UAE...
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Eastern Ladakh: NTR – ‘Trust but Verify’ Information! by Lt Gen Rakesh Sharma (Retd)
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Eastern Ladakh: NTR – ‘Trust but Verify’ Information! by Lt Gen Rakesh Sharma (Retd)

Apparently, and correctly, there is a reportage fatigue on Eastern Ladakh, because of the intensification and severity of pandemic and...
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The Global Times accusing India of mismanagement should first investigate Wuhan, CCP The Print 26 Apr 2021

https://theprint.in/opinion/global-times-attacking-india-on-covid-mismanagement-should-first-investigate-wuhan-ccp/645547/ The Global Times accusing India of mismanagement should first investigate Wuhan, CCP The Print 26 Apr 2021 The Chinese...
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Divergences between India and China on Ladakh CLAWS 23 Apr 2021 Maj gen Harsha Kakar

https://www.claws.in/divergences-between-india-and-china-on-ladakh/ Divergences between India and China on Ladakh CLAWS 23 Apr 2021           The CDS, General Bipin Rawat, stated at...
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Pakistan Army’s “Culture of Entitlement” by Col Nilesh Kunwar (Retd)
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Pakistan Army’s “Culture of Entitlement” by Col Nilesh Kunwar (Retd)

If an outsider was to say that there’s rampant corruption in Pakistan army, especially within the top echelons, Pakistan army’s...
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Pakistan’s peace offer came with fine print. Optimistic Indians failed to read it, By Col Nilesh Kunwar (Retd)
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Pakistan’s peace offer came with fine print. Optimistic Indians failed to read it, By Col Nilesh Kunwar (Retd)

Indians are incurable optimists. We got so euphoric when Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa said “bury the past and move forward” that we...
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Summer is around the bend The Excelsior 07 Apr2021 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/summer-is-around-the-bend/ Summer is around the bend The Excelsior 07 Apr2021           The Indian armed forces have gained immense experience, over...
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Flip flops from Pakistan CLAWS 05 Apr 2021 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://www.claws.in/flip-flops-from-pakistan/ Flip flops from Pakistan CLAWS 05 Apr 2021           In end March, the Pakistan Economic Coordination Committee headed by...
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India’s aggressive stance The Excelsior 04 Apr 2021 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/indias-aggressive-stance/ India’s aggressive stance The Excelsior 04 Apr 2021           Indian response to Pak’s terrorist strikes had always been meek....
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इमरान का पत्र: क्या पाकिस्तान वाकई शांति चाहता है? Amar Ujala 01 Apr 2021 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://www.amarujala.com/columns/opinion/imran-s-letter-to-modi-does-pakistan-really-want-peace प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी के पाकिस्तान दिवस पर भेजे गए पत्र का जवाब देते हुए पाकिस्तान के प्रधानमंत्री इमरान खान...
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Can Pakistan sell changed narrative to its people The Statesman 31 Mar 2021 Maj gen Harsha Kakar

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/3044513/Kolkata-The-Statesman/31ST-MARCH-2021#page/7/2 Can Pakistan sell changed narrative to its people The Statesman 31 Mar 2021           Addressing the inaugural Islamabad Security...
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Stumbling blocks between India and Pak CLAWS 24 Mar 2021 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://www.claws.in/stumbling-blocks-between-india-and-pak/ Stumbling blocks between India and Pak CLAWS 24 Mar 2021           General Bajwa, addressing the Islamabad Security Dialogue stated,...
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Drawing lessons from the ugliness of the past The Statesman 23 Mar 2021 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/3036209/Kolkata-The-Statesman/23RD-MARCH-2021#page/7/2 Drawing lessons from the ugliness of the past The Statesman 23 Mar 2021           The golden jubilee of the...
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Maritime Security of India By Maj Gen AK Chaturvedi,(Retd)
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Maritime Security of India By Maj Gen AK Chaturvedi,(Retd)

“... after nearly a millennium of inward and landward focus, we are once again turning our gaze outwards and seawards,...
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The Untold Story Of Pakistan Army’s Kotri Post In Balochistan – OpEd, By Nilesh Kunwar
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The Untold Story Of Pakistan Army’s Kotri Post In Balochistan – OpEd, By Nilesh Kunwar

A recently published article (‘Inter-Services Public Relations’ Not So Subtle Art Of Story Telling’ ), convincingly exposed the Pakistan army’s media...
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Chinese conundrum in raging Myanmar by Lt Gen Bhopinder Singh  (Retd)
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Chinese conundrum in raging Myanmar by Lt Gen Bhopinder Singh (Retd)

The complexity of the societal tinderbox in Myanmar has always been shortchanged for simplistic binaries of “pro-China” or “pro-India” assumptions,...
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The Military Coup in Myanmar and Thereafter by Lt Gen Shakti Gurung,  (Retd)
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The Military Coup in Myanmar and Thereafter by Lt Gen Shakti Gurung, (Retd)

On 01 February 2021, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing (MAH), C-in-C Defence Services Myanmar Tatmadaw announced a takeover after an...
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The way ahead for India and Pakistan The Statesman 16 Mar 2021 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/3028337/Kolkata-The-Statesman/16TH-MARCH-2021#page/7/2 The way ahead for India and Pakistan The Statesman 16 Mar 2021           The DGMO’s of Pak and India...
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How Gaza trap will make Munir realize the cost of American lunch First Post 23 Dec 2025

https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/how-gaza-trap-will-make-munir-realise-the-cost-of-american-lunch-13962332.html How Gaza trap will make Munir realize the cost of American lunch First Post 23 Dec 2025           Reports...
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Ill winds blow in Bangladesh The Statesman 23 Dec 2025

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/4096967/Kolkata-The-Statesman/23RD-DECEMBER-2025#page/9/2 Ill winds blow in Bangladesh The Statesman 23 Dec 2025           The death of Sharif Osman Hadi in Singapore,...
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Trump and India The Excelsior 19 Dec 2025

https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/trump-and-india/ Trump and India The Excelsior 19 Dec 2025 The recent tele-conversation between PM Modi and US President Donald Trump...
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Trans-Atlantic ties face Trump threat The Statesman 16 Dec 2025

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/4094255/Kolkata-The-Statesman/16TH-DECEMBER-2025#page/10/2 Trans-Atlantic ties face Trump threat The Statesman 16 Dec 2025           Quietly hitting back at the US for its...
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The enigma that is Pakistan The Excelsior 12 Dec 2025

https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/the-enigma-that-is-pakistan/ The enigma that is Pakistan The Excelsior 12 Dec 2025           India has for long attempted to project Pakistan...
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A nation in turmoil Why Imran Khan still terrifies the Pak army First Post 11 Dec 2025

https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/a-nation-in-turmoil-why-imran-khan-still-terrifies-pakistan-army-13958865.html A nation in turmoil: Why Imran Khan still terrifies the Pak army First Post 11 Dec 2025           As...
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India’s deft diplomacy on show during Putin’s visit The Statesman 09 Dec 2025

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/4091512/Kolkata-The-Statesman/09-TH-DECEMBER-2025#page/9/2 India’s deft diplomacy on show during Putin’s visit The Statesman 09 Dec 2025           Putin’s recently concluded visit was...
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Will the Ukraine war end The Statesman 02 Dec 2025

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/4088759/Kolkata-The-Statesman/02ND-DECEMBER-2025#page/9/2 Will the Ukraine war end The Statesman 02 Dec 2025           Trump’s administrations recently leaked 28-point peace plan has...
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China-Japan spat The Excelsior 30 Nov 2025

https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/china-japan-spat/ China-Japan spat The Excelsior 30 Nov 2025           China reacted angrily after the Japanese PM, Sanae Takaichi, mentioned in...
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Security implications of the Hasina verdict The Statesman 25 Nov 2025

https://striveindia.in/wp-admin/post-new.php Security implications of the Hasina verdict The Statesman 25 Nov 2025           Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) sentenced its...
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China’s disinformation campaign Amar Ujala 22 Nov 2025

https://www.amarujala.com/columns/opinion/china-along-with-pakistan-launched-propaganda-campaign-against-rafale-during-operation-sindoor-2025-11-22 China’s disinformation campaign Amar Ujala 22 Nov 2025           The US-China Economic and Security Review Commission which is a...
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UN endorsing Trump’s Gaza peace plan is a good idea, but peace requires more than a ceasefire First Post 21 Nov 2025

https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/un-endorses-trump-gaza-plan-hamas-challenges-13952725.html UN endorsing Trump’s Gaza peace plan is a good idea, but peace requires more than a ceasefire First Post...
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Realigning security concerns The Excelsior 21 Nov 2025

https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/realigning-security-concerns/ Realigning security concerns The Excelsior 21 Nov 2025           The Indian army’s Eastern Command recently established three new military...
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War on terror continues The Statesman 18 Nov 2025

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/4083294/Kolkata-The-Statesman/18-TH-NOVEMBER-2025#page/9/2 War on terror continues The Statesman 18 Nov 2025           The Delhi blast is an indicator that India’s war...
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Delhi blast cautions India about internal-external terror nexus First Post 14 Nov 2025

https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/delhi-blast-india-internal-external-terror-nexus-13950636.html Delhi blast cautions India about internal-external terror nexus First Post 14 Nov 2025           The blast which rocked Delhi...
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Isolation must force India to prepare herself better The Statesman 11 Nov 2025

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/4078170/Kolkata-The-Statesman/11TH-NOV-2025#page/9/2 Isolation must force India to prepare herself better The Statesman 11 Nov 2025           There has been a vast...
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How Pakistan’s 27th amendment will turn a failed marshal into a dictator First Post 09 Nov 2025

https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/pakistan-27th-amendment-asim-munir-dictator-power-13949141.html How Pakistan’s 27th amendment will turn a failed marshal into a dictator First Post 09 Nov 2025           The...
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Trishul, Astra Shakti, and the rise of Rudra Brigades How the armed forces are preparing for tomorrow’s wars First Post 04 Nov 2025

https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/trishul-astra-shakti-rudra-brigades-india-military-preparedness-13947771.html Trishul, Astra Shakti, and the rise of Rudra Brigades: How the armed forces are preparing for tomorrow’s wars First...
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Xi- a paranoid dictator The Excelsior 04 Nov 2025

https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/xi-a-paranoid-dictator/ Xi- a paranoid dictator The Excelsior 04 Nov 2025           Dictators rule and die by the gun. Few are...
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Fraying ties with Kabul threaten Islamabad The Statesman 04 Nov 2025

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/4075521/Kolkata-The-Statesman/4-TH-NOVEMBER-2025#page/9/2 Fraying ties with Kabul threaten Islamabad The Statesman 04 Nov 2025           Talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan held in...
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