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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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Inter Services Public Relations’ Not So Subtle Art Of Story Telling – OpEd  By Nilesh Kunwar
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Inter Services Public Relations’ Not So Subtle Art Of Story Telling – OpEd By Nilesh Kunwar

For public relations [PR] agencies, ‘dressing-up unpleasant news through a mix of euphemisms, emotional rhetoric and even a bit of...
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Self-interest must guide India in Myanmar The Statesman 09 Mar 2021 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/3020122/Kolkata-The-Statesman/09TH-MARCH-2021#page/7/2 Self-interest must guide India in Myanmar The Statesman 09 Mar 2021           In Myanmar, the army took over the...
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Neighbourhood First: India Negotiating Speed Breakers by  Lt Gen Dushyant Singh, PVSM, AVSM (Retd)
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Neighbourhood First: India Negotiating Speed Breakers by Lt Gen Dushyant Singh, PVSM, AVSM (Retd)

Also published in Bharat Shakti : https://bharatshakti.in/neighbourhood-first-india-negotiating-speed-breakers/ Following the COVID-19 Pandemic, China was aggressively pursuing an anti-India agenda, whether it...
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China cannot accept body bags The Excelsior 04 Mar 2021 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/china-cannot-accept-body-bags/ China cannot accept body bags The Excelsior 04 Mar 2021           The Global Times, China’s official mouthpiece, commenting in...
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CPEC: Chinese ‘Dragon’ in Pakistan’s ‘Tent’, Col Nilesh Kunwar (Retd.)
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CPEC: Chinese ‘Dragon’ in Pakistan’s ‘Tent’, Col Nilesh Kunwar (Retd.)

On Monday, 22 Feb 2021, Pakistan’s Cabinet Committee on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor [CCoCPEC] instructed Ministries of Defence and Interior to...
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Power the best vaccine for peace on the borders The Statesman 02 Mar 2021 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/3012096/Kolkata-The-Statesman/2ND-MARCH-2021#page/7/2 Power the best vaccine for peace on the borders The Statesman 02 Mar 2021           Indo-China disengagement in Ladakh...
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Pak PM’s Sri Lanka Visit : Starts on an Embarrassing Note by Lt.Gen. Dushyant Singh, PVSM, AVSM (Retd)
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Pak PM’s Sri Lanka Visit : Starts on an Embarrassing Note by Lt.Gen. Dushyant Singh, PVSM, AVSM (Retd)

February 24, 2021 Lt Gen Dushyant Singh PVSM, AVSM (Retd) https://epaper.thedailyguardian.com/Home/ShareArticle?OrgId=24216a43543&imageview=0 While the final outcome of the visit will be...
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Diversion of  Galwan River By Maj Gen AK Chaturvedi, AVSM, VSM (Retd)
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Diversion of Galwan River By Maj Gen AK Chaturvedi, AVSM, VSM (Retd)

One of the intrusion by China in Eastern Ladakh in the summer of 2020 was in Galwan Valley, which later...
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Why is the Pak leadership offering talks CENJOWS 17 Feb 2021 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://cenjows.in/article-detail?id=453 Why is the Pak leadership offering talks? CENJOWS 17 Feb 2021           Last week, while addressing a graduation ceremony...
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One issue resolved but others remain The Statesman 16 Feb 2021 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/2996035/Kolkata-The-Statesman/16TH-FEBRUARY-2021#page/7/2 One issue resolved but others remain The Statesman 16 Feb 2021 Nine months after the standoff began, eight months...
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Attempts of China to Steal Water from the Lower Riparian States  By  Maj Gen AK Chaturvedi, AVSM, VSM (Retired)
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Attempts of China to Steal Water from the Lower Riparian States By Maj Gen AK Chaturvedi, AVSM, VSM (Retired)

Introduction The Tibetan plateau is believed to be having as many as 37000 glaciers on Chinese side[1]and an origin of...
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Subtle messages sent this Republic Day The Excelsior 04 Feb 2021 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/subtle-messages-sent-this-republic-day/ Subtle messages sent this Republic Day The Excelsior 04 Feb 2021           Republic Day celebrations have traditionally been occasions...
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Other nations should join India in repulsing China The Statesman 02 Feb 2021 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/2979401/Kolkata-The-Statesman/2ND-FEBRUARY-2021#page/7/2 Other nations should join India in repulsing China 02 Feb 2021           The ninth round of Indo-China military talks...
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Governance Neighbour

Indian vaccine diplomacy in South Asia Bharat Shakti 25 Jan 2021 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://bharatshakti.in/indian-vaccine-diplomacy-in-south-asia/ South Asia has always faced a power struggle of influence between India and China. China, in its bid to...
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Global

India-EU Security and Defence Partnership The Excelsior 06 Feb 2026

https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/india-eu-security-and-defence-partnership/ India-EU Security and Defence Partnership The Excelsior 06 Feb 2026           The India-EU free trade agreement has been dubbed...
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India At 77: Endurance, Achievement, And The Tests Ahead by Brig Vinod Bhatia (Retd)

When India adopted its Constitution on 26 January 1950, doubts were raised about its survival. A country emerging from colonial...
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India At 77: Endurance, Achievement, And The Tests Ahead by Brig Vinod Bhatia (Retd)
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Ironies the West must confront The Statesman 03 Feb 2026

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/4113211/Bhubaneswar-The-Statesman/03rd-February-2026#page/7/2 Ironies the West must confront The Statesman 03 Feb 2026           The speech by Mark Carney, the Canadian PM,...
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Global

America matters but it is not indispensable to the world First Post 31 Jan 2026

https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/america-matters-but-its-not-indispensable-for-the-world-13974499.html America matters but it is not indispensable to the world First Post 31 Jan 2026           Trump threatened Europe...
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Nepal an Important Strategic and Indispensable Partner

When trust anchors policy and sovereignty is mutually respected, the Himalayas become not a barrier, but a shared shield of...
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Perpetuating a legacy, never mind the cost The Statesman 28 Jan 2026

Nepal – An Important Strategic and Indispensable Partner https://epaper.thestatesman.com/4110819/Kolkata-The-Statesman/28TH-JANUARY-2026#page/9/2 Perpetuating a legacy, never mind the cost The Statesman 28 Jan...
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Pak and China push fake narrative on JF17 The Excelsior 23 Jan 2026

https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/pak-and-china-push-fake-narrative-on-jf17/ Pak and China push fake narrative on JF17 The Excelsior 23 Jan 2026 In recent days Islamabad has been...
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Global

Taming Trump Why India-EU trade deal matters strategically too First Post 20 Jan 2026

https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/india-eu-trade-deal-trump-greenland-strategy-13970591.html Taming Trump: Why India-EU trade deal matters strategically too First Post 20 Jan 2026           After success in Venezuela,...
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An attack on Iran will have consequences The Statesman 20 Jan 2026

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/4108108/Kolkata-The-Statesman/20th-january-2026#page/9/2 An attack on Iran will have consequences The Statesman 20 Jan 2026           The current Iranian regime is facing...
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Why stability in Venezuela is essential even for the US First Post 16 Jan 2025

https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/venezuela-stability-delcy-rodriguez-maduro-us-oil-13969381.html Why stability in Venezuela is essential even for the US First Post 16 Jan 2025           Venezuelan President Nicolas...
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Armed Forces

Modernize or perish Raksha Anirveda 15 Jan 2025

https://raksha-anirveda.com/modernise-or-perish/ Modernize or perish Raksha Anirveda 15 Jan 2025           Every war provides lessons, some suitable, some not. Added is...
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Armed Forces

A modernizing army The Excelsior 15 Jan 2026

https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/a-modernizing-army/ A modernizing army The Excelsior 15 Jan 2026           The army is celebrating its 78th Army Day on 15th...
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Trump’s threats to the world on the rise The Statesman 13 Jan 2026

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/4105143/Kolkata-The-Statesman/13-TH-JANUARY-2026#page/9/2 Trump’s threats to the world on the rise The Statesman 13 Jan 2026           Post the success of Venezuela,...
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Galwan back in the limelight The Excelsior 09 Jan 2026

https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/galwan-back-in-the-limelight/ Galwan back in the limelight The Excelsior 09 Jan 2026           Salman Khan’s upcoming movie, Battle of Galwan, the...
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Global

Why Venezuela The strategic logic behind Trump’s boldest gamble First Post 06 Jan 2026

https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/why-venezuela-the-strategic-logic-behind-trumps-boldest-gamble-13966108.html Why Venezuela? The strategic logic behind Trump’s boldest gamble First Post 06 Jan 2026           President Trump in a...
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Russia’s information war will succeed The Statesman 06 Jan 2026

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/4102533/Kolkata-The-Statesman/06-TH-JANUARY-2026#page/9/2 Russia’s information war will succeed The Statesman 06 Jan 2026           Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, recently stated that...
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The 1971 Mirage and the 2026 Flashpoint: Defusing the Bangladesh Time Bomb By Col R.P. Singh (Veteran)

As a veteran who has watched the strategic map of India evolve for over five decades, I am convinced that...
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The 1971 Mirage and the 2026 Flashpoint: Defusing the Bangladesh Time Bomb By Col R.P. Singh (Veteran)
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Pakistan’s forgotten genocide If Gaza deserves attention, so does Baluchistan First Post 31 Dec 2025

https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/pakistans-forgotten-genocide-if-gaza-deserves-attention-so-does-balochistan-13964441.html Pakistan’s forgotten genocide: If Gaza deserves attention, so does Baluchistan First Post 31 Dec 2025           A monthly report...
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In the News Misc

Contribution of Society in Nation Building by Maj Gen Abhi Parmar (Retd)

The recent theft of thousands of flower pots in Lucknow after the Prime Minister’s visit has triggered some very disturbing...
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Armed forces must be ready on both fronts The Statesman 30 Dec 2025

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/4099669/Kolkata-The-Statesman/30TH-DECEMBER-2025#page/9/2 Armed forces must be ready on both fronts The Statesman 30 Dec 2025           The Pentagon’s annual report to...
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