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PM Modi’s China visit may signal thaw in ties but India must not lower its guard First Post 29 Aug 2025 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/pm-modis-china-visit-may-signal-thaw-in-ties-but-india-must-not-lower-its-guard-13929039.html PM Modi’s China visit may signal thaw in ties but India must not lower its guard First Post 29...

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Pakistan’s involvement in Pahalgam now proven The Statesman 05 Aug 2025 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/4041261/Kolkata-The-Statesman/05TH-AUGUST-2025#page/9/2 Pakistan’s involvement in Pahalgam now proven The Statesman 05 Aug 2025 The report of the Monitoring Team of...

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Pakistan’s Double Standards The Excelsior 27 Jul 2025 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/pakistans-double-standards/ Pakistan's Double Standards The Excelsior 27 Jul 2025 27th July is the anniversary of the Karachi agreement, the...

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A warped view of Kashmir by Al Jazeera The Excelsior 19 Jul 2025 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/a-warped-view-of-kashmir-by-al-jazeera/ A warped view of Kashmir by Al Jazeera The Excelsior 19 Jul 2025 Al Jazeera recently released a...

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Countering Pakistan’s threat games The Excelsior 10 Jul 2025 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/countering-pakistans-threat-games/ Countering Pakistan’s threat games The Excelsior 10 Jul 2025 Addressing the passing our parade at its Naval Academy,...

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India’s ties with Beijing and the Tibetan factor The Statesman 08 Jul 2025 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/4030485/Kolkata-The-Statesman/08-TH-JULY-2025 India’s ties with Beijing and the Tibetan factor The Statesman 08 Jul 2025 Just short of his ninetieth...

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Implications of the Washington lunch The Statesman 24 Jun 2025 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/4025024/Kolkata-The-Statesman/24TH-JUNE-2024#page/9 Implications of the Washington lunch The Statesman 24 Jun 2025 There are many speculations on why Trump invited...

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Bangladesh instigates India The Excelsior 21 Jun 2025 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/bangladesh-instigates-india/ Bangladesh instigates India The Excelsior 21 Jun 2025 Speaking at Chatham House in UK last week, Bangladesh Chief...

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Operation Sindoor Will Be Studied by Military Strategists for Years to Come ETv Bharat 12 Jun 2025 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://www.etvbharat.com/en/!opinion/post-operation-sindoor-india-and-pakistan-indian-armed-forces-military-enn25061202502 Operation Sindoor Will Be Studied by Military Strategists for Years to Come ETv Bharat 12 Jun 2025 The dust...

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Demand for intervention in dialogue between India and Pak The Excelsior 09 Jun 2025 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/demand-for-intervention-in-dialogue-between-india-and-pak/ Demand for intervention in dialogue between India and Pak The Excelsior 09 Jun 2025 Recent allocation of funds...

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Unfolding Of Operation Sindoor After CDS Remarks on Aircraft Loss Etv Bharat 03 Jun 2025 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://www.etvbharat.com/en/!opinion/analysis-unfolding-of-operation-sindoor-after-cds-remarks-on-aircraft-loss-enn25060304641 Unfolding Of Operation Sindoor After CDS Remarks on Aircraft Loss Etv Bharat 03 Jun 2025 The CDS speaking...

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How China’s Baloch outreach signals Beijing’s loss of trust in Pakistan First Post 03 Jun 2025 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/how-chinas-baloch-outreach-signals-beijings-loss-of-trust-in-pakistan-13893993.html How China’s Baloch outreach signals Beijing’s loss of trust in Pakistan First Post 03 Jun 2025 During the recent...

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India and Pakistan and global support The Excelsior 03 Jun 2025 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/india-pakistan-and-global-support/ India and Pakistan and global support The Excelsior 03 Jun 2025 Post Operation Sindoor ceasefire, the Indian government...

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A Commonsensical Assessment of Operation Sindoor by Col Nilesh Kunwar (Retd)

Unanswered Questions So much has been said and written about Operation Sindoor that one is hesitant to add yet another...

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Operation Sindoor: Indian Army is Well Poised to Defeat any Misadventure by Col Nilesh Kunwar (Retd)

Nine days after the gruesome massacre of 26 tourists in Pahalgam, J&K perpetrated by Pakistan sponsored terrorists, Pakistan army chief...

Tags: Pakistan Army

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Operation Sindoor’s Rabindranath Tagore Connection by Col Nilesh Kunwal (Retd)

Fountainhead of Terrorism When he stated that “Terrorism is not something that is being conducted in dark corners of Pakistan;...

Tags: Op Sindoor, Pakistan Army

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Operation Sindoor: Pakistan’s Likely Retaliation by Col Nilesh Kunwal (Retd)

Befitting Retribution Reiterating that “We are living up to the commitment that those responsible for this [Pahalgam terrorist] attack will...

Tags: Pakistan Army

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Pakistan: a Plagiarised Photo Worth a Thousand Words by Col Nilesh Kunwal (Retd)

From the photos of Saturday’s grand dinner hosted by Pakistan’s newly promoted Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir to “honour the...

Tags: Gen Munir, Pakistan

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More Effective Deterrents Needed Against Pakistan’s Proxy War in J&K by Col Nilesh Kunwar (Retd)

Sound and Fury The international community’s vociferous condemnation of the horrific terrorist attack on tourists in J&K’s Pahalgam area is...

Tags: J&K, Pakistan Army, Proxy war

Has Gen Munir Bitten More than he can Chew? by Col Nilesh Kunwar (Retd)

By admin / June 1, 2025

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Has Gen Munir Bitten More than he can Chew? by Col Nilesh Kunwar (Retd)

A Gruesome Terrorist Attack Though every terrorist attack is despicable, the Baisaran Meadow carnage in Pahalgam [J&K] on April 22...

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Modernize or perish Raksha Anirveda 15 Jan 2025

By Maj. Gen. Harsha Kakar / January 15, 2026

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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A modernizing army The Excelsior 15 Jan 2026

By Maj. Gen. Harsha Kakar / January 15, 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

By Maj. Gen. Harsha Kakar / January 13, 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

By Maj. Gen. Harsha Kakar / January 9, 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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Why Venezuela The strategic logic behind Trump’s boldest gamble First Post 06 Jan 2026

By Maj. Gen. Harsha Kakar / January 7, 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

By Maj. Gen. Harsha Kakar / January 6, 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)

By admin / January 4, 2026

As a veteran who has watched the strategic map of India evolve for over five decades, I am convinced that...

Tags: Bangladesh, China, Indo Bangladesh, Pakistan

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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

By Maj. Gen. Harsha Kakar / January 1, 2026

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

By admin / December 30, 2025

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

By Maj. Gen. Harsha Kakar / December 30, 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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The burial of the Hurriyat The Excelsior 30 Dec 2025

By Maj. Gen. Harsha Kakar / December 30, 2025

https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/the-burial-of-the-hurriyat/ The burial of the Hurriyat The Excelsior 30 Dec 2025 It took the government over four decades but...

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Strategic Patience on the Eastern Front by Maj Gen Abhi Parmar VSM (Retd)

By Abharadwaj Parmar / December 27, 2025

A lot of debate is going on these days whether it was wise for India to have intervened in East...

Tags: Indo Bangladesh, Pakistan

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Strategic Patience on the Eastern Front by Maj Gen Abhi Parmar VSM (Retd)

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How Gaza trap will make Munir realize the cost of American lunch First Post 23 Dec 2025

By Maj. Gen. Harsha Kakar / December 23, 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

By Maj. Gen. Harsha Kakar / December 23, 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

By Maj. Gen. Harsha Kakar / December 19, 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

By Maj. Gen. Harsha Kakar / December 16, 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

By Maj. Gen. Harsha Kakar / December 12, 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

By Maj. Gen. Harsha Kakar / December 12, 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

By Maj. Gen. Harsha Kakar / December 9, 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

By Maj. Gen. Harsha Kakar / December 2, 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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