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Power plays in Pakistan The Statesman 16 May 2023 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://www.thestatesman.com/opinion/power-plays-in-pakistan-1503181629.html Power plays in Pakistan The Statesman 16 May 2023           Battlelines have been drawn in Pakistan. The two warring...
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Pakistan Protests over Imran Khan’s arrest have broken unquestioned myth of army supremacy FirstPost 11 May 2023 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/pakistan-protests-over-imran-khans-arrest-have-broken-the-unquestioned-myth-of-army-supremacy-12579352.html Pakistan: Protests over Imran Khan's arrest have broken unquestioned myth of army supremacy FirstPost 11 May 2023           The...
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The battle of Goa The Statesman 09 May 2023 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/3701145/Kolkata-The-Statesman/9-TH-MAY-2023#page/7/2 The battle of Goa The Statesman 09 May 2023           The recently concluded SCO foreign ministers meet was overshadowed...
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Pakistan foreign policy- between the devil and the deep sea Taaza Khabar News 08 May 2023 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://taazakhabarnews.com/pakistan-foreign-policy-between-the-devil-and-the-deep-sea/ Pakistan foreign policy- between the devil and the deep sea Taaza Khabar News 08 May 2023           The recent...
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Rawalpindi may lie, but the Pakistani public must realise that troubled ties with India are not feasible Firstpost 07 May 2023 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/rawalpindi-may-lie-but-pakistani-public-must-realise-that-troubled-ties-with-india-are-not-feasible-12546552.html Rawalpindi may lie, but the Pakistani public must realise that troubled ties with India are not feasible Firstpost 07...
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India-China defence minister’s meeting: New Delhi sends firm message to Beijing on border row India vs disinformation 30 Apr 2023 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://www.indiavsdisinformation.com/20230429/india-china-defence-minister-s-meeting-new-delhi-sends-firm-message-to-beijing-on-border-row India-China defence minister’s meeting: New Delhi sends firm message to Beijing on border row India vs disinformation 30 Apr...
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Poonch attack Time to send a formal message to Rawalpindi that enough is enough First Post 25 Apr 2023 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/poonch-attack-time-to-send-a-formal-message-to-rawalpindi-that-enough-is-enough-12502642.html Poonch attack: Time to send a formal message to Rawalpindi that enough is enough First Post 25 Apr 2023...
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The institutional crisis that Pak faces The Statesman 11 Ape 2023 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/3687677/Kolkata-The-Statesman/11TH-APRIL-2023#page/7 The institutional crisis that Pak faces The Statesman 11 Ape 2023           Pakistan is currently facing an internal crisis...
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Doklam remerges The Excelsior 11 Apr 2024 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/doklam-remerges/ Doklam remerges The Excelsior 11 Apr 2024           The King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, visited India for...
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Targeting Kashmiri terrorists in Pakistan The Excelsior 07 Mar 2023 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/targeting-kashmiri-terrorists-in-pakistan/ Targeting Kashmiri terrorists in Pakistan The Excelsior 07 Mar 2023           Pakistan news agencies confirmed the death of Syed...
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Mollycoddling China is not the solution The Statesman 07 Mar 2023 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/3671043/Kolkata-The-Statesman/07TH-MARCH-2023#page/7/2 Mollycoddling China is not the solution The Statesman 07 Mar 2023           In a podcast with ANI, External Affairs...
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Pakistan must change its approach to terrorism The Excelsior 10 Feb 2023 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/pakistan-must-change-its-approach-to-terrorism/ Pakistan must change its approach to terrorism The Excelsior 10 Feb 2023           The recent suicide attack in the...
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Pakistan’s offer for talks The Excelsior 28 Jan 2023 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/pakistans-offer-for-talks/ Pakistan’s offer for talks The Excelsior 28 Jan 2023           In an interview to Al Arabiya news channel in...
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Terrorism: Is Pak hosting IS Khorasan on its soil India vs Disinformation 24 Jan 2023 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://www.indiavsdisinformation.com/20230123/terrorism-is-pakistan-hosting-is-khorasan-on-its-soil Terrorism: Is Pak hosting IS Khorasan on its soil India vs Disinformation 24 Jan 2023           ‘A leaked Taliban...
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TTP’s ideology will be difficult to defeat The Statesman 17 Jan 2023 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/3647520/Kolkata-The-Statesman/17TH-JANUARY-2023#page/7/2 TTP’s ideology will be difficult to defeat The Statesman 17 Jan 2023           Shamil Shams writes in an article...
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Nepal under Prachanda India vs disinformation 06 Jan 2023 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://www.indiavsdisinformation.com/20230106/nepal-under-prachanda Nepal under Prachanda India vs disinformation 06 Jan 2023           The newly elected Nepal PM, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, popularly...
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Many challenges for India in its neighbourhood The Statesman 03 Jan 2023 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/3640862/Kolkata-The-Statesman/03RD-JANUARY-2023#page/7/2 Many challenges for India in its neighbourhood The Statesman 03 Jan 2023           If the end of 2022 is...
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Indian diplomatic offensive puts pressure on Pakistan The Statesman 27 Dec 2022 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/3637335/Kolkata-The-Statesman/27-TH-DECEMBER-2022#page/7/2 Indian diplomatic offensive puts pressure on Pakistan The Statesman 27 Dec 2022           India has, in recent times, undertaken...
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The Tawang incident is not the last The Excelsior 21 Dec 2022 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/the-tawang-incident-is-not-the-last/ The Tawang incident is not the last The Excelsior 21 Dec 2022 The attempted incursion at Yangtse in Tawang...
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China’s sinister design Sneak in under the cover of darkness, grab Indian territories, and hold on to them First Post 15 Dec 2022 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/chinas-sinister-design-sneak-in-under-the-cover-of-darkness-grab-indian-territories-and-hold-on-to-them-11812791.html China’s sinister design: Sneak in under the cover of darkness, grab Indian territories, and hold on to them First...
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Governance

Jantar Mantar may be a template for the future The Statesman 11 Aug 2026

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/4186152/Delhi-The-Statesman/11-08-2026#page/7/2 Jantar Mantar may be a template for the future The Statesman 11 Aug 2026 Punjab and West Bengal police...
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THE COCKROACH AGITATION: INTERNAL SECURITY DIMENSIONS. By Maj Gen Sharabh Pachory, VSM (retd)

THE COCKROACH AGITATION: INTERNAL SECURITY DIMENSIONS  By Maj Gen Sharabh Pachory, VSM (retd) Member, STRIVE    The Cockroach agitation is...
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Governance Research/Studies

Rare Earths In India’s Atma Nirbhar Bharat Campaign By Maj Gen AK Chaturvedi, AVSM, VSM (Retd)

   Abstract: Sustainable availability of Rare Earth Elements (REE) and critical minerals is extremely important for the economic and sustainable growth...
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PAPER LEAK, PROTESTS, POLITICS & POLICE

 By Maj Gen Sharabh Pachory, VSM (retd), Member STRIVE    25 July, late evening, as l key in this, Dharmendra...
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Global

Blocking the straits Raksha Anirveda 04 Aug 2026

https://raksha-anirveda.com/blocking-the-straits/ Blocking the straits Raksha Anirveda 04 Aug 2026           One of Trump’s current end states in his conflict with...
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Governance

Lessons from Delhi protests The Statesman 04 Aug 2026

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/4183408/Delhi-The-Statesman/04-08-2026 Lessons from Delhi protests The Statesman 04 Aug 2026           What emerged as most alarming in recent protests at...
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Genocide in POJK My Ind Makers 03 Aug 2026

https://myind.net/Home/viewArticle/genocide-in-pojk Genocide in POJK My Ind Makers 03 Aug 2026           POJK (Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir) has been burning...
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Hot Spot In the News Research/Studies

“Where Sacred Geography Meets Strategic Highs: Dharma Parvat and Bamdev Parvat of Kumaon” by Col RP Singh (Retd)

Introduction: A Landscape of Reverence and Reality In the high-altitude frontier of Uttarakhand’s Kumaon region—overlooking the strategic Pithoragarh–Almora arc near...
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“Where Sacred Geography Meets Strategic Highs: Dharma Parvat and Bamdev Parvat of Kumaon” by Col RP Singh (Retd)
Global

Huge trust deficit in ongoing conflicts The Statesman 28 Jul 2026

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/4180585/Delhi-The-Statesman/28-07-2026 Huge trust deficit in ongoing conflicts The Statesman 28 Jul 2026           The Russo-Ukraine conflict has been ongoing for...
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Governance

Protests at Jantar Mantar An Analysis My IndMakers 26 Jul 2026

https://myind.net/Home/viewArticle/protests-at-jantar-mantar-an-analysis Protests at Jantar Mantar: An Analysis My IndMakers 26 Jul 2026            Any major protest needs an incident to...
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Uncategorized

Has Iran overplayed the Hormuz Card

By Maj Gen Sharabh Pachory VSM retd, Member STRIVE In one of my earlier pieces here, l had argued that...
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Has Iran overplayed the Hormuz Card

 
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Global

Iran quagmire US strategies totally failed Raksha Anirveda 23 Jul 2026

https://raksha-anirveda.com/iran-quagmire-us-strategies-totally-failed/ Iran quagmire: US strategies totally failed Raksha Anirveda 23 Jul 2026           The world is tired of hearing President...
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Armed Forces

The Doctrinal Journey: From Gen Sundarji to Dynamic Response

Another article in Times of India (19 Jul) by Maj Gen Bipin Bakshi (Retd), maps out aclear, three- decade evolution...
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The Doctrinal Journey: From Gen  Sundarji to Dynamic Response
Armed Forces

Army led seven strikes Navy played a hidden role

A fascinating and highly insightful report in today's Times of India covering the recent STRIVE India (Veterans' Think Tank) event...
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Army led seven strikes Navy played a hidden role
Neighbour

Indus now a sacred word for Pakistan The Statesman 21 Jul 2026

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/4177746/Delhi-The-Statesman/21-07-2026 Indus now a sacred word for Pakistan The Statesman 21 Jul 2026           Pakistan has, throughout its history, been...
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Pakistan’s rhetoric against failures The Excelsior 20 Jul 2026

https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/pakistans-rhetoric-against-failures/ Pakistan’s rhetoric against failures The Excelsior 20 Jul 2026           Pakistan has been facing setbacks in its operations against...
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Global Uncategorized

Khamenei’s funeral Iran’s strategic messaging Raksha Anirveda 13 Jul 2026

https://raksha-anirveda.com/khameneis-funeral-irans-strategic-messaging/ Khamenei’s funeral: Iran’s strategic messaging Raksha Anirveda 13 Jul 2026           The carefully choreographed week-long funeral of Ayatollah Khamenei,...
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Armed Forces

Four years on, Agniveers future hangs in balance The Statesman 14 Jul 2026

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/4175030/Delhi-The-Statesman/14-07-2026 Four years on, Agniveers future hangs in balance The Statesman 14 Jul 2026           The Agnipath scheme, launched in...
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Armed Forces

Controlling the air space over the TBA CLAWS Issue Brief 10 Jul 2026

https://claws.co.in/controlling-the-air-space-over-the-tba/ Controlling the air space over the TBA CLAWS Issue Brief 10 Jul 2026 Introduction           Nature of conduct of...
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