Pakistan army’s insatiable hunger for land is no secret. Au contraire,it’s so pronounced that it even found prominence during the...
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By admin
/ May 6, 2021
By admin
/ May 4, 2021
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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By academichead
/ May 3, 2021
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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By admin
/ April 26, 2021
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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By admin
/ April 11, 2021
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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By admin
/ April 9, 2021
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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By chairman
/ March 19, 2021
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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By admin
/ March 18, 2021
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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By strive
/ March 18, 2021
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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By admin
/ March 16, 2021
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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Flowing Tensions: The Geopolitics of India’s Water Treaties and Strategic Pathways by Maj Gen AK Chaturvedi, AVSM, VSM (Retd)
By aarpees aarpees / July 1, 2026
Abstract: Water is necessary for sustenance of life but it is finite. With ever increasing population it is becoming scarce....
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ब्रह्मशैल का उदय : शलशल-ला के ऊपर एक सांस्कृतिक प्रहरी -मेजर जनरल एके चतुर्वेदी (रि)
By aarpees aarpees / July 1, 2026
उत्तराखंड के कुमाऊं क्षेत्र में शलशल-ला दर्रे के ऊपर स्थित 5566 मीटर ऊँची ब्रह्मशैल चोटी, हिमालय के भूगोल में बसी...
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The ugly incident in Kishtwar The Excelsior 01 Jul 2026
By hkakar hkakar / July 1, 2026
https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/the-ugly-incident-in-kishtwar/ The ugly incident in Kishtwar The Excelsior 01 Jul 2026 The recent army-civil administration clash in Kishtwar could...
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Pakistan plays to its internal audience The Statesman 30 Jun 2026
By hkakar hkakar / June 30, 2026
https://epaper.thestatesman.com/4169625/Delhi-The-Statesman/30-06-2026#page/7/2 Pakistan plays to its internal audience The Statesman 30 Jun 2026 Speaking as the co-chair at the Arria-formula...
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The role of narratives in the Iran conflict Raksha Anirveda 25 Jun 2026
By hkakar hkakar / June 25, 2026
https://raksha-anirveda.com/the-role-of-narratives-in-the-iran-conflict/ The role of narratives in the Iran conflict Raksha Anirveda 25 Jun 2026 The US missile strike on...
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Geography favours Iran The Excelsior 22 Jun 2026
By hkakar hkakar / June 22, 2026
https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/geography-favours-iran/ Geography favours Iran The Excelsior 22 Jun 2026 US and Israel air strikes on Iran did cause damage...
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Amidst powder kegs, will peace hold in West Asia The Statesman 16 Jun 2026
By hkakar hkakar / June 16, 2026
https://epaper.thestatesman.com/4164210/Delhi-The-Statesman/16-06-2026#page/7/2 Amidst powder kegs, will peace hold in West Asia The Statesman 16 Jun 2026 It has been after...
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Pakistan’s mishandling of its provinces News Nine 10 Jun 2026
By hkakar hkakar / June 10, 2026
https://www.news9live.com/india/pakistans-mishandling-of-its-provinces-2978819 Pakistan’s mishandling of its provinces News Nine 10 Jun 2026 Baluchistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have been on the...
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EU envoy trips up in Pakistan The Statesman 09 Jun 2026
By hkakar hkakar / June 9, 2026
https://epaper.thestatesman.com/4161496/Delhi-The-Statesman/09-06-2026#page/7/2 EU envoy trips up in Pakistan The Statesman 09 Jun 2026 Kaja Kallas, the EU’s High Representative for Foreign...
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A simmering SE Asia – lessons for India The Excelsior 07 Jun 2026
By hkakar hkakar / June 7, 2026
https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/a-simmering-se-asia-lessons-for-india/ A simmering SE Asia – lessons for India The Excelsior 07 Jun 2026 Tensions in SE Asia were...
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80 Days of War… and counting
By secretary secretary / June 2, 2026
80 Days of War… and counting By Maj Gen Sharabh Pachory, VSM (retd) Member STRIVE. 18 May 2026...
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India At 77: Endurance, Achievement, And The Tests Ahead by Brig Vinod Bhatia (Retd)
By admin / February 3, 2026
When India adopted its Constitution on 26 January 1950, doubts were raised about its survival. A country emerging from colonial...
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Nepal an Important Strategic and Indispensable Partner
By strive / January 29, 2026
When trust anchors policy and sovereignty is mutually respected, the Himalayas become not a barrier, but a shared shield of...
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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...
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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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A Commonsensical Assessment of Operation Sindoor by Col Nilesh Kunwar (Retd)
By admin / June 2, 2025
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)
By admin / June 2, 2025
Nine days after the gruesome massacre of 26 tourists in Pahalgam, J&K perpetrated by Pakistan sponsored terrorists, Pakistan army chief...
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Operation Sindoor’s Rabindranath Tagore Connection by Col Nilesh Kunwal (Retd)
By admin / June 2, 2025
Fountainhead of Terrorism When he stated that “Terrorism is not something that is being conducted in dark corners of Pakistan;...
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Tags: Op Sindoor, Pakistan Army
Operation Sindoor: Pakistan’s Likely Retaliation by Col Nilesh Kunwal (Retd)
By admin / June 2, 2025
Befitting Retribution Reiterating that “We are living up to the commitment that those responsible for this [Pahalgam terrorist] attack will...
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