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India must not always be on the backfoot The Statesman 22 Jun 2021 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/3136712/Kolkata-The-Statesman/22ND-JUNE-2021#page/7/2 India must not always be on the backfoot The Statesman 22 Jun 2021           Kargil in 1999 and Ladakh...
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Afghanistan Post US withdrawal By  Maj Gen Ajay Chaturvedi (Retd)
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Afghanistan Post US withdrawal By Maj Gen Ajay Chaturvedi (Retd)

Introduction Afghanistan, officially known as the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central and...
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China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) By Maj Gen Rahul Kumar (Retd)
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China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) By Maj Gen Rahul Kumar (Retd)

Introduction CPEC is amassivebilateral project to improve infrastructure within Pakistan for better trade with China and to further integrate the...
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America’s Inglorious Afghanistan Foray, by Col Nilesh Kunwar (Retd)
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America’s Inglorious Afghanistan Foray, by Col Nilesh Kunwar (Retd)

Since Washington never ceases waxing eloquent on how its actions are guided by lofty principles and high moral values, recent...
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The ‘Biggest Land Grabber’ of Pakistan, by Col Nilesh Kunwar (Retd)
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The ‘Biggest Land Grabber’ of Pakistan, by Col Nilesh Kunwar (Retd)

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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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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The future of Afghanistan The Statesman 04 May 2021 Maj gen Harsha Kakar

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/3081605/Kolkata-The-Statesman/04-TH-MAY-2021#page/7/2 The future of Afghanistan The Statesman 04 May 2021           A report stated that talks, sponsored by Turkey, the...
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Those who leave no man behind… by Lt Gen Bhopinder Singh (Retd)
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Those who leave no man behind… by Lt Gen Bhopinder Singh (Retd)

The professional construct of a military soldier is deliberately drilled and freighted with sacred ethos, timeless values and spirited regimentation...
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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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An ill advised step by the Americans The Statesman 20 Apr 2021 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/3066633/Kolkata-The-Statesman/20TH-APRIL-2021#page/6/2 An ill advised step by the Americans The Statesman 20 Apr 2021           The unauthorised passage of the US...
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India-Russia divergences The Excelsior 14 Apr 2021 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/india-russia-divergences/ India-Russia divergences The Excelsior 14 Apr 2021           The recent two-day visit of the Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov,...
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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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Support for Taliban must cease for Afghan peace The Statesman 06 Apr 2021 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://epaper.thestatesman.com/3051647/Kolkata-The-Statesman/06TH-APRIL-2021#page/7/2 Support for Taliban must cease for Afghan peace The Statesman 06 Apr 2021           Afghanistan, as a nation, has...
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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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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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A complicated Pak-Afghan scenario Bharat Shakti 03 Mar 2021 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://bharatshakti.in/a-complex-pakistan-afghan-scenario/ A complicated Pak-Afghan scenario Bharat Shakti 03 Mar 2021           The US National Security Advisor, Jack Sullivan, spoke to...
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Entry and exit- decoding the Chinese game CLAWS 25 Feb 2021 Maj Gen Harsha Kakar

https://www.claws.in/entry-and-exit-decoding-the-chinese-game/ Entry and exit- decoding the Chinese game CLAWS 25 Feb 2021           The disengagement process in Ladakh is well...
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