- 30 June, 2022
Foreign Affairs. Geopolitics. National Security.Defence & Strategy
India and United Nations – Role in Peaceful Conflict Resolution of the Russia-Ukraine War
“All warfare is based on deception. Hence, when we can attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must appear inactive; when we are near, we must make…
By Lt Gen (Dr) SK Gadeock
The Air War in Ukraine – Complexities and Challenges
As the Ukraine conflict enters 112th day, the global attention continues to be focused on the conflict between the two largest nations of Europe, Russia and Ukraine. Russia is moving…
By Air Marshal Anil Chopra (Retd)
Central Armed Forces and Internal Security
India since its independence has been constantly embroiled in several internal problems. The Government of India has had to put in lot of efforts to put down many separatist fires…
By Sanjiv Krishan Sood
Tour of Duty – A Regressive Reform
“The Indian soldier costs the minimum and delivers the maximum” It is often said that the only recipe for a certain victory in the war would be American military hardware,…
By Lt Gen Vinod Bhatia (Retd)
India’s Strategy for a Two Front Threat
Developments around the invasion of Ukraine by Russia has thrown up certain factors that are pertinent to India’s security and the need to find more secure alternatives to our present…
By Preet Malik
Crying Need for an Indian Bridge on Pangong Tso
Recent satellite images indicate advance preparation and commencement of construction for another bridge over Pangong Tso, which will be capable of sustained movement of armoured vehicles, mechanised infantry vehicles and…
By Maj Gen Ashok Kumar
Coordinated Border Management for Impregnable Border Security
“If this nation really wants to create an effective border security, we need to have a debate that includes discussion about actual solutions to our problems, which means taking all…
By Captain RC Sharma
Lengthening Shadows of the Ukraine Crisis
Wars inflict lifelong misery on innocent population without discriminating young and old, women and children or nationality. Regardless of the outcome, they bear the brunt. This has been the story…
By Lt Gen CA Krishnan
Battle Rages for Ukrainian Region of Donbas
By Jonathan Landay and Tom Balmforth RUSKA LOZOVA, Ukraine (Reuters) - Russia pummelled positions in the east of Ukraine on Sunday, its defence ministry said, as it sought to encircle…
The Sinking of Moskva – Challenges for Large Surface Ships
The Russian warship cruiser Moskva, the flagship of Russia's Black Sea Fleet, sank on 14 April 2022 during the conflict in Ukraine. The ship was hit by two R-360 Neptune…
By Air Marshal Anil Chopra (Retd)
Russia’s Ukrainian Quagmire Providing Tough Lessons for China
By Greg Torode, Martin Quin Pollard and Yew Lun Tian HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) -From countering a Western "information war" during a Taiwan conflict to using "shock and awe" to swiftly…
By PTI and Chanakya Forum
Nuclear Resurgence for Peace and War
The emergence of Covid-19 and climate change as existential threats to mankind had relegated the nuclear danger to a second level threat till the Russia-Ukraine war broke out. In 1991,…
By TP Sreenivasan
