<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><feed><author name="Lt Gen M M S Rai (Retd)"><item><title>THE CHINESE DARE</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/the-chinese-dare/</link><pubDate>June 3, 2020, 2:51 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Defence-lead-1.jpg</image><category>Others</category><excerpt>While there is no better hedge against uncertainty in times of war than self-reliance, we need to ensure that our defence forces are equipped and armed with matching fighting arms, equipment and ammunition capabilities vis-à-vis our adversaries.</excerpt></item><item><title>Covid-19 pandemic and its aftermath</title><link>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/others/the-chinese-dare/</link><pubDate>June 3, 2020, 2:51 am</pubDate><image>https://latest.thedailyguardian.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Defence-lead-1-300x169.jpg</image><category>Others</category><excerpt>“Weapons of mass destruction are the greatest threat to life on earth. Biological weapons are often called the poor man’s atomic bomb.” —William Shawcross The large-scale tragedy in terms of human lives and economic meltdown which is still unfoldi...</excerpt></item></author></feed>