LT GEN PR SHANKAR (Retd)

The Afghan fallout in Pakistan

India must realise that it is going to contend with a Pakistan whose western and eastern borders, as well as…

4 years ago

THE SUM OF PAKISTANI WISHES

The new Great Game might just be unfolding in Pakistan. Afghanistan might just be the prelude. India should know which…

4 years ago

MILITARY LEADERSHIP IN INDIAN ARMY: NEED FOR MERIT

The collapse of the Afghan National Army (ANA), the hasty withdrawal of the US and the rapid gains of Taliban…

4 years ago

THE SUPERPOWER NOT TO BE

China’s ability to take a hit in the pre-revolution period is well-known. However, China under the CCP has built glass…

4 years ago

AFGHANISTAN AT CROSSROADS, AND THE ROAD AHEAD FOR TALIBAN

While the Taliban never withered away, and that they now have come back into the reckoning, the ground situation in…

4 years ago

AFGHANISTAN: THE EVOLVING KALEIDOSCOPE FOR PAKISTAN AND THE WINDOW FOR INDIA

As the US forces are exiting Afghanistan ahead of their timetable, the Taliban offensive has gained tempo in the northeast and…

4 years ago

SINO-INDIAN LOGJAM: AIM REVISITED

Ever since the intrusions in eastern Ladakh, we have always been wondering as to why China did what it did.…

4 years ago

‘COME SEPTEMBER’ IN AFGHANISTAN

‘Come September’ was a famous blockbuster tune of the 1960s. What will be the tune ‘Come September’ in Afghanistan?

4 years ago

ARE WE AIMING WITHOUT ARMING?

We have come to a stage where the government will have to take the call that it will do the…

4 years ago

THE SAGA OF THEATRISATION

It is well-known that while the Army and Navy are fully onboard with the concept of ‘theatrisation’, the IAF still…

4 years ago

CHINA VS CHINA: UNRAVELLING AN INTERESTING BATTLE

China, as we see it today, will not be the same in another five years. India needs to be cognisant…

4 years ago

SINO-INDIAN LOGJAM: THE STRATEGIC GAINS AND IMPLICATIONS OF GALWAN

Galwan is a turning point in our history. It was India’s ‘Casablanca’ moment when our boys stood on the burning…

4 years ago