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Arun Prakash
The writer is a retired chief of naval staff.
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India’s crucial security challenge is not external, but relates to maintenance of domestic harmony and unitySubscriber Only
May 04, 2019 02:00 IST
India will soon have a newly-elected government in place. But as far as national security goes, all party manifestos appear equally insipid and unfocused, confirming fears that the recent hoopla about security was superficial and election-driven.
Sat, May 04, 2019
It’s time to evolve a strategy to address Kashmir’s problems, eliminate Pakistan from equationSubscriber Only
April 03, 2019 00:04 IST
Absent a “Kashmir Strategy” in New Delhi, the army’s sacrifices to establish peace in the Valley have been in vain because a venal political class has never risen to the occasion to restore a functional civil administration.
Wed, Apr 03, 2019
India’s national interests must not be subsumed by politically-motivated, competitive machismo masquerading as patriotismSubscriber Only
March 04, 2019 01:00 IST
Hyper-nationalism at the hustings and war-mongering in TV studios could not only damage India’s delicate social fabric but also drive the nation into an unwanted conflict.
Mon, Mar 04, 2019
India urgently needs a national security doctrine, clear red linesSubscriber Only
February 18, 2019 00:17 IST
We remain deficient in intelligence-analysis, inter-agency coordination, and, above all, a national security doctrine. Having created an elaborate national security framework, post Pokhran II, India has strangely shied away from promulgating a doctrine.
Mon, Feb 18, 2019
The significance of ArihantSubscriber Only
November 07, 2018 00:16 IST
Navy’s first home-built, ballistic-missile armed submarine makes India’s nuclear deterrence credible
Wed, Nov 07, 2018
East meets eastSubscriber Only
October 27, 2018 00:01 IST
India-Japan ties are warming up but expectations from Modi-Abe discussions must remain anchored in reality
Sat, Oct 27, 2018
Who defends the defenders?Subscriber Only
August 22, 2018 00:15 IST
Serving soldiers have approached SC over AFSPA. They must not be made to pay for governments’ failures.
Wed, Aug 22, 2018
Abandoned at seaSubscriber Only
June 05, 2018 00:05 IST
China’s maritime strategy calls for a paradigm shift in India’s defence-industrial programmes. But declining budgets, dysfunctional acquisitions could stymie strategic necessities.
Tue, Jun 05, 2018
Reappraising India-USSubscriber Only
April 14, 2018 00:10 IST
Defence cooperation remains high on rhetoric, short on delivery. Both South Block and Capitol Hill need to do more to revitalise and elevate ties.
Sat, Apr 14, 2018
Mastering the seasSubscriber Only
March 02, 2018 00:02 IST
The absence of an over-arching vision which views the Indian Ocean region in a long-term perspective has led to the neglect of maritime issues critical to India’s vital interests
Fri, Mar 02, 2018
Not made in IndiaSubscriber Only
January 31, 2018 00:04 IST
Continuing dependence on foreign arms, coupled with a dysfunctional acquisition process, is eroding the combat readiness of India’s armed forces.
Wed, Jan 31, 2018
A strategy for the seaSubscriber Only
January 06, 2018 01:00 IST
India needs to mark 25 years of Indo-ASEAN by breaking diplomatic stasis, broadening horizons.
Sat, Jan 06, 2018
The wind in India’s sailsSubscriber Only
November 24, 2017 00:00 IST
It must stay with Quad. It offers space for economic consolidation, strategic autonomy
Fri, Nov 24, 2017
Agenda for the Raksha MantriSubscriber Only
September 13, 2017 00:00 IST
First, we need to create a sub-cadre within IAS, trained in the management of national security issues.
Wed, Sep 13, 2017
Making wavesSubscriber Only
July 13, 2017 00:12 IST
Malabar exercise has far-reaching geo-political impact. India-Japan-US triad must be elevated to strategic status
Thu, Jul 13, 2017
The crumbling pillars of stateSubscriber Only
June 09, 2017 00:05 IST
Besieged by internal and external threats, the security establishment needs to move beyond a lackadaisical bureaucracy, enlist fresh minds
Fri, Jun 09, 2017
A strategic encirclementSubscriber Only
April 25, 2017 00:02 IST
India’s political and security establishment needs a strategy in light of China’s naval expansion.
Tue, Apr 25, 2017
Beware the rhyme of historySubscriber Only
March 24, 2017 00:12 IST
If the past is any guide, neither appeasement nor empty bluster will work against China. India must initiate urgent reform of its archaic defence structures
Fri, Mar 24, 2017
No more committeesSubscriber Only
January 21, 2017 00:21 IST
Interests of national security demand the urgent creation of an overarching Ministry of Defence Technology & Industrial Production, and other reforms
Sat, Jan 21, 2017
Breaking the N-silenceSubscriber Only
November 19, 2016 00:28 IST
Parrikar has broken a tradition of sphinx-like silence, wherein his two UPA predecessors rarely acknowledged the existence of India’s nuclear deterrent or even mentioned the ‘N’ word.
Sat, Nov 19, 2016
Look before you escalateSubscriber Only
September 26, 2016 00:04 IST
Loud jingoism and war talk erode India’s credibility, distract government from urgent task at hand.
Mon, Sep 26, 2016
In deep waterSubscriber Only
August 29, 2016 00:02 IST
Scorpene data leak underlines the hazards of India’s dependence on foreign sources for military hardware.
Mon, Aug 29, 2016A sea changeSubscriber Only
November 18, 2013 01:27 IST
INS Vikramaditya promises to change the balance of power in the Indian Ocean
Mon, Nov 18, 2013Steel for the occasionSubscriber Only
August 20, 2013 00:19 IST
A reinvented bureaucracy can provide a framework of stability and continuity in a troubled political time.
Tue, Aug 20, 2013The missing monumentSubscriber Only
April 23, 2013 01:15 IST
Unlike in India,cities across the world have war memorials in central locations
Tue, Apr 23, 2013Journalism of Courage
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