The writer is a retired chief of naval staff.
October 09, 2012 02:49 IST
India needs a chief of defence staff and a system of theatre commands
August 13, 2012 03:00 IST
The best democracies in the world have retained firm civilian control over their armed forces not by isolating them,but by involving them in the national security decision-making process
July 30, 2012 03:34 IST
Establish procedures to keep the waters safe for ships and fisherfolk
April 23, 2012 03:17 IST
Agni V is a vital component of Indias nuclear deterrence
April 04, 2012 00:17 IST
Corruption in the armed forces is merely the symptom of a cancer embedded in our polity
November 18, 2011 02:53 IST
Why it makes sense for India to take the lead in combating Somalia-based piracy
October 01, 2011 00:04 IST
India needs to consider exactly how much force it can project in the South China Sea
April 20, 2011 03:20 IST
Bold and resolute actions are required to tackle Somali pirates
August 06, 2010 23:59 IST
By looking away from inconvenient truths,the US harms Pakistan too.....
July 03, 2010 03:04 IST
Even in India,politicians and the military need to talk more...
May 18, 2010 01:50 IST
Prioritise reviving a shared identity for the Indian Ocean...
January 29, 2010 21:56 IST
When Prussian theorist Carl von Clausewitzs commented that war is a tool for achieving political aims...
