The writer is a retired chief of naval staff.
October 09,2012 02:49:38 AM
India needs a chief of defence staff and a system of theatre commands
August 13,2012 03:00:02 AM
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 03:34:34 AM
Establish procedures to keep the waters safe for ships and fisherfolk
April 23,2012 03:17:56 AM
Agni V is a vital component of Indias nuclear deterrence
April 04,2012 00:17:16 AM
Corruption in the armed forces is merely the symptom of a cancer embedded in our polity
November 18,2011 02:53:39 AM
Why it makes sense for India to take the lead in combating Somalia-based piracy
October 01,2011 00:04:03 AM
India needs to consider exactly how much force it can project in the South China Sea
April 20,2011 03:20:22 AM
Bold and resolute actions are required to tackle Somali pirates
August 06,2010 23:59:05 PM
By looking away from inconvenient truths,the US harms Pakistan too.....
July 03,2010 03:04:27 AM
Even in India,politicians and the military need to talk more...
May 18,2010 01:50:08 AM
Prioritise reviving a shared identity for the Indian Ocean...
January 29,2010 21:56:01 PM
When Prussian theorist Carl von Clausewitzs commented that war is a tool for achieving political aims...
