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Ashok K Mehta
The writer is an Indian Army Gorkha regiment officer and has known Nepal since 1959
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Why reduction in manpower is bad for the Indian ArmySubscriber Only
May 29,2023 19:08:35 PM
Cuts in the army are ad hoc without a strategic defence and security review
Tue, May 30, 2023
The impasse in Ladakh: Two years on, the government continues to be silent on events at Kailash HeightsSubscriber Only
February 10,2023 07:04:40 AM
It is clear that the government will continue with the gag on Ladakh and Kailash Heights, and cover it with the glow of the G20 presidency. Like Balakot, Modi requires another Snow Leopard to unlock the status quo and restore deterrence
Fri, Feb 10, 2023
As Nepal puts Agniveer recruitment on the back burner, India must tread cautiouslySubscriber Only
October 08,2022 18:00:52 PM
Recent remarks by General Manoj Pandey on redistribution of Gorkha vacancies to other army units could have been avoided
Sat, Oct 08, 2022
As RIMC turns 100, a celebration of its legacy of courageSubscriber Only
March 15,2022 03:40:46 AM
Ashok K Mehta writes: Several alumni of the Rashtriya Indian Military College, Dehradun, have distinguished themselves in service of the nation.
Wed, Mar 16, 2022
CDS Bipin Rawat was scripting roadmap for reforms and upgrade, his boots hard to fillSubscriber Only
December 09,2021 04:01:10 AM
🔴 Rawat started his career as an officer in the Gorkhas and rose to command 5/11 Gorkha Rifles, the battalion his father Lt Gen L S Rawat also commanded.
Thu, Dec 09, 2021
Fahim Dashty represented the Afghan national resistance that fought TalibanSubscriber Only
September 17,2021 03:42:36 AM
He said: ‘If we die in resistance, it is a win for us. History will write about us as people who stood for their country till the end of time’
Sat, Sep 18, 2021
The little-known story of how West Germany brokered peace between Pakistan and BangladeshSubscriber Only
March 26,2021 03:05:18 AM
Through protracted negotiations with the emissaries of Zulfiqar Bhutto and Mujibur Rehman, German chancellor Willy Brandt and his foreign minister Walter Scheel succeeded in convincing the latter that he should forego the trials of Pakistani POWs, citing the German experience after the war and the Nuremberg trials.
Fri, Mar 26, 2021
Jaswant Singh: Underneath the intimidating facade was a mellow man with a great sense of humourSubscriber Only
October 01,2020 03:41:50 AM
It was Jaswant who paved the path for the India-US strategic partnership as natural allies though the going was not easy after the nuclear tests.
Thu, Oct 01, 2020
India’s negotiating strategy did not factor in the lessons from Wangdung and DoklamSubscriber Only
August 20,2020 03:06:23 AM
The salvo of “befitting replies” will not impress the Chinese as our ambassador in Beijing pleads with Chinese officials for the restoration of the April 19 status quo ante.
Thu, Aug 20, 2020
A rare courage: Celebrating the three Victoria Cross winners in World War IISubscriber Only
November 09,2019 00:22:03 AM
Gorkhas have a flair for risk taking as many are not familiar with danger. Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw once famously said: “Anyone who says he does not know fear is either lying or a Gorkha”.
Sat, Nov 09, 2019
India can counter China’s strategic gains in Nepal by winning over confidence of its peopleSubscriber Only
November 02,2019 00:05:16 AM
Xi’s dream — to be the sole leader of the Asian century — is attainable: By keeping India anchored to the region using Pakistan, even as Beijing, assisted by Kathmandu, blocks New Delhi’s traditional strategic space in Nepal. But, not all is lost for India.
Sat, Nov 02, 2019
The Kathmandu moment, hopefully at AstanaSubscriber Only
June 09,2017 11:05:56 AM
Only Prime Minister Narendra Modi can throw aside all the tricks and tirades of history and diplomacy and reach for peace with Pakistan
Fri, Jun 09, 2017
This tolerance is worryingSubscriber Only
January 23,2001 00:00:00 AM
The deadline for the Ramzan ceasefire in J&K is just three days away. The Army Chief says he's not averse to its extension though Faro...
Tue, Jan 23, 2001This game is for a strategic gatewaySubscriber Only
October 09,1998 00:00:00 AM
All the famous captains of Kipling's Great Game were baptised on their long march from Kabul to Kandahar. This expeditionary force, calle...
Fri, Oct 09, 1998Make the nuclear philosophy completeSubscriber Only
September 08,1998 00:00:00 AM
Nearly four months after Pok-haran II, a minimum nuclear doctrine is emerging. Having named its nuclear threats, India's nuclear strategy...
Tue, Sep 08, 1998The mental block against modernisationSubscriber Only
May 01,1998 00:00:00 AM
The army is unable to utilise the paltry amount the government allots for new weapons. This year it has had to surrender Rs 103 crore out of...
Fri, May 01, 1998Securing national interests, BJP styleSubscriber Only
April 04,1998 00:00:00 AM
During a television debate in the run up to the elections, while other parties were ambivalent about exercising their nuclear option, Brajes...
Sat, Apr 04, 1998He needs a life after the ArmySubscriber Only
March 24,1998 00:00:00 AM
Old soldiers never die, they simply fade away. The most vivid enactment of wilting was that of Field Marshal Claude Auchinleck of Morocco, i...
Tue, Mar 24, 1998War or peace, the fight must continueSubscriber Only
March 03,1998 00:00:00 AM
The ten-month long stand-off over the promotion to Lieutenant General of the 1963 batch between the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the Army H...
Tue, Mar 03, 1998Don’t write off democracy in NepalSubscriber Only
February 13,1998 00:00:00 AM
Wherever you go in Nepal, you can see children playing the country's favourite game, football, bouncing an improvised cotton-wool ball on th...
Fri, Feb 13, 1998The civilian way of disarming the chiefSubscriber Only
January 23,1998 00:00:00 AM
The appointment of the three-star Adjutant General (AG) is crucial in a peacetime army. In the British and American armies he is a four-star...
Fri, Jan 23, 1998Tigers come to town; talk to themSubscriber Only
November 03,1997 00:00:00 AM
A powerful truck bomb reminiscent of the bombing of the Central Bank of Ceylon 20 months ago struck the world Trade Centre and adjoining lu...
Mon, Nov 03, 1997Long live the poor, bloody infantrySubscriber Only
August 14,1997 00:00:00 AM
On the golden jubilee of our independence, it is heartening to notice the awakening in the national press about the special importance of t...
Thu, Aug 14, 1997Service chiefs, stand up and say noSubscriber Only
August 06,1997 00:00:00 AM
After the selective announcement of the so-called improved Fifth Pay Commission (FPC) award and the defence minister's triumphant press bri...
Wed, Aug 06, 1997An unsure, incomplete victorySubscriber Only
July 17,1997 00:00:00 AM
The LTTE's surprise demolition work in July last year on the isolated Sri Lankan Army's (SLA) coastal brigade-size garrison of Mullaittivu ...
Thu, Jul 17, 1997Journalism of Courage
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