National Strategy

Insights into India’s grand strategy, strategic autonomy, national security doctrine, power projection, and long-term geopolitical positioning in a multipolar world.

India of 2017 will Resist China’s old Encroachment Strategy: Both Need Adjustment to Realities

sputniknews.com/…/201706291055088218-india-china-tensions Tom McGregor, CCTV.com commentator and editor, based in Beijing in Sputniknews,  June 29, 2017, observes that Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi stand tall as charismatic leaders, who seek to lead their nations with patriotic sentiments. Beijing and New Delhi…

Does Indian Military Requires Apex Level Restructuring and Integrated Theatre Commands like US and PLA

The news article “New Doctrine to ensure three military wings can tackle entire spectrum of conflict” by Rajat Pandit, published in Times Nation on 23 April 23,2017, about formulation of Joint Doctrine on the subject is a much awaited welcome…

National Instrument of Last Resort: Need to Restore Honor and Status of Military Dented by Central Pay Commisions

Backdrop For any nation to exercise its National will to pursue its National interest, the Comprehensive National Power including capability and will to exercise hard power is inescapable. History reveals that no country ever became a major power without strong…

Escalation dynamics after ‘surgical strikes on terrorists’ by India: An analysis

Post surgical strikes against ‘terrorists and their supporters’ by India, there have been plethora of articles/debates/views/statements on various aspects covering the run up to the military action and possible reactions of Pakistan to it. An objective analysis to include managing…

GLOBAL TERRORISM: AN ANALYSIS OF FAULT LINES AND RISKS

As we approach mid 2016, despite the world community, as well as affected countries claiming that they have spent billions of dollars, and made all out efforts, including supreme sacrifices of soldiers and innocent people to control terrorism, the unfortunate…

UN Peacekeeping Operations : Relevance and Indian Contribution?

Sharing an article published in Journal of the United Service Institution of India, Vol. CXLIV, No. 597, July-September 2014. Today with the complexity of peace operations due to internal situation in affected countries involving non state actors, terrorists, war lords…