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Cohesiveness of the armed forces
29 Dec 2016 8:12 PM GMTThe armed forces work on cohesiveness and this is based on the fact that the organisation's interest is supreme and the Chetwode credo aptly sums this...
Prachanda’s second coming
29 Sep 2016 9:27 PM GMTThe four-day India visit by Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda, his first to a foreign nation in his second tenure, was aimed at...
Vote won, people’s trust lost
14 May 2016 8:26 PM GMTCongress leader Harish Rawat has been reinstated as the Chief Minister of Uttarakhand after a dogged battle. Amidst all the euphoria for the Congress,...
Uttarakhand from ground zero
26 April 2016 10:30 PM GMTIn its latest order, the Uttarakhand High Court set aside the imposition of the President’s rule in the state. The court has allowed a floor test on...
Uttarakhand: All Chief, no Indians
22 March 2016 10:24 PM GMT“Too many chiefs, not enough Indians” is a phrase that aptly sums up the situation in Uttarakhand. Simply put, there are too many in people in line...
Role of the Army and civil power
10 March 2016 10:20 PM GMTMany veterans are alarmed by the increasing deployment of the Army as the first choice in response rather than last resort. This stems from the role...
A Soldier’s Response
12 Jan 2016 9:57 PM GMTIt is now amply clear that India will further its reputation of being a soft state. India has been hit time and again - including our mission in...
Unofficial blockade or black marketing hub?
18 Dec 2015 9:35 PM GMTThe Madhesi issue simply refuses to die down and is causing a temporary estranged relationship between two time tested friends with deep cultural and...
Islamic State: The long battle ahead
10 Dec 2015 9:50 PM GMTThe Middle East is in turmoil. The crisis created by the Islamic State will take a long time to heal since the turmoil is one of ideology, although we...
Nepal: Worrying signs for Indian leadership
5 Nov 2015 9:51 PM GMTA couple of recent events do not bode well for the well-established relations between Nepal and India and call for immediate attention. As Nepal...
Acting responsibly on social media
17 Oct 2015 9:09 PM GMTTwo recent articles in newspapers are worth taking note of, both about social media and the importance that the Army is paying to this medium. Most of...
Constitution born out of strife
22 Sep 2015 10:45 PM GMTOn <g data-gr-id="78">Sunday</g> September 20, 2015, Nepal formally promulgated its Constitution, after a long wait. India extended its...