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Cohesiveness of the armed forces
30 Dec 2016 1:42 AM ISTThe 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
30 Sept 2016 2:57 AM ISTThe 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
15 May 2016 1:56 AM ISTCongress 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
27 April 2016 4:00 AM ISTIn 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
23 March 2016 3:54 AM IST“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
11 March 2016 3:50 AM ISTMany 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
13 Jan 2016 3:27 AM ISTIt 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?
19 Dec 2015 3:05 AM ISTThe 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
11 Dec 2015 3:20 AM ISTThe 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
6 Nov 2015 3:21 AM ISTA 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
18 Oct 2015 2:39 AM ISTTwo 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
23 Sept 2015 4:15 AM ISTOn <g data-gr-id="78">Sunday</g> September 20, 2015, Nepal formally promulgated its Constitution, after a long wait. India extended its...