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![]() Manvendra SinghIndian Express |
The brazenness with which Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attacked Iran is a direct function of nuclear confidence and the power it bestows.
By monetising security agreements at any opportunity, Washington has only lowered its own credibility ratings in the global security sphere.
Pakistani euphoria around Field Marshal Asim Munir is unlikely to last. It never does. It will run into the headwind of people’s mobilisation.
Jalandhar has given Pakistan another Chief of Army Staff, Gen Zia ul-Haq, the progenitor of politico-military jihad across both the Afghan and Indian...
As the sanctity of the Radcliffe Line gets violated on a daily basis, the LoC has, for all practical purposes, returned to its pre-ceasefire status...
India’s expected retaliation for the Pahalgam attack crossed a number of lines, not visible on the ground but existing on diplomatic drawing boards.
That Munir should describe Kashmir as Pakistan’s jugular vein in 2025 is a reflection of changelessness. He set the stage for an outrageously...
In IPKF GOC Gen Kalkat’s passing today, the Army lost a veteran with the unusual qualities of cerebral soldiering, impeccable manners, a personal...
As Sardar KM Panikkar explained, India’s land-based invaders ultimately became natives. Its colonisers came by the sea—and they were successful...
It takes a particular kind of soldier to meet all the requirements for commanding operational tasks that began on the Saltoro Range and culminated in...
The Chushul councillor has complained that the statue of Shivaji was erected without any local consultations, questioning its relevance to the...
Even as the systems that created them turned against Khan and Kejriwal, these born again messiahs suddenly espoused pop religion and victimhood...
It is always good to preempt an unpredictable Donald Trump presidency, but it makes better policy for India to have its own neighbourhood interests...
Beijing will adopt any policy that it deems to be useful for its targeted status of the future. Shifting goalposts is simply part of the plot.
Israel exists in a perpetual state of conflict with its neighbours. American largesse and larger Western guilt enable Israel to commit acts of...
Every day of the hijacking, my father was woken up at midnight by a call from wife of a crew member. He’d sit on the bed, listening to her crying...
India has reached the dark side of the moon. Rifles are a far simpler technology to invest in.
Indians have long taken to grandstanding democratic credentials and chafing at the thought of engaging coup planners like the Pakistan Army.
A quarter of a century ago, the Pakistan Army was at one of its lowest points after getting defeated from a winning position. But it has now...
While implementing the proposed 360-degree appraisal method, the Army should keep in mind that its existing system isn’t bad, inefficient, corroded...