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  • PM Modi’s Vietnam visit
    By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Vietnam on September 2-3 was special not only because Vietnam is India’s strategic partner and an important pillar of India’s Act East Policy, but also because it came at time of mounting...

  • LEMOA, Balochistan and Chinese infirmities
    By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    A day after India and US signed the LEMOA during Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar’s three-day visit to the US commencing August 29...

  • Indo-Myanmar Construct – good signs
    By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    In March this year, Myanmar got a democratically elected government after 57 years of military rule.

  • Missing Targets – bane of DRDO
    By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    Defence generally remains in the news in India for valid reasons. It was reported recently that the government procured Rs 76,000 crores of defence equipment during 2015-2016.

  • Strengthening West Asian Ties
    By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    The recent visit to Lebanon, Syria and Iraq from August 17-23 by MoS External Affairs MJ Akbar has strengthened India’s ties...

  • Scramjet Success - ISRO Blitzkrieg’s Space
    By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    It may be recalled that ISRO had to postpone its scramjet propulsion mission on July 23 on request of the military because the ill-fated AN-32 of the IAF flying from IAF Station Tambaram to Port Blair went missing the previous..

  • Triple whammy for Indian bureaucracy
    By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    If one hallmark of US Secretary of State John Kerry’s recent visit to India was targeting Pakistan for exporting terrorism...

  • Kerry’s Visit: India, US Focus on Pak Terror
    By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    Deliberations during the recent visit by US Secretary of State John Kerry is being hailed for delivering a blunt message to Pakistan...

  • LEMOA — An overall assessment
    By Lt General V.K. Kapoor (Retd)

    India and the United States have signed an important logistics agreement that will enable forces of both the countries to use each other’s bases for repair and replenishment of supplies.

  • A pioneering initiative!
    By Air Marshal B.K. Pandey (Retd.)

    LEMOA is a document that establishes basic terms, conditions and procedures for reciprocal provision of logistic support, supplies and services between the armed forces of India and the United States

  • Signing LEMOA – and RM’s US visit
    By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    During his three-day visit to the US commencing August 29, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, India and US are slated to conclude...

  • Indo-Nepalese Relations – new phase begins
    By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    Maoist chief Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as ‘Prachanda’, was sworn in as Nepal’s 39th Prime Minister on August 4, 2016 after the CPN-Maoists party withdrew support to the Khadga Prasad Oli government.

  • More Chinese Bullying
    By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    In a humorous twist of events China, a country that shows focused intent of all around aggression in a bid to become a Great Power, has warned India against deploying BrahMos cruise in Arunachal Pradesh.

  • Treasure Troves of PSUs – something amiss?
    By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    How many more shocks Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar will suffer at the hands of his bureaucrats, shocking the public in turn is anyone’s guess. In March 2015, he made a startling announcement that India was paying...

  • China: self-appointed NSG Policeman caught cheating
    By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    China, the self proclaimed Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) policeman has been caught, what may be described as with her pants down...

  • ISIS Threat – don’t take it lightly
    By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    Creeping of the radical Wahabi-Salafi culture overtaking the Sufi culture and Kashmiriyat of Srinagar Valley has been a slow but steady affair facilitated by misadministration, corruption, politico-terrorist nexus and intransigence, which lead to the volatile situation of today.

  • RM’s Independence Day eve broadcast – just routine
    By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    Raksha Mantri Manohar Parrikar’s customary message to the Armed Forces on the eve of the 70th Independence Day was broadcast over All India...

  • Narrowing the seas: Security ramifications of the SCS verdict
    By Bharat Karnad

    There’s an aspect of China’s seeking to acquire dominance in the South China Sea that the verdict on July 11, 2016...

  • The South China Sea imbroglio and its repercussions
    By Rear Admiral S. Ramsay (Retd)

    The Chinese position of not recognising the verdict of the Permanent Court of Arbitration is a cause for serious worry, because it highlights total disregard to the international order.

  • Pakistan's prodigal bash
    By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    Turbulence at the recent 7th SAARC Home and Interior Ministers Conference was but expected simply because it was being hosted by Pakistan – notorious for being the crucible of terror and continuing to export terror as an institutionalised state policy.

  • SAARC Home Ministers Meet – Pakistan’s prodigal bash
    By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    Turbulence at the recent 7th SAARC Home and Interior Ministers Conference was but expected simply because it was being hosted...

  • DPP – Private sector awaits fair share
    By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    If anyone were to ask whether the Defence Procurement Policy (DPP) has been enunciated, the answer would be yes, but partially.

  • Adding military muscle – Address foot soldier too
    By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    In a boost to the Indian Navy comes the news that India has signed a $1.1-billion deal to procure four more Poseidon-8I long-range maritime...

  • Non Lethal Weapons – and the pellet gun furor
    By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    Home Minister told the Lok Sabha recently that government is appointing a committee to recommend alternative non-lethal weapons (NLWs) and...

  • AFSPA – SC ruling reignites debate
    By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) and its removal come up periodically amongst protests and hot debates. The Act, which provides extraordinary powers of force to soldiers deployed in disturbed areas...

  • Missing An-32 medium-lift aircraft
    By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    Tragedy struck on July 22 when an Indian Air Force (IAF) An-32 on routine sortie from IAF Station Tambaram to Port Blair went missing.

  • Developments in terrorist activities in India
    By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    If one were to look at developments in terrorist activities in India, it is obvious that one should look at J&K given the current situation. The killing of Burhan Wani was just a trigger but the phenomenon of mobs...

  • Visit of Japanese Defence Minister boosts ties
    By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    Japanese Defence Minister Gen Nakatani’s recent visit to India came post Malabar 2016 held in Western Pacific recently...

  • Hague Ruling – snubbed China remains defiant
    By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    The Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) recently gave its judgment on the territorial claims of Philippines filed in 2013 against China over disputed areas in South China Sea (SCS) with Manila seeking...

  • Nuclear Aircraft Carrier versus Nuclear Submarines
    By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    As per media reports, Russia has offered its nuclear aircraft carrier dubbed ‘Shtorm’ to India, the offer coming at a time when India and US...

  • Pushing FGFA is good – but much more needed
    By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    While India and France are reportedly getting “closer” to ink the 36 x Rafale deal costing some Euro 78 billion and there is talk also the air about American F/A-18 and F-16 and Swedish Gripen-E in contention...

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