Experts Speak
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Terror Strikes Paris Again – worst ever
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)A state of emergency has been declared in France following multiple terror attacks on November 13.
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PM Modi’s UK Visit
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)With 1.4 million Indian origin Britons ready to welcome PM Modi and the need for PM David Cameron to woo them, the stage was already set for a successful UK visit by Modi.
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FDI in Defence – ease of business?
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)On November 10, the government announced a host of measures to ease business along with FDI reforms in 15 sectors including defence, stating that FDI bids worth up to 49% of equity will now progress through the so-called "automatic route".
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FDI in the Indian Defence Industry
By Air Marshal B.K. Pandey (Retd)The major global investors seeking to make large investments in the defence sector, are unlikely to find the change to be a significant departure from the past.
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South China Sea – testing times
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)South China Sea (SCS) is increasingly in the news with speculations about a likely US-China confrontation.
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Nawaz Sharif’s US visit - Implications for South Asia
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)As prelude to the Obama-Shariff meet, Pakistani foreign secretary Aziz Chaudhary proclaimed that Pakistan’s development...
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Downing Drones – big and small
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)The rapid advance of drone technology has had alarm bells ringing across the globe.
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Digital India – address apprehensions
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)To say that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was a big success would be an understatement especially in context of the response he received...
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Pakistan – from terrorism to nuclear terrorism
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)In his book 'A Hard Country', the author Anatol Lieven’s book cites a Pakistani diplomat remarking about the US that it cannot lay down pre-conditions on Pakistan about Afghanistan when “you are losing”.
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Naval Commanders' Conference - 02/2015
By Rear Admiral Sushil Ramsay (Retd)The second edition of bi-annual Naval Commanders' Conference was conducted at New Delhi from October 26 to 28, 2015.
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Gwadar – China has her way
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)Though the 50-year lease of Gilgit-Baltistan to China has been kept under wraps by the Pakistani government despite reports...
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UCAV Race in Subcontinent
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)Pakistan's army spokesman announced on September 7 that Pakistan’s indigenous Burraq armed drone was used to hit a terrorist compound in Shawai Valley killing three high profile targets.
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Border Protoclols – can they be effective
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)After the aborted NSA level India-Pakistan talks, the three day Director General talks between the Border Security Force and Pakistani Rangers...
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Fifth Joint India – China Counter Terrorism Exercise
By Lt General V.K. Kapoor (Retd)The fifth joint counter terrorism exercise by troops of the Indian Army and China’s PLA got underway on 12 October 2015. The exercise termed "Hand-in-Hand 2015" will terminate on 23 October 2015.
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The Indian Air Force Turns 83
By Air Marshal B.K. Pandey (Retd)On October 08, 2015, the IAF turned 83, an occasion that was celebrated with enthusiasm and pride in all its units and establishments across the nation.
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A National War Memorial in India
By Lt General V.K. Kapoor (Retd)The clamour for a national war memorial from the armed forces and even non government bodies has been fairly loud in the past decade or so. This is especially noteworthy because in the past 67 years since independence, the Indian Armed forces have been constantly involved...
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INS Kochi named after traditional home of Destroyers
By Rear Admiral Sushil Ramsay (Retd.)The ship design not only incorporates most advanced design concepts for improved survivability, stealth, sea-keeping, and manoeuvrability; its weapons and sensors are those of the best in the class.
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Defexpo – Killing the concept
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)The excuse that the India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) cannot make Pragati Maidan available for Defexpo 2016 is truly laughable unless ITPO has been handed over to Pakistan
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Indian Navy’s Rotary Wing in Doldrums?
By Rear Admiral Sushil Ramsay (Retd.)The capability of the ship based helicopters to operate out at sea, for extended periods of time on task, with enormous flexibility to avoid radar...
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Chinese Incursions in Indian Territory
By Lt General V.K. Kapoor (Retd)China is in illegal occupation of 38,000 square kilometres of Indian Territory in Ladakh mainly Aksai Chin and Shaksgam Valley. Chinese claim lines have also been expanding over the years.
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Fencing Borders
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)By all indications Pakistan is hell bent to increase terrorist attacks in India and make all out efforts to continue infiltrations both through the LoC...
