Lt. Gen. Rakesh Sharma PVSM,UYSM,AVSM,VSM (Retd.)
Geo-politics of Nepal, China and India: TWO to TANGO; THREE Must JIVE
While geography has remained ever important, its significance is being greatly challenged and diminished by technology. This march of technology has nearly negated the...
Reinventing Border Management: Drone Threat in Border Areas
On 14 September 2019 at 4.00am, Saudi Arabia suffered a deadly attack on its oil facility at Abaqiq and Khurais oil field, with, as...
‘Act of War’- Conventional or Unconventional War?
It is an ‘act of war’ proclaimed the US Secretary of State – without declaration of war. 14 September 2019, a major Saudi Arabian...
Changed Environment in Jammu and Kashmir: Jettisoning Clichés
On 08 April 1989, Mr Jagmohan, the Governor on Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) wrote to the PM of India, “”...the situation is fast deteriorating;...
Back- Channels and the Fallacy of Choreographed Response
Post abrogation of the Article 370 and 35A, Pakistan has announced a slew of measures leading to fresh estrangement in relations. Kashmir issue had...
Indian Army Officership – A Calling, A Job or A Career
Indian Army Officers are a class apart. Why do lakhs of young boys barely in their teens aspire and compete to join the National...
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Arakan Army’s threat to ‘Act East’: India’s Options
The abduction of five Indian Nationals in the Rakhine state of Myanmar by the Arakan Army (an ethnic insurgent group) last Sunday raised tensions...
Fourth Plenum of the 19th CPC Central Committee: An Assessment
The Politburo Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) concluded the fourth plenary session of the 19th CPC Central Committee as held...
Protests in Iraq and Lebanon- Signs of Arab Spring 2.0
While the cause for the uprising is quite similar, if not for the flags of Iraq and Lebanon, the differentiation is quite interesting. In...