Pakistan reached out to India around 9.30 am on 10 May 2025 but Indian DGMO spoke only in the afternoon, just retired Chief of Defence Staff Anil Chauhan says at ThePrint's Off The Cuff.
Lt. Gen. Subramani has led key operational roles against both Pakistan and China. He has also led multiple counterinsurgency operations in the Northeast.
CDS Anil Chauhan says future space capability will not be built by government agencies alone. ‘It will be co-developed with industry, start-ups, and technology innovators’.
On lessons from the ongoing West Asia conflict, he says that while US had superior technology and strike capability, Iran used geography to its advantage.
Armenia has procured significant defence equipment from India, including artillery guns, multi-barrel rocket launchers, air defence system, sniper rifles, weapons locating radars, anti-drone weapons.
Repeated changes in cotton import duty have prioritised textile competitiveness when mills face high input costs. But policy can also put pressure on farmgate prices.
Ideally, both countries should reduce drastically the number of troops, along with heavy weapons, in forward locations. Maintaining a year long presence, including the rigours of winter at heights of 15,000 feet.
Since the time of PMs Rajiv Gandhi and Benazir Bhutto, India and Pakistan have agreed not to attack each other’s nuclear sites. They exchange a list of such installations each year. Some time back, an Indian nuclear capable missile ( without a warhead ) had strayed inadvertently into Pakistani air space before it crashed. Sometimes miscalculation can set off a spiral. Nuclear armed adversaries, where there is deep distrust on both sides, need to put in place better safety protocols.
The Himalayan glaciers keep northern India’s rivers perennial. They are melting away. There will be a surge for a few decades. Then they will all be gone.
Ideally, both countries should reduce drastically the number of troops, along with heavy weapons, in forward locations. Maintaining a year long presence, including the rigours of winter at heights of 15,000 feet.
Since the time of PMs Rajiv Gandhi and Benazir Bhutto, India and Pakistan have agreed not to attack each other’s nuclear sites. They exchange a list of such installations each year. Some time back, an Indian nuclear capable missile ( without a warhead ) had strayed inadvertently into Pakistani air space before it crashed. Sometimes miscalculation can set off a spiral. Nuclear armed adversaries, where there is deep distrust on both sides, need to put in place better safety protocols.
The Himalayan glaciers keep northern India’s rivers perennial. They are melting away. There will be a surge for a few decades. Then they will all be gone.