Topic: Deterrence
Unlike Vajpayee & Manmohan, PM Modi thinks prudence in conflict is a self-imposed fetter
There is a continuing clamour for the Modi government to escalate further, if only to preserve the reputation of the ‘new India’.
India must explicitly seek escalation to establish a deterrence regime
Indian leaders must prepare forces, equipment, intelligence and plans for further escalation, and leverage our conventional superiority over Pakistan.
India’s planning for future wars almost completely ignores the nuclear threat
After INS Arihant, India needs to seriously reevaluate its nuclear deterrence policy.
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Pakistan can learn from Israel’s secret weapon and arrest its intellectual decline
How did Israel, a country of nine million — between one-half and one-third of Karachi’s population — manage to subdue 400m Arabs?
Keep calm and carry on: Unlike wheat, rice isn’t hot yet
The world is worried that India might restrict exports of rice after wheat, pushing prices higher and worsening global food security.
Defence
A look at the Territorial Army — The Indian military’s task force hit by the Manipur landslide
The Territorial Army, a part-time military organisation for Indians who may have other jobs, is essentially a volunteer force that can be quickly mobilised in the defence of a state.
Moral, political & ideological questions on Maharashtra: 1st is simplest to answer, 3rd trickiest
What is Shiv Sena’s ideology? We might say it’s been a convenient mix of extreme ethnic chauvinism & unforgiving Hindutva. Within the second, the party retained space to manoeuvre.