Lt Gen. Syed Ata Hasnain says India has ‘poorest’ information outreach, but that’s what it needs to do in Kashmir, even in the part occupied by Pakistan.
India cannot be blasé about change in any important capital in the world. Let's look at six key areas where US policy matters for India and how it may vary between Harris and Trump.
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.
Troops patrolled up to Patrolling Point (PP) 10 on Monday. Though there are PP 10, 11, 12, 12A & 13 in Depsang Plains, it was decided that only one or two PPs would be patrolled.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
Wonderful article on the Military literature festivals which may be helpful to counter hyper-nationalism. But it also generate little worry to note that the majority of our think tanks are funded or sponsored by the government further compounds the problem. Most veteran military historians and analysts also get swayed by regimental and organisational loyalties and justification of their own conduct.
In English, there is a huge genre of literature called military history, which examine historic battles critically. Good deal of material is available in the West, starting with the times of Julius Caesar, Emperor Constantine, to Napoleon, not to speak of First and Second World Wars. When 1965 and 1971 wars occurred, scores of books came out describing the day-to-day battles. It was not clear how the writers got the detailed account of battles- whether they accompanied the armed forces, or wrote based on the handouts given by the army. For instance, with respect to 1865 was with Pakistan, DR Mankekar wrote glowing book about Indian army’s valor. Now, over fifty years later, we know that it was an inconclusive battle. Even now, both sides claim victory in that war. Pakistan even now celebrates this victory every year. In fact, Army should sponsor defence study Chairs in the universities..
Wonderful article on the Military literature festivals which may be helpful to counter hyper-nationalism. But it also generate little worry to note that the majority of our think tanks are funded or sponsored by the government further compounds the problem. Most veteran military historians and analysts also get swayed by regimental and organisational loyalties and justification of their own conduct.
In English, there is a huge genre of literature called military history, which examine historic battles critically. Good deal of material is available in the West, starting with the times of Julius Caesar, Emperor Constantine, to Napoleon, not to speak of First and Second World Wars. When 1965 and 1971 wars occurred, scores of books came out describing the day-to-day battles. It was not clear how the writers got the detailed account of battles- whether they accompanied the armed forces, or wrote based on the handouts given by the army. For instance, with respect to 1865 was with Pakistan, DR Mankekar wrote glowing book about Indian army’s valor. Now, over fifty years later, we know that it was an inconclusive battle. Even now, both sides claim victory in that war. Pakistan even now celebrates this victory every year. In fact, Army should sponsor defence study Chairs in the universities..