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Why Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman stands a good chance of surviving Pakistan ordeal

Chander Suta Dogra -
The IAF pilot is now in the custody of those who are aware of the implications of violating the Geneva Conventions.

India must explicitly seek escalation to establish a deterrence regime

Rajesh Rajagopalan -
Indian leaders must prepare forces, equipment, intelligence and plans for further escalation, and leverage our conventional superiority over Pakistan.

In Balakot, India tested a new military reaction much different from 2016 surgical strikes

Manvendra Singh -
Destroying terror infrastructure is the duty of all sane people. India has done its part, and the sane in Pakistan must do the same.

Pakistan won’t abandon its proxy war after Balakot, but will find new ways of waging it

Nitin Pai -
If India’s political and public reaction is excessive, it might compel the Pakistani military leadership to escalate in an attempt to save face.

Narendra Modi govt wants a strong military, but its defence budget can’t guarantee that

Lt Gen H S Panag (retd) -
Prime Minister Modi has been high on emotions and low on substance on military matters in the last five years.

On Rafale, go beyond costs and ask why Modi govt scrapped older process to get 126 aircraft

Srinath Raghavan -
Modi government's extraordinary ineptitude can only be explained by the circumvention of laid down procedures in the Rafale deal.

Dear General Bipin Rawat, this is what is wrong with your military reforms

Lt Gen H S Panag (retd) -
Army Chief Bipin Rawat’s grand plans need course correction in order to succeed.

Women in combat can fight on equal terms, they don’t need token representation in Army

Lt Gen H S Panag (retd) -
The right of a woman to serve in any role in the armed forces must be equal to a man’s as long as the standards are not compromised.

For Pakistan, 2018 was just another year of the generals

Husain Haqqani -
Pakistan’s military feels that it has created unity of command in 2018 without a military coup.

Why Modi govt only boasts about surgical strikes on national security front

Srinath Raghavan -
The many security follies of the Narendra Modi government in 2018.
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Economy

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Mrinalini Dhyani -
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

Defence

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

National Interest

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Shekhar Gupta -
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?

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