The challenge for the Armed Forces is to stay apolitical while exploring ancient warfare for present and future use, without becoming a mouthpiece for the Modi government.
Launched at the Indian Military Heritage Festival in Delhi, it sets stage for a future-ready Army that is also attuned to contemporary warfare & diplomacy.
The Arthashastra is a valuable historical resource, but it is not the only ancient strategic text. Army should also study India’s later strategic and military development.
The intellectual acumen of officers and veterans could be better utilised for issues of greater national security concern instead of studying ‘strategic thought processes'.
When a woman menstruates, when/if she decides to marry, when/if she decides to have kids, should not be factors when looking at a woman’s potential from a hiring standpoint.
The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.
Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.
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