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TopicVK Krishna Menon

Topic: VK Krishna Menon

If Pakistan doesn’t halt aggression, India may be compelled to enter Pakistan: VK Menon at UN

+TFP VK Krishna Menon -
On 23-24 January 1957, VK Krishna Menon delivered a historic speech at UN Security Council defending India’s position on Kashmir.

Harsh terrain, WW2-vintage arms, command issues — why India was unprepared for 1962 China war

Pia Krishnankutty -
Experts also cite Indian political leadership's miscalculation that China wouldn't launch armed response to Nehru's 'Forward Policy' as a factor in India's unpreparedness for war.

Not 1st time India abstained in vote against Russia. It’s about Delhi’s own security interests

Nayanima Basu -
India took its traditional stance on resolution against Russia’s ‘aggression’. It stems from a historical grudge against Western and UNSC actions on matters affecting India’s security.

Krishna Menon is so much more than 1962 defeat to China, says biographer Jairam Ramesh

Samira Sood -
Congress MP Jairam Ramesh’s biography of V.K. Krishna Menon tells the story of a complex, brilliant, misunderstood man.

Was Krishna Menon thinking of a coup against Nehru? COAS Gen Thimayya had privately said this

Jairam Ramesh -
In his new book A Chequered Brilliance, Jairam Ramesh writes about the rivalry between Gen Thimayya and Nehru’s defence minister V.K. Krishna Menon.

V.K. Krishna Menon, the ‘evil genius’ behind the non-aligned movement

Amrita Nayak Dutta -
Considered close to former PM Jawaharlal Nehru, Menon is said to have played a major role in setting up India's arms industry.

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Opinion

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Stela Dey -
Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

Patel’s 1950 letter to Nehru: Find no legal power to deal with Press or men like Syama Prasad

Everyone’s ‘damaged’ in modern dating. Love will soon be called a mental illness

Economy

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Vrinda Tulsian -
On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Defence

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

National Interest

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

Shekhar Gupta -
India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.

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