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Review Essay: ‘Deadly Impasse: Indo-Pakistani Relations at the Dawn of a New Century’, Dr Sumit Ganguly
Brig Gurmeet Kanwal

The terrorist attack at an army camp in Uri in mid-September 2016 was followed by several surgical strikes across the Line of Control (LoC) by the Special Forces of the Indian Army. Since then, India-Pakistan relations have deteriorated steadily and ....

December 01, 2016 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , POK , Indian Army , LoC , Ballistic Missile , Surgical Strikes , Book Reviews , SAARC summit , India-Pakistan
Hatred and Subterfuge : Pakistan's Proxy War on India
Lt General S A Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar) (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF

Through my years as a senior commander in the Indian Army there was an annual feature which never escaped my attention. The yearly war game of my formation would invariably begin with a presentation by a new team each time on the psych....

November 25, 2016 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Pakistan , US , Indian Army , Pakistan Army , Proxy War , mindset , hatred , Ata Hasnain , Lashkar e Toiba , Jaish e Mohammad
Return of Elected Government In J & K : The Approach Must be Right
Lt General S A Hasnain, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, SM (Bar), VSM (Bar) (Retd.), Distinguished Fellow, VIF

At best of times J&K remains unpredictable in most spheres, especially in the security realm. However, a reasonably stable political dispensation responsible for governance can make a world of a difference. If reports are right Governor Vohra offe....

March 28, 2016 Governance and Political Studies , Jammu & Kashmir , Indian Army , J & K , Elected Government
Indian Army: State of War Readiness – A Contemporary Perspective
Brig (retd) Rahul Bhonsle

Overview of State of Readiness There has been much focus on capital procurements regarding artillery guns, fighter aircraft and submarines for fighting wars in the future. These are no doubt essential to ensure that the nation is ready to f....

February 22, 2016 Defence , Indian Army , People’s Liberation Army (PLA) , India - China , Chinese PLA
VIF Viewpoint : Pakistan violates Line of Control, decapitation of Indian soldier

The latest incident across the Line of Control (LoC), and the killing and decapitation of an Indian soldier, highlights yet again the challenge that Pakistan poses to our security and diplomacy. Further, this act cannot be discounted as a local incid....

January 09, 2013 National Security and Strategic Studies , Pakistan , Indian Army , Pakistan Army , LoC , inetraction , Indian soldier
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