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India China Border Dispute Packets of Information to Continuous Spectrum
January 27, 2023 Brig (Dr) Ashok Pathak
China Factor: A Seven Decades Old Dispute Debated on Packets of Information In recent times - especially after the Galwan incident of 15 June 2020, Sino Indian border dispute is the most intensely debated topic in Indian media. The cont...

Tags: International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Article, Aksai Chin, Sino-India border disputes, Depsang Plains, Annexation of Tibet, Kongka incident
Longewala December 1971: If it Was Fought as a Unified Theatre Command Battle
December 02, 2022 Brig (Dr) Ashok Pathak
Longewala- an Opportunity Lost On 4 December 1971 when Indian forces were advancing into erstwhile East Pakistan, the Pakistanis decided to advance into Rajasthan along Axis Ramgarh – Jaisalmerand beyond. It was past midnight when sixty...

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Neighbourhood Studies, Defence, Bangladesh, Article, Longewala, War for Liberation of Bangladesh, Theatre command
A Perspective on Kashmir Situation: Tunneled View and Wide-Angle Scan
October 17, 2022 Brig (Dr) Ashok Pathak
Setting the Panorama While India was in her biggest ‘festival mood’, the Home Minister was in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir on a two-day visit to Rajouri and Baramulla. Since the announcement for this visit on 4th and 5th ...

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Article, Home Minister’s Visit to Kashmir, Kashmir Central, J&K GSDP
Indigenization of Defence Production: India’s Journey from Vision to Outcomes
September 19, 2022 Brig (Dr) Ashok Pathak
The Changing Landscape of Defence Production in India In 2013 India was the top importer of arms. This dubious distinction stayed for the next five years- accounting for 12% of total global imports by all the countries...

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence, Article, Indigenization, Defence Public Sector Unit (DPSU), Ordnance Board, Tejas Mk II, INS Vikrant
Freebie Debate: and Kautilya’s Arthashastra
August 30, 2022 Brig (Dr) Ashok Pathak
The Genesis On 14 April 22 the BBC reported Sri Lankan Prime Minister telling the Army “Do whatever is necessary to restore order”. The Sri Lankan President Gaotabaya Rajapaksha had fled the country. Inflation reached 50% and most ess...

Tags: Governance and Political Studies, Article, Arthashastra, Freebie Culture, Debt to GDP Ratio, Political Economy
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Book Published / Book Reviews 
India's Strategies for Information War & Cyber Deterrence
February 16, 2020 Brig (Dr) Ashok Pathak
The concept of Information Warfare (IW) is as old as warfare itself but has gained in significance in recent times where we look at non-contact battles between two adversaries. This concept involves the use of information and communication technologi...

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Cyber Security, strategy, Book Published, Cyber Security, Network Centric war, Cyber war, Economic War, Political war, Perception Management, Special Forces, Supply Chain Management. 5G impact on IW
VIF Briefs 
Optimising Defense Expenditure
December 12, 2018 Brig (Dr) Ashok Pathak
… there is no place for wasteful expenditure. Indigenization must be the preferred option so that defense expenditure generates employment, helps in earning foreign exchange and sharpens our technology as also learning curve ......

Tags: National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence, Defence budgeting, Defence industry, Defense Budgeting in India
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