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The Kargil war of 1999 and Thursday morning's surgical strikes have now decisively proved that the LoC is not a focal point for India and Pakistan.
Indian announcement of having conducted surgical strikes across the de-facto border with Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir has major implications for deterrence-stability in South Asia. New Delhi has sought to devise a military strategy to respond to Pakistan’s sub-conventional war that does not lead to escalation of conflict to nuclear levels and collapse of nuclear deterrence. This paper analyses India’s surgical strikes of September 2016, thei
All that the UGC’s mindless action has done is betray its intellectual bankruptcy in playing up to the fake nationalism that is sought to be generated through repeated invocations of the so-called surgical strikes, which seem to always be brought up when elections approach.
The most effective means of preventing another terrorist attack is not to expect a change of behaviour on the part of Pakistan army and the jihadi gro
The relatively small tactical operation did not meet its military objective but generated spectacular political theatre. The release of the videos in the run up to the elections is further evidence of the true nature of the exercise.
Nine months after the surgical strikes, what is the verdict on the efficacy to deter Pakistan from its sub-conventional warfare?
In aftermath of the Indian army’s ‘surgical-strikes’ on ‘terror launch-pads’ inside Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) has claimed it's first c
There is disquiet among India’s policy making circles that are being done to address a domestic constituency in aftermath of surgical strikes in PoK.
The hyped jingoistic ‘surgical’ action did nothing to deter Pakistani ‘misadventure’
For the uninitiated, surgical strikes are limited and lightning fast incursions into enemy territory meant to neutralise tactical threats.
With surgical strikes becoming a tactical success the real triumph will be in achieving a strategic shift in Islamabad
The short and long term perspective of the Line of Control in the post surgical strikes scenario
As the political debate overdegenerates into ‘mine was bigger than yours’, beheading dead soldiers are grave and indefensible by their very nature
BRICS Summit this weekend in Goa with will invariably be coloured by the recent events in South Asia in the aftermath of the surgical strikes.
By curtailing the effectiveness of the Armed Forces Tribunals, the Government is destroying the military justice system which is a disservice to serving and retired personnel
While the Government continues to celebrate the armed forces’ performance for electoral gains, it will do well to remember that the basic tenet of warfare is that the man behind the gun matters more than the gun. Its failure to grant non-functional upgrade is all the more hurtful
In bragging about the Indian Army post the surgical strikes by comparing with Israel Prime Minister has ignored the reality
Recent developments along India-Pakistan border have grabbed attention of the world and caused a steady build up of fear with question marks for future
There is no reason to expect that India’s deterrence strategy will change in the near future.
If Modi is re-elected, then Pakistan will have a lot to worry about.
This special report analyses insights gathered by the author from different sections of the Kashmir public regarding the impact of the abrogation of Article 370 on their lives. The interviews were supplemented by secondary sources, primarily news reports in the national and international media after 5 August 2019, when the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government of India abrogated the enforcement of Article 370 of the Constitution, which sinc
Nuclear weapons cannot be a panacea for tackling security challenges to India’s sovereignty
The Modi government should have put in place systems, structures and strategies that would make it politically very difficult for any future government to slide back to the pusillanimous policy on Pakistan.
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Despite Pakistan’s deployment of a wide range of nuclear capabilities as part of its FSD strategy, there is no need for India to be alarmed
India must consider military retaliation, as further inaction will only go on to reinforce Pakistan’s nuclear deterrence.
Parrikar's off-the-cuff remarks have strengthened China's case against India on both counts.
Post-India's surgical strikes in aftermath of Uri attack more questions than answers for Pakistan's ruling establishment?
What is a secret? Sometimes, it is a conundrum presented this way: The Indian “surgical strikes” across the line of control are a secret at varying levels not only in India, but also in Pakistan
गरीबीवर सर्जिकल स्ट्राईक असे वर्णन होत असलेल्या काँग्रेसच्या ‘न्याय’ योजनेत ‘गरीब कोण’ हे कसे ठरविणार याचे उत्तर मिळत नाही.
