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भारताची बदलती रणनीती : ऑपरेशन सिंदूर आणि नवीन सुरक्षा संकेत
May 12, 2025

भारताची बदलती रणनीती : ऑपरेशन सिंदूर आणि नवीन सुरक्षा संकेत

आंतरराष्ट्रीय नाणेनिधीकडून पाकिस्तानला कर्ज देणे म्हण�

#OperationSindoor से आगे: भारत का पलटवार और पाकिस्तान का गुणा-भाग
May 12, 2025

#OperationSindoor से आगे: भारत का पलटवार और पाकिस्तान का गुणा-भाग

पाकिस्तान प्रायोजित आतंकवाद के ख़िलाफ़ भारत की उभरती रण�

दहशतवाद आणि तणावातील वाढ – पठाणकोट ते पुलवामा हल्ल्यांमधून भारतासाठी धडे
May 09, 2025

दहशतवाद आणि तणावातील वाढ – पठाणकोट ते पुलवामा हल्ल्यांमधून भारतासाठी धडे

भुतकाळातील दहशतवादी हल्ल्यांपासून धडा घेत सावध पाऊले उ�

Terror and Escalation: India’s Lessons from Pathankot to Pulwama
May 08, 2025

Terror and Escalation: India’s Lessons from Pathankot to Pulwama

India's response to terror has evolved and emerged out of the shadows of its past attacks. Examining Pathankot, Uri, and Pulwama provides key (un)lear

Pakistan’s latest nuclear antics in the form of Full Spectrum Deterrence
Jul 24, 2023

Pakistan’s latest nuclear antics in the form of Full Spectrum Deterrence

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

Pulwama terror attack, nuclear weapons and the India-Pakistan conflict dyad
Feb 18, 2019

Pulwama terror attack, nuclear weapons and the India-Pakistan conflict dyad

India must consider military retaliation, as further inaction will only go on to reinforce Pakistan’s nuclear deterrence.

India’s clueless deterrence “strategy”
Mar 09, 2018

India’s clueless deterrence “strategy”

There is no reason to expect that India’s deterrence strategy will change in the near future.

India’s ‘surgical strikes’ and the SAARC Summit
Oct 12, 2016

India’s ‘surgical strikes’ and the SAARC Summit

In aftermath of the Indian army’s ‘surgical-strikes’ on ‘terror launch-pads’ inside Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) has claimed it's first c

Changed Pakistan policy a challenge to Modi Govt
Oct 06, 2016

Changed Pakistan policy a challenge to Modi Govt

The September 29 strike was different in a significant way that not only did the Narendra Modi government own it, but also publicised it.

After the 'surgical' strike: Short and long term implications
Oct 05, 2016

After the 'surgical' strike: Short and long term implications

The short and long term perspective of the Line of Control in the post surgical strikes scenario

After the ‘surgical strikes’ – What next?
Oct 04, 2016

After the ‘surgical strikes’ – What next?

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

Why would Pakistan respond?
Sep 30, 2016

Why would Pakistan respond?

If Pakistan is willing to escalate and want to respond to the recent surgical strike, what are likely to be its options?

Surgical strikes along LoC puts South Asia on cusp of new India-Pakistan dynamic
Oct 01, 2016

Surgical strikes along LoC puts South Asia on cusp of new India-Pakistan dynamic

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.

Surgical Strikes and Deterrence-Stability in South Asia
Jun 24, 2017

Surgical Strikes and Deterrence-Stability in South Asia

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

'Surgical strikes day' is just a pre-election dose of patriotic political fodder
Sep 24, 2018

'Surgical strikes day' is just a pre-election dose of patriotic political fodder

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.

Did surgical strikes really deter Pakistan?
Jun 29, 2018

Did surgical strikes really deter Pakistan?

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.

India’s surgical strikes: What they can and cannot achieve
Jun 28, 2017

India’s surgical strikes: What they can and cannot achieve

Nine months after the surgical strikes, what is the verdict on the efficacy to deter Pakistan from its sub-conventional warfare?

No war, no peace: The aftermath of the 'surgical strikes' raises concerns
Nov 11, 2016

No war, no peace: The aftermath of the 'surgical strikes' raises concerns

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 politics of surgical strikes
Dec 12, 2018

The politics of surgical strikes

The hyped jingoistic ‘surgical’ action did nothing to deter Pakistani ‘misadventure’

Why 'surgical strikes' are a slippery slope for India
Sep 30, 2016

Why 'surgical strikes' are a slippery slope for India

For the uninitiated, surgical strikes are limited and lightning fast incursions into enemy territory meant to neutralise tactical threats.

Achieving a strategic shift in Islamabad should be India's goal
Oct 20, 2016

Achieving a strategic shift in Islamabad should be India's goal

With surgical strikes becoming a tactical success the real triumph will be in achieving a strategic shift in Islamabad

After Operation Sindoor, a diminished terror landscape
May 14, 2025

After Operation Sindoor, a diminished terror landscape

Instead of responding with counterterror operations, which are conservative and contained, operations such as Operation Sindoor will be the new norm

Beheading dead soldiers is a war crime; Bragging about it does no one any credit
Oct 12, 2016

Beheading dead soldiers is a war crime; Bragging about it does no one any credit

As the political debate overdegenerates into ‘mine was bigger than yours’, beheading dead soldiers are grave and indefensible by their very nature

BRICS Summit: India's hands full with Pakistan, must bide time to deal with China
Oct 12, 2016

BRICS Summit: India's hands full with Pakistan, must bide time to deal with China

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.

Disempowering the soldier
Nov 30, 2018

Disempowering the soldier

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

Douse the anger within
Apr 15, 2019

Douse the anger within

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 comparing India to Israel, Modi ignores fundamental differences between the two
Oct 20, 2016

In comparing India to Israel, Modi ignores fundamental differences between the two

In bragging about the Indian Army post the surgical strikes by comparing with Israel Prime Minister has ignored the reality

India, Pakistan and hope for the future
Oct 12, 2016

India, Pakistan and hope for the future

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

India’s polls and Pakistan
May 13, 2019

India’s polls and Pakistan

If Modi is re-elected, then Pakistan will have a lot to worry about.

Life in Kashmir After Article 370
Jan 28, 2020

Life in Kashmir After Article 370

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

Look beyond politics on N-issue
Nov 21, 2018

Look beyond politics on N-issue

Nuclear weapons cannot be a panacea for tackling security challenges to India’s sovereignty

Modi government has two choices in dealing with J&K’s Pulwama attack
Feb 15, 2019

Modi government has two choices in dealing with J&K’s Pulwama attack

Given the state of India-Pakistan relations, India doesn’t have much diplomatic leverage with Islamabad at this juncture.

Modi's limited Pakistan policy at BRICS
Oct 25, 2016

Modi's limited Pakistan policy at BRICS

In the post BRICS narrative, Modi government’s recent policy towards Pakistan has been described as a "game changer" but has it's own limitations

Modi’s Pakistan policy: What’s working and what’s not
Apr 27, 2018

Modi’s Pakistan policy: What’s working and what’s not

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.

Pakistan’s marginalisation in South Asia
Sep 30, 2016

Pakistan’s marginalisation in South Asia

India is wise to emphasise the costs to Islamabad of its obstructionism. Pakistan cannot hold the future of South Asia hostage to its India paranoia.

Risk Assessment and Escalation Management in India-Pakistan Conflicts
Dec 15, 2021

Risk Assessment and Escalation Management in India-Pakistan Conflicts

Since August 2021 when the US withdrew from Afghanistan, ceasefire violations at the India-Pakistan Line of Control (LoC) and killings of minorities in J&K have been reported. Indeed, the fall of Kabul to the Taliban has bolstered the anti-India establishment and the terrorist groups in Pakistan—putting the February 2021 ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan under stress. India's conventional military response of the type of the 'S

Six ways in which Parrikar's remarks should concern Modi
Nov 14, 2016

Six ways in which Parrikar's remarks should concern Modi

Parrikar's off-the-cuff remarks have strengthened China's case against India on both counts.

The Uri aftermath: A game of snakes and ladders
Oct 03, 2016

The Uri aftermath: A game of snakes and ladders

Post-India's surgical strikes in aftermath of Uri attack more questions than answers for Pakistan's ruling establishment?

Uri aftermath: Retaliation, with de-escalation built in
Sep 30, 2016

Uri aftermath: Retaliation, with de-escalation built in

While individual strikes on the LoC are fine, an escalation of tension and a breakdown of the 2003 ceasefire will be a negative rebound.

What is so secret about the information even India's enemies know?
Oct 25, 2016

What is so secret about the information even India's enemies know?

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

आतंक से निपटने का नया मंत्र पाकिस्तान की खुल रही पोल
May 15, 2025

आतंक से निपटने का नया मंत्र पाकिस्तान की खुल रही पोल

करीब 50 वर्षों से दोनों देश मुख्य रूप से एलओसी के इर्दगिर्द जम्मू-कश्मीर में ही संघर्षरत रहे हैं, लेकिन ड्रोन्स-मिसाइल के चलते टकराव उत्तर पश्चिम और पश्चिम भारत की सीमा तक बढ