Air Marshal B D Jayal
The battle that rages within the Nation
Since Independence, the nation has grown up with the knowledge and belief that its armed forces are pillars of strength and symbolize probity and the spirit of sacrifice. This belief…
National War Memorial: A question of honour
Before the flicker of the last candle to commemorate those who laid down their lives for their motherland during the Kargil conflict dies out and memories of this 15th anniversary…
Know Yourself and Your Enemies
Two books titled ‘Deception – Pakistan, The United States and the Global Nuclear Weapons Conspiracy’ by Adrian Levy and Catherine Scott- Clark and ‘Military Inc.- Inside Pakistan’s Military Economy’ by…
Political parties’ manifestos mean little for the armed forces
The eagerly awaited election manifesto of the principal opposition party is now in the public domain and it is natural for students of national security to look at it in…
Civil-Military Relations: Heed the Timely Message
Concluding his recent address to the annual combined commanders conference during which he listed some serious challenges facing not just the armed forces but the entire national security structure of…
The Forgotten Jawan
The army counts for little on the electoral battlefield On the eve of yet another general election, it is but natural for observers to crystal-gaze into what the future portends…
Time for a hard look at the aviation industry
India has steadfastly refused to review the organisational model of the MoD, which remains frozen in time. Therefore, the inter-service rivalry results in wasteful duplications and a military-industrial complex…
The thinking man and the fighting man
The date, May 23, 2013, may well go down in the history of the Indian republic as a day when the first rays of a new dawn began to shed…
Time To Walk A Thin Line
In a season where scams are tumbling out of Lutyens’ Bhavans with an embarrassing regularity, it may appear that the AgustaWestland helicopter graft case has receded from public memory. Rather…
Defence production- a battle between free market and state control
In a season where scams are tumbling out of Lutyens’ Bhavans with an embarrassing regularity, it may appear that the AgustaWestland helicopter graft case has receded from public memory. Rather…
A Turning Point in History
Even as the full scale of the tragedy that struck the United States on September 11 is unfolding, it is worth pondering its strategic implications. A leading American daily has…
Courage in Question
Retrospective downgrading of military awards taints service ideals – Air Marshal Brijesh D Jayal The highlight of an annual Republic Day parade is the opening, with the nation honouring yet…
No Time for Turf Wars
Nothing could have painted a clearer security picture of our neighbourhood than three prominent news items on the same day in one national daily .Osama plotted to nuke US with…
A Nation and it’s Toothless Nuclear Doctrine
Even as the celebrations at our joining the ‘nuclear club’ start to ebb, contrary information from across the Atlantic is getting shriller. The Ministry of External Affairs now accepts that…
Bedrock of Airpower: A Sound National Aerospace Policy
It is typical of the Indian security system, that only in times of security crises, does the nation wake up to gross weaknesses in re equipping of the armed forces.…
Demilitarizing Siachen: Looking for a Soft Option?
At what is commonly referred to as Siachen, India hold the dominating high ground on Saltoro Ridge. To the west of this is Gilgit and Baltistan, which is proposed to…
