Bharat Verma
India needs an intelligent strategy
By a turn of good fortune, geo-political factors today favor India. We are perhaps the only country in the world with unique access to opposing camps, consisting of major and…
Five Star CDS is a necessity
The divisive Indian culture continues to act as the principal destroyer of consolidation of military power by dithering over the appointment of a Chief of Defence Staff (CDS). The ‘divide…
Defence Budget: Tinkering with commas and full stops
The presentation of annual defence budget is an exercise in futility. The increase in defence budget from Rs.147,344 crores in fiscal 2010-11 to 164,415 crores in fiscal 2011-12, reflects a…
Modernisation of Defence Forces
India will pay heavy price in the long run, if it continues to compromise its superiority in military power balance vis-à-vis China and Pakistan. Both, China and Pakistan have a…
Military Power: key to India’s future
Despite the possible dawn of a democratic world order with the advent of the 21st Century, India continues to be saddled with a contradictory strategic environment. By virtue of the…
French Forces in Indian Ocean
Today, only two foreign navies maintain a permanent presence in the Indian Ocean i.e. the United States Navy and the French Navy. Bharat Verma interviewed Rear Admiral Jacques Launay, Joint…
Defence Technologies Key to India’s Security
Primary key to India’s emergence as a successful global power lies on the ability to acquire and imbibe superior defence technologies in the knowledge-based society of the 21st century. The…
Media: the Force-Multiplier
Media can mar or make the war efforts. Enhance or rubbish the image within minutes if the communication skills remain poor. There was a time when whatever little the…
Fight the Terrorist Like a Terrorist
The Ghost That Came Back to Haunt. These statements are true. First, While exiting Afghanistan, America left behind 5 billion dollars worth of sophisticated arms in the hand of terrorists.…
Threats from Pakistan
In spite of the fact that Pakistan is militarily considered a Secondary Threat by New Delhi, hostilities spearheaded against us constitute sixty per cent of the sum total. It originates…
Dismantle the Moghul Darbar!
Elders continue to glibly state that Pakistan being our neighbor, we cannot wish it away. Therefore, we have to learn to live with it. For the size and the resources…
