Lt Gen (Dr) JS Bajwa

Yatris bound for Kailash-Mansarovar (KM) via the Nathu La in Eastern Sikkim were in for a shock – their Yatra was terminated at Nathu La...

True to form the Chinese reaction to the Dalai Lama’s presence in Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh has drawn the expected bellicose bluster from Beijing. Having...

“When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do, Sir?” — John Maynard Keynes With the dawn of every New Year, experts...

“It is China’s intention to be the greatest power in the world.” — Lee Kuan Yew, 20111 “China’s peaceful development has broken away from the...

Preamble The impact of history, geographic position, culture, political system and myriad other factors on strategic and military decision makers is essential to draw comprehensive...

“A nation that will insist on drawing a broad line between the fighting man and the thinking man is liable to find its fighting done...

“Everything in war is very simple, but the simplest thing is difficult … so in war it is difficult for normal efforts to achieve even...

As tactical military operations, these raids were an outstanding success. But a larger question remains. India’s forces carried out a se­ries of successful pre-emptive surgical...

“Should the Indian Government fail to change this decision at once, to have the Indian armed forces promptly withdraw from Chinese territory which they have...

The coup in Turkey ultimately ended in a coop. Turkey suffered a weekend of tanks, protests and uncertainty, as a military faction launched a coup...

‘Sagara Manthan’ or the churning of the ocean of milk, is a story mentioned in the Bhagavata Purana, the Vishnu Purana and the epic Mahabharata....

On Friday May 20, 2016 morning Ms Tsai Ing-wen, 59, of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) was sworn-in President after winning the elections in January...

The bugle call is sounded – ‘Right size’ the Army. Right size to fit what politico-military strategy? That is the begging question. War on one...

“It has always been the law that the weaker should be subject to the stronger.”               — Thucydides It was a sad commentary for the nation...

“The Indian Ocean is not India’s ocean”, so said Chinese Defence Minister Chi Haotian way back in 1994. However, China does not apply that same...

The three witches – “Macbeth”. PAK ARMY (FIRST WITCH) - When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain? ISI (SECOND WITCH)...

“The enemy of my enemy is my friend” seems to be the quintessential truth with regard to India’s neighbourhood, despite the well-meaning olive branch extended...

At the official level, Russia is actively working at developing cooperation with China in the economic and political arenas. At a meeting in the Kremlin...

The end of the Cold War, denied the PLA the opportunity to fight a protracted, manpower-based total war with deep depth as prospects of foreign...

On the last day of February this year, the stylized presentation of the Union Budget was much awaited for the substance of its content, it...

Chinese Irredentism Like a debutante in the global arena, China has been particular about its national image. After decades of revolutionary diplomacy that challenged the...

‘“The crux of the Four Modernisation is the mastering of modern Science & Technology. Without the high-speed development of Science & Technology it is impossible...

Some of the major events of the recent past, that have influenced Chinese strategists in seeking a contemporary military strategy have been the Tiananmen incident...

There is no doubt that India will have to change; literally pull itself up by its boot laces. A changed India would imply transformation in...

India is today at a point of inflection. A cautious myopic vision will spell doom. The MEA needs to be confident enough to take onboard...

The humongous prolonged gestation period in designing and operationalising any weapon system by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and assembly line manufacturing by...

Planet Earth seems to be spinning faster on its axis, or is it that events with serious ramifications on global geo-political dynamics are emanating around...

The gross structure of how the PLA elements are organized is fairly discernible. The Army is divided into main forces (including the Rapid Reaction Forces...

Of all the PLA, PLAAF has been the slowest to modernize. In many respects this is linked to its history. The air force’s close identification...

It was reported in the Times of India that – “Dedicate air support for ITBP gets govt nod”.  The Government’s decision to acquire helicopters for...

The Director General of the Inter Services Public Relations of the Pakistani military establishment, Major General Asim Saleem Bajwa, visited China from 14-18 October 2014....

The announcement by the Government to construct an 1800 km long road running parallel to the LAC in Arunachal Pradesh (AP) is a purposive step...

The armed forces of a country are a manifestation of the Government’s commitment to the people it represents of its concern for the pursuing the...

The Government’s ‘White Paper’ relating to India-China Boundary issue, published between 1951 and 1960, clearly indicated the adversarial bilateral relations between India and China. The...

First the facts - Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has five battalions deployed in Eastern Ladakh including those on the Line of Actual Control (LAC). ITBP...

For India to emerge as a regional power and a global player, there is need for an attitudinal change. India has the wherewithal to protect...

The Armed Forces are India’s “hard-power” assets and not a tool for diplomacy on the borders. Deployment of an armed force to support a diplomatic...

Robert Kaplan in his book “The Revenge of Geography” suggests that, “India’s rivalry with China is not like the one with Pakistan: it is more...