Nitin A Gokhale

SOS. Army is Seeing More Suicides

by Nitin A Gokhale

02 Dec/14

NDTV

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has hit the ground running. Even as he attempts to bring speed and transparency to the arms procurement process, he has rightly identified the welfare of troops as one of his top most priorities. Over the weekend, he told reporters in Goa that in his view…

For ‘Act East’ to succeed fix north-east first

by Nitin A Gokhale

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30 Nov/14

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a four-day trip to India’s north-east. The schedule is as usual packed. Mr Modi is attending a newspaper function, flagging off a new railway link, inaugurating the annual Hornbill Festival in Nagaland and in a nice balancing act, attending the closing ceremony of the…

26/11: Of Media bungling and sheer paralysis in govt

by Nitin A Gokhale

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27 Nov/14

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My column for rediff.com on 26/11 anniversary (http://www.rediff.com/news/column/nitin-gokhale-2611-sheer-paralysis-gripped-the-government/20141126.htm) On the sixth anniversary of 26/11, easily India’s most horrific terror attack, everyone has a personal memory. For some, who lost family members, it is a painful recollection; for others in the police, the NSG, the army and the navy, it is…

INS Vikrant: The Aircraft carrier that hastened the end of 1971 war, no more

by Nitin A Gokhale

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26 Nov/14

NDTV

A column I wrote for ndtv.com over the weekend (http://www.ndtv.com/article/opinion/ins-vikrant-s-hull-is-torn-open-624870)For Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha, one abiding memory of INS Vikrant is from almost a quarter century ago. In 1989, Sinha, who recently took premature retirement as Flag Officer Commander in Chief (FOC-in-C) of India’s Western Naval Command, was the top gun…

INS Vikrant’s Hull Is Torn Open

by Nitin A Gokhale

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24 Nov/14

NDTV

For Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha, one abiding memory of INS Vikrant is from almost a quarter century ago. In 1989, Sinha, who recently took premature retirement as Flag Officer Commander in Chief (FOC-in-C) of India’s Western Naval Command, was the top gun in the 300 squadron that flew Sea Hawk…