Nitin A Gokhale

Why Manohar Parrikar’s biggest contribution to Defence Ministry was breaking the Rafale logjam

by Nitin A Gokhale

31 Mar/21

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Manohar Parrikar’s biggest contribution was to break the Rafale logjam. For six years, India had been unable to decide on how to buy the French-made combat jets because of the faulty procedure adopted by the MoD under the then Defence Minister A.K. Antony. It is to Parrikar’s credit that he…

Amid New Chinese Claims, China & Bhutan To Hold Border Talks After Five Years

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31 Mar/21

StratNews Global

NEW DELHI: The 25th round of border talks between China and Bhutan has been scheduled for April 7 and 8 and will be hosted in Kunming, southwestern China’s biggest city, sources have told StratNews Global. A delegation from Bhutan is reportedly already in China undergoing the mandatory 14-day quarantine in…

West Container Terminal Better Deal For India: Sri Lankan Foreign Secy

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04 Mar/21

StratNews Global

NEW DELHI: Earlier this week, the Sri Lankan Cabinet gave its approval to develop the West Container Terminal of Colombo Port jointly with India and Japan under a public-private partnership. This came after both India and Japan expressed their displeasure over the Sri Lankan government going back on a 2019…

India-Pakistan: Renewed Attempt At Peace

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25 Feb/21

StratNews Global

NEW DELHI: The Director Generals of Military Operations of India and Pakistan have held talks over the hotline and both sides agreed to strictly observe all agreements, understandings and ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) and all other sectors. How did it come about? What are the possible implications…

Disengagement The Current Focus; Meeting Of Special Representatives Later

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22 Feb/21

StratNews Global

NEW DELHI: No dates have been finalised or other details worked out for any SR (Special Representatives)-level talks between India and China since India’s current focus is on restoring the status quo ante in Ladakh as it existed in April 2020. Sources close to India’s National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit…