Nitin A Gokhale

I shall return (with apologies to Gen Douglas MacArthur)

by Nitin A Gokhale

18 Oct/15

General

An apology to the followers of this blog is due. For nearly four months I have not been able to update/write the blog for a combination of reasons.One was of course that writing the book 1965: Turning Tide: How India won the war (http://www.amazon.in/1965-Turning-Tide-How-India/dp/9385436848/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1445197846&sr=1-3&keywords=1965+war), kept me away from the blog since…

I have more support than 2005 and 2010, says Mahinda Rajapaksa

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04 Jul/15

Rediff

Former Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa has been a dominant figure in the country’s politics for decades. Even after his surprise defeat in the January 2015 Presidential elections, he continues to be in the news creating ripples in the Island nation’s public life and in the polity. In what is…

Why AFSPA can be lifted in some areas but should not be repealed

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02 Jul/15

Rediff

Latest figures figures available from the Ministry of Defence (MoD): DETAILS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ALLEGATIONS IN J&K FROM 1994 TO 31 OCT 2014 Nomenclature Offrs JCOs OR Total Remarks 1. HR Allegations – – – 1013 Number of unverified allegations recd 2. Punished by Army Auth…

Court rescues senior IPS officer from open political vendetta in Odisha

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28 Jun/15

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Prakash Mishra Often, cases of corrupt and unscrupulous government officials who make disproportionate money make instant headlines. By comparison, there is less coverage of cases where honest and upright officers get unfairly targeted by political personalities and those in power. One such instance has recently come to my notice. It…

Why OROP is imminently affordable

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25 Jun/15

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As veterans take turns to go on a relay hunger strike across India and mainly at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar over the non-implementation of the ‘One Rank One Pension’ demand, I went looking for the so-called complicated and tedious formula that has apparently kept the government tied up in knots. After talking to experts…