Lift AFSPA wherever possible, don’t repeal it
Two developments in Kashmir during the past fortnight have brought the focus back on the Indian Army and the much-misunderstood Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958. First, the killing of two teenagers in Badgam by troops of Rashtriya Rifles and the subsequent admission by the Northern Army Commander, Lt…
Supremacy of civil over military: The Indian version
This article was written in March 2013 for the CLAWS (Centre for Land Warfare Studies) Journal and is published in its latest edition for Summer 2013, released this week. HIGHER DEFENCE MANAGEMENT IN INDIA: NEED FOR URGENT REAPPRAISAL Nations which fail to develop a balanced pattern of civil-military…
HIGHER DEFENCE MANAGEMENT IN INDIA: NEED FOR URGENT REAPPRAISAL Nitin A. Gokhale (The author, currently NDTV’s Security & Strategic Affairs Editor, is an authoritative defence analyst, author, media trainer and a multi-media reporter with 30 years experience across web, print and broadcast mediums. Author of three books on insurgency, war…