Nitin A. Gokhale

The LoC incident: The back story

by Nitin A Gokhale

22 Jan/13

General, NDTV

The recent incidents on the Line of Control between Indian and Pakistani army troops has predictably generated a lot of heat and has taken up oodles of air and print space in the media on both sides of the border. It is a familiar pattern. An incident takes place, it…

Kashmir: The endless war. From my archives

by Nitin A Gokhale

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11 Jan/13

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In July-August 2011, I spent a week in Kashmir valley, living with the troops on the Line of Control, observing and recording their daily routine, the endless tension and drudgery. The thankless job they our soldiers do come sun, rain or snow. Recent incidents on the LoC reminded me once…

Rendezvous with a rebel: From the archives

by Nitin A Gokhale

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02 Jan/13

General, Rediff

Early today, photographer friend Nilayan Dutta posted on Facebook a long forgotten picture(from November 200) of us in the jungles along the India-Myanmar border to meet a reclusive insurgent leader. That photograph kindled a lot of old memories. Here’s the description of sojourn where the journey itself was an…

A women and children Help desk in each Police Station:An Idea whose time has come

by Nitin A Gokhale

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29 Dec/12

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Note: We often tend to think that civil servants are an insensitive lot, unable to emphatise with the plight of the ordinary citizen. There are of course always exceptions to the rule. SB Agnihotri, an IAS officer currently working with the defence ministry, has specialised in women and child development…

Triumph and tragedy of an Air Force cadet

by Nitin A Gokhale

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22 Dec/12

General, NDTV

Its a case that highlights tragedy as well as triumph. Tragic because a young man will have to spend rest of his life bound to a wheel chair following an accident. Triumph because of the exceptional willpower shown by the young man. In an unprecedented decision, the Defence…

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The LoC incident: The back story

Kashmir: The endless war. From my archives

Rendezvous with a rebel: From the archives

A women and children Help desk in each Police Station:An Idea whose time has come

Triumph and tragedy of an Air Force cadet