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The Desi Bofors nearing a major milestone

by Nitin A Gokhale

19 Jun/14

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If all goes well over the next few days, the Indian Army’s prayers for a towed artillery gun looks set to be answered soon. The Dhanush at the DefExpo in Delhi earlier this year The summer trials of ‘Dhanush’ a 155-mm, 45 calibre gun built by the Ordnance Factory Board…

Half a day on INS Vikramaditya

by Nitin A Gokhale

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16 Jun/14

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Inside ALH Dhruv on the way to Vikramaditya On Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his first trip outside Delhi and spent four hours on India’s biggest ship, the aircraft carrier, INS Vikramaditya. I was lucky to be part of the press entourage that was onboard. Here’s a small glimpse…

Reading the tea leaves in Assam

by Nitin A Gokhale

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23 May/14

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One under-reported aspect of the BJP’s astounding electoral victory is its eastward surge. And I don’t mean just its bigger inroads in West Bengal but also its larger gains in Assam. In keeping with the national trend, BJP won seven seats in Assam, by far its best result. In 2004,…

Recalling India’s hidden hand in Sri Lanka war

by Nitin A Gokhale

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18 May/14

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Extract from my 2009 book Sri Lanka: From War to Peace A SPEECH, A PLEA, AND A HIDDEN HAND Every year on 27 November, Vellupillai Prabhakaran used to make what he called a Hero’s Day speech, often reassuring his supporters that the fight for Tamil Eelam was still on. Given…

Beyond NJ 9842: The Siachen Saga released in Leh

by Nitin A Gokhale

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12 May/14

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My book Beyond NJ 9842: The Siachen Saga was released in Leh at a function organised by the Ladakh district administration on 10 May, exactly a month after it was formally launched in Delhi. Some glimpses of the function. The Book is released in Leh: Simrandip Singh, IAS, DC Ladakh…