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Looking back at this week’s interaction with members of the prestigious National Defence College (NDC) Course in Delhi–an annual feature–I realised, more than ever before, that media evokes intense interest even among military leaders, no matter what their instincts. The fact that my 45-minute talk led to 75 minutes of…

The Central Bureau of Investigation or CBI has reportedly asked the Law Ministry if it can question West Bengal Governor MK Narayanan and Goa Governor BV Wanchoo in its investigation into alleged kickbacks in the Rs 3600-crore VVIP helicopter deal. The government had earlier this month terminated the deal for…

It is useful to remember that way back in 2006 U.S. President George Bush and Shinzo Abe, then in his first term as Japanese prime minister, each in their own way achieved far-reaching changes in their respective ties with India. While George Bush helped end the nuclear apartheid against India,…

This is the last thing I or any student of Indian military should be writing on the happy occasion of Army Day but wherever I go these days I am picking up signals of disgruntlement among the middle and senior lot for denial of basic courtesy and dues to them.…