General

The five Indian martyrs in South Sudan

by Nitin A Gokhale

10 Apr/13

General

Lt. Col. Mahipal Singh On Tuesday five Indian peacekeepers were killed while escorting a United Nations convoy in Jonglei, the hub of tribal infighting in South Sudan. The dead included a Lt. Colonel, one junior commissioned officer and three jawans while five were injured including an officer. Those killed were…

The nation wants to know!

by Nitin A Gokhale

No Comments

20 Feb/13

General

Last year, when Arvind Kejriwal and Prashant Bhushan were about to form a new political party, the duo had, in one of their frequent press conferences, distributed a set of papers that had collated a number of letters, emails and contract papers between an American Attorney C. Edmonds Allen and…

India’s defence sector: from ‘buy global’ to ‘go slow’

by Nitin A Gokhale

1 Comment

20 Feb/13

General

The Indian defence sector, forever beset with procedural delays and long trial periods in testing new equipment is now starting at further slowdown in decision-making following the AgustaWestland helicopter controversy last week, officers in the ministry of defence and the three service headquarters say. Recent cuts in both its capital…

The VVIP helicopters’ procurement saga

by Nitin A Gokhale

4 Comments

13 Feb/13

General, NDTV

For the Indian Air Force, the Augusta Westland controversy could not have come at a more inopportune time. Its has plans to induct 300-350 aircraft, including combat jets, transport aircraft and helicopters over the next decade. But the scandal that has erupted around supply of 12 VVIP helicopters is likely…

Perfidious attempt to give away Siachen is on

by Nitin A Gokhale

No Comments

10 Feb/13

General, Outlook

Outlook has a cover story on Siachen and Kargil. I have a column in it, pasted below. OPINION The Wages Of Peace Kargil was actually about Siachen. India must remember that. NITIN A. GOKHALE http://outlookindia.com/article.aspx?283856 Last July, sitting in Dras in the middle of a two-day celebration of…