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To South China Sea, boldly

by Nitin A Gokhale

03 Dec/12

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In July, days before he retired, the then Navy Chief Admiral Nirmal Verma commissioned a Naval Air Station at Campbell Bay on Great Nicobar Island, christening it INS ‘Baaz’ thereby signalling India’s intentions to keep a close watch on the new developments unfolding in east and south east Asia Today,…

Cambodia “S-21: Reminder of a horrific past

by Nitin A Gokhale

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19 Nov/12

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While the Cambodian population has moved on from its terrible days of 1970s, the government has established a Genocide Museum to remind everyone of the horrific Pol Pot regime that is estimated to have killed nearly 2 million Cambodians between 1975 and 1979. On a visit to Phnom Penh for…

Looking East: First impressions of Cambodia

by Nitin A Gokhale

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18 Nov/12

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At first glance Phnom Penh reminds me of Imphal, capital of Manipur. The serinity, the clear blue skies, ever smiling people and pristine air, Cambodia has an uncanny resemblance to India’s north-east. And just as well. After all, north-east is an important element in India’s Look East Policy. As I…

Reporting war without media. Israel kicks up a debate

by Nitin A Gokhale

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16 Nov/12

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Can the armed forces, engaged in a real time conflict, also take on the role of journalists reporting the developments themselves while the battle is still being fought? This week, the Israeli Defence Forces have shown, it can do without the media by live blogging and live tweeting an…

India set to ramp up involvement with Afghanistan

by Nitin A Gokhale

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09 Nov/12

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This weekend, Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai is travelling to Delhi to confer with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Several agreements are expected to be signed. One of the important pacts will be on training of Afghan soldiers by the Indian Army. On Thursday me and colleague Amitabh Revi reported on what…