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My latest piece in The Diplomat  http://the-diplomat.com/2012/06/12/why-india-snubbed-u-s/?all=true )   And in Defence & Security Alert on Anti-Maoist campaign http://www.dsalert.co.in/files/June_2012_Nitin_Gokhale.pdf Why India snubbed US The U.S. might hope for a closer military and strategic alliance with India. But don’t expect New Delhi to get excited about the proposal.     India’s Central Asia Soft…

MEA’s Press note on India-Myanmar Cooperation Prime Minister’s visit to Myanmar is taking place after a period of 25 years (the last such visit was undertaken by PM Rajiv Gandhi in December 1987) and represents a major landmark in bilateral relations. 2.The visit comes at a time when Myanmar is…

Note: On this blog, I have so far refrained from posting articles by others simply because this is a blog that reflects my personal opinion. But today, I am going to make an exception because a highly respected soldier, former Vice Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen Vijay Oberoi’s piece…

Fellow journalist Mukesh Kaushik, a busybody on the defence beat took pains to send out the entire reply given by Defence Minister AK Antony in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday on the grants for the Ministry of Defence. This must be the longest Antony has spoken. Some passages in his speech…