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Will China’s defence spending ever slow down?

by Nitin A Gokhale

06 Mar/12

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No other defence budget is watched with a mixture of awe and trepidation as China’s. Last week was no different. As expected Beijing announced a modest (by its own standards) 11.2 per cent increase in defence spending to peg it at 670 billion RMB or over 110 billion dollars.…

My TEDx talk on threats to India’s Security

by Nitin A Gokhale

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23 Feb/12

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[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qqvr1NM4N0&fs=1&source=uds&w=320&h=266] This was in March 2010.

Revisiting my documentary on China’s Sky Train

by Nitin A Gokhale

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20 Feb/12

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In 2006 I had the opportunity to travel on the Train to Lhasa–a technological marvel. On the web these days there is a lot of discussions on the train and its importance to China’s hold over Tibet. That’s why thought I will post my write up and the link to…

Army HQ restructuring gets under way

by Nitin A Gokhale

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14 Feb/12

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Amid the unfortunate controversy over the current Army Chief Gen VK Singh’s age issue, the restructuring process of the Indian Army Headquarters under the new transformation plan has quietly begun to roll out at South Block. Under the new plan, the two Deputy Chiefs of Army Staff…

A peep in the past to understand the present

by Nitin A Gokhale

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13 Feb/12

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What I reported on the Assembly elections in Manipur exactly a decade ago! MAGAZINE | FEB 11, 2002 JITENDER GUPTA Former Congress CM Rishang Keishing (left) and Radhabinod Koijam (right) NORTHEAST Mau-Mauing The Flak Catchers Politicians keep the campaign low-key fearing the people’s ire. And it looks like a…