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No offer to give Mauritian islands to India: Minister

by Nitin A Gokhale

06 Jul/12

General, NDTV

Note: In less than an hour after the below piece appeared on ndtv.com, a journalist from Mauritius, Muhammad Hossenbaccus called up and said the Minister has denied ever making an offer about of giving two islands to India on lease. The fellow practitioner also said the statement has evoked a sharp…

What fellow officers said about Lt. Col Prasad Purohit

by Nitin A Gokhale

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30 Jun/12

General, NDTV, Outlook

http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/lt-colonel-purohit-did-the-army-sell-short-an-effective-officer-237995?pfrom=home-lateststories One by one, 59 witnesses, all from the Army, have told a Court of Inquiry – step one of Army’s legal process– why they believe Lieutenant Colonel Prasad Purohit was just doing his job by fraternising with right-wing extremists. Lt Col Purohit was arrested in November 2008 for a…

Going down all guns blazing. Gen VK Singh over the past two years

by Nitin A Gokhale

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27 May/12

NDTV

Three days later, Chief of the Army Staff, Gen VK Singh will pass on the baton to his chosen successor Lt. Gen Bikram Singh, currently the Eastern Army Commander. Days before his retirement, Gen VK Singh has given a spate of interviews. I happen to do one too for NDTV,…

Young, brave pilots sacrifice their lives for no fault of their own

by Nitin A Gokhale

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23 May/12

NDTV

Note: A young Army Aviation pilot died in Siachen this morning, trying perhaps to eke out non-existent power from the ageing Cheetah Helicopter. His co-pilot is seriously injured and in hospital. Despite this accident the brave pilots will continue flying on the World’s most inhopitable and highest battlefield. What went…

INS DWEEPRAKSHAK COMMISSIONED ON KAVARATTI, LAKSHADWEEP

by Nitin A Gokhale

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30 Apr/12

General, NDTV

An Indian Navy press release announcing the launch of its latest base on Lakshadweep Islands INS Dweeprakshak, the latest Naval Base of Indian Navy was commissioned at Kavaratti in the Lakshadweep archipelago today by Vice Admiral KN Sushil, Flag Officer Commanding in Chief Southern Naval Command. The event marks an…