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Beyond the high seas: On board INS Jalashwa

by Nitin A Gokhale

08 Nov/13

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Early this week, Adm DK Joshi, India’s Navy Chief was in Vizag, reviewing the operational preparedness of the Eastern Naval Command and review the fleet. During his time at sea, the Chief of Naval Staff gave a rare interview to NDTV. Rare because for 4 years the Navy top brass…

‘TSD Is About Human Intelligence’

by Nitin A Gokhale

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07 Oct/13

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In early September, the former army chief spoke to NDTV, addressing questions on the TSD.

LoC unplugged: journey on the India-Pakistan border

by Nitin A Gokhale

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14 Sep/13

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For three full days and nights earlier this week, an NDTV team comprising Barkha Dutt, me, two camera persons, a producer, two OB personnel and an engineer travelled about 680 km along parts of the Line of Control (loC) in the Kashmir Valley and Jammu regions. This is a compilation…

Soldiers don’t matter in this country, Former Army Chief Gen VK Singh laments

by Nitin A Gokhale

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03 Sep/13

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The full Video here: http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/ndtv-special-ndtv-24×7/ex-army-chief-vk-singh-on-whether-he-ll-run-against-sonia-gandhi/289063?curl=1378178236 FULL TRANSCRIPT Nitin: It’s been more than a year that General V.K. Singh retired as India’s Army Chief. But controversies don’t seem to leave him. He is at the centre of one controversy or the other. He is subjected to intense scrutiny for his pronouncements, his…

Marginalising the soldier not good for nation’s health

by Nitin A Gokhale

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15 Aug/13

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(http://www.fairobserver.com/article/indian-armys-role-nation-building) India’s army has seen its role as the nation’s “ultimate weapon” diminish. The Indian nation should have been able to look back at the country’s journey from 1947 and justifiably feel proud of the progress it has made so far. Unfortunately, the overwhelming mood in India today is that…