MAJ GEN JKS PARIHAR

Nepal trends: China’s plan to encircle India

January 11, 2023

China is maintaining a long-term strategy to contain India and dominate south East Asia by denying territorial boundaries and aggression since 1949, the era of Mao Zedong, the founder of the People’s Republic of China. Annexation of Tibet by China, illegal invasion of China in Aksai Chin in 1959, followed...

Despite many challenges, India-Bangladesh ties have flourished in the past 50 years

December 16, 2022

India holds a unique distinction in the history of the liberation of Bangladesh. The landmark victory day of 16 December 1971 had witnessed unprecedented surrender of Pak military commander Lt. Gen. A.A.K. Niazi along with more than 90000 armed forces personnel following decisive victory of the Indian armed forces and...

Tawang clash is PLA’s bid to keep LAC volatile

December 14, 2022

The recent clash between Indian and Chinese troops along the LAC in the Yangtse Tawang sector in Arunachal Pradesh on 9 Dec 22 should not be considered as an accidental and minor episode of local level among Indian and PLA troops, despite the fact that the quick response by Indian...

IAF needs to transform itself into a multi-spectrum strategic force

December 9, 2022

Though the Indian Air Force (IAF) has been the pride of the country for the past 90 glorious years, it faces many future challenges. The Indian Air Force was officially established on 8 October 1932 as an auxiliary air force to Royal Air force with the enactment of the Indian...

Pak at a crossroads with new Army chief in place

November 29, 2022

The Pakistan government has recommended to the President to appoint Lt. Gen. Syed Asim Munir as Chief of Army Staff and Lt. Gen. Shamshad Mirza as Chairman of Joint Chief of Staff Committee (CJCSC). Gen Munir was commissioned in the frontier Force Regiment and deemed to be a close aide...

Chinese aggression in IOR poses global threat

November 24, 2022

T he presence of Chinese surveillance ships Yuan Wang 5 in Sri Lanka’s Hambantota port in August 2022 followed by another attempt by PLA Navy to place spy ship Yuan Wang 6 in the Indian Ocean into India’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and near Andaman islands in the first week...

Indian Army’s drone mission

October 29, 2022

U nmanned the Remotely Piloted Aerial Vehicles (RPAVs) or Drone has gained significant standing in modern warfare. Drones have witnessed transformation from a mere system of surveillance and reconnaissance to an interceptor and offensive weapon. The Drones are highly effective and favoured tools to counter the radar and navigation system...

Emergence of Indian Armed Forces since 1947

August 15, 2022

The Indian armed forces, with strength of over 1.3 million, are the fourth largest army in the world today. Since independence, the forces have undergone a gradual transformation in their strength, operational ability, and role. As an associated force to the British armed forces in different military operations as well...

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