Lt Gen Prakash Katoch

  Deterrence to conflict whether at the sub-conventional level or conventional under the nuclear backdrop not only should be proactive, it must be suitably demonstrated to convey the effectiveness to the enemy. The stark truth today...

The Nagaland Assembly has demanded the repeal of AFSPA from the state and elsewhere in the northeast and an apology from the “appropriate authority” for the Army operation that led to the death of...

The media, especially the ‘paid’ variety is ecstatic over the issue of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSP) which comes up whenever civilian casualties are involved in counter-insurgency operations. The Union Home Minister has...

If the title of this article had said just ‘4G Debate’, readers may be excused if they ignored it thinking it about spectrum auction scams related to underhand dealing no matter which government is...

  The infantry will remain indispensable despite technological advances in warfighting because what eventually matters is where your boots are on ground. China is using this to nibble away at our territory on the premise...

  The terrorist ambush on the Assam Rifles convoy in Churachandpur District of Manipur on November 13, killing five soldiers including Colonel Viplav Tripathi, CO 46 Assam Rifles, his wife and 6-year old son shattered...

Pentagon’s report to the US Congress titled ‘Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China’ 2020 mentions the Galwan clash, standoff in Eastern Ladakh for which Beijing blames India and China’s refusal...

  The killing of non-Kashmiri labourers in Kashmir has brought the count of civilians killed by terrorists to at least 11 in a fortnight. The IG Police, Kashmir Range, flashed a message to the ten...

  It is hilarious to see our newspapers talking of the “wide open” rift  between Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan and Army Chief General QJ Bajwa, and similarly TV channels going berserk with debates inviting...

  After his recent visit to Ladakh, Army Chief General MM Naravane stated that the Chinese Army has deployed its troops in considerable numbers all across Eastern Ladakh and Northern front right up to our...

  Punjab has always been in the crosshair of Pakistan’s ISI especially after the last round of Pakistan-sponsored militancy in Punjab that witnessed a blood-soaked period before subsiding. In recent years, Pakistan’s induction of weapons,...

  Entering the third decade of the 21st Century, we are approaching an even more operationally-demanding future that entails radical changes in our approach to conflicts and wars. Dimensions of conflict include aerospace, land, sea, electromagnetic...

  Behind the continuing subterfuge of statements emanating from the US is the American excuse that Afghans must fight their own war. But did the Afghans ever ask the US to fight their war? America...