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Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhry

Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhry (Retd) writes on contemporary national and international issues, strategic implications of infrastructure development towards national power, geo-moral dimension of international relations, and leadership nuances in a changing social construct. The views expressed are of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Raksha Anirveda

The World Without a Referee

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The Whistle that No Longer Stops the Game: The most dangerous moment in any contest is not when the rules are broken, but when those responsible for enforcing them can no longer make the...

China’s Five Fingers: The Himalayan Hand in Motion

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The Hand on the Himalayas: The Himalayas can be read as a mountain wall, a civilisational frontier or a military theatre. This region can also be imagined as a strategic hand: Tibet as the...

Civil-Military Fusion: From Intent to Impact

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Civil-military fusion has become an increasingly important phrase in India's strategic vocabulary. It recognises a fundamental reality of modern warfare: the technologies that determine military advantage are no longer developed exclusively inside defence laboratories....

Greenland Gone…. Sovereignty Unchanged, Strategy Transformed

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The earlier drama concerned acquisition; the new reality concerns access. This distinction matters more than the political theatre suggested. Ownership carries administrative, legal and political burdens. Strategic access can deliver many of ownership’s benefits...

The Empire Comes Home: Is Britain’s Political Karma Returning?

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Britain once drew the map of the world; today the world is watching Britain redraw its own map. On September 14, 2026, in Cardiff, the leaders of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland came together...

Free(bees) Bite America

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A $5,000 cheque sounds irresistible when it is somebody else who is promising to write it. At the Republican midterm convention in Dallas, President Donald Trump promised a $5,000 “dividend” to every adult American if...

Building the Power to Choose: India’s Move Towards Strategic Optionality

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The greatest advantage a nation can possess in an uncertain world is not an alliance. It is choice. The world India entered at independence was a world of blocs. The world India entered after...

The Next Empire?

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On August 24, 2026, Washington launched Operation Economic Outcast, an aggressive campaign to sever Iran from its remaining economic lifelines. The United States is once again demonstrating something extraordinary: its ability to turn financial architecture...

Beyond Black Gold

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The Strait of Hormuz has once again reminded the world of an uncomfortable truth: geography can suddenly become strategy. A disruption thousands of kilometres away from India can ripple through crude prices, freight costs,...

When War Writes Doctrine

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In an age of instant commentary, strategic concepts are increasingly packaged around personalities. A successful operation is followed by a podcast, a paper or a television debate, and soon a complex national-security approach acquires...

India Stands at a Defining Moment

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The international order is undergoing its most profound transformation since the end of the Cold War. The conflict in Ukraine continues to reshape European security, the war in West Asia has heightened regional instability,...

The Mecca Pact: Muslim Solidarity Meets Geopolitics

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On August 7, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan signed what has been described as the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, committing themselves to the principle that aggression against one would be treated as aggression against...

Beyond Crisis: The Doctrine of Continuous Reform for Viksit Bharat

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The Paradox of Reform Every society believes in reform—until reform demands change before a crisis. History tells a curious story. Nations rarely reform because they are wise; they reform because they are cornered. The recent calls...
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