Arun Prakash
The writer is a retired chief of naval staff.
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The significance of Arihant
Navy’s first home-built, ballistic-missile armed submarine makes India’s nuclear deterrence credible
Thu, Nov 08, 2018No more committees
Interests of national security demand the urgent creation of an overarching Ministry of Defence Technology & Industrial Production, and other reforms
Sat, Jan 21, 2017Breaking the N-silence
Parrikar has broken a tradition of sphinx-like silence, wherein his two UPA predecessors rarely acknowledged the existence of India’s nuclear deterrent or even mentioned the ‘N’ word.
Sat, Nov 19, 2016Look before you escalate
Loud jingoism and war talk erode India’s credibility, distract government from urgent task at hand.
Mon, Sep 26, 2016In deep water
Scorpene data leak underlines the hazards of India’s dependence on foreign sources for military hardware.
Mon, Aug 29, 2016Joining forces
India needs a chief of defence staff and a system of theatre commands
Tue, Oct 09, 2012Government,military,babu
The best democracies in the world have retained firm civilian control over their armed forces not by isolating them,but by involving them in the national security decision-making process
Mon, Aug 13, 2012Troubleshooting in the sea
Establish procedures to keep the waters safe for ships and fisherfolk
Mon, Jul 30, 2012Repair the ramparts
Corruption in the armed forces is merely the symptom of a cancer embedded in our polity
Wed, Apr 04, 2012Under a blue ensign
Why it makes sense for India to take the lead in combating Somalia-based piracy
Fri, Nov 18, 2011Where are our ships bound?
India needs to consider exactly how much force it can project in the South China Sea
Sat, Oct 01, 2011
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