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No Man Left Behind

Posted on February 11, 2016 by sword

Disaster struck an Indian Army post at 19,350 feet on the icy heights of the Siachen glacier on 3rd February 2016 in the form of an avalanche, burying the ten soldiers manning it under 35 feet of snow. The nation … Continue reading →

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Flexibility in Execution

Posted on January 4, 2016 by sword

Military strategists from times immemorial have agreed on decision making as a key attribute of leadership. Good decisions make good leaders, and vice versa. The Prussian military theorist Von Clausewitz considered three ingredients of sound decision making by a leader … Continue reading →

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Danda Democracy

Posted on October 18, 2015 by sword

I always regret not having studied Political Science, having been schooled in a day and age when it was sacrilege to even think of anything except PCM (Physics Chemistry Math) if you were a boy and PCB (Physics Chemistry Biology) … Continue reading →

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Penny foolish pound foolish …

Posted on September 9, 2015 by sword

The financial cost of keeping PMR out of OROP doesn’t seem to have been calculated by the govt. Continue reading →

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Me Too

Posted on September 8, 2015 by sword

There is a reason why our country, like others, maintains Para Military Forces (PMF) in addition to a standing army. The rationale is to have a lower cost force not required to be manned, trained and equipped with the same … Continue reading →

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OROP – Constitutionally Speaking (A guest post by Akshat Agarwal)

Posted on September 1, 2015 by sword

Guest post by Akshat Agarwal, a budding lawyer In light of the recent controversy over the issue of One Rank One Pension (OROP), it may be pertinent to turn for guidance to the supreme law of the land, the Constitution … Continue reading →

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Audacious Fortunes

Posted on August 12, 2015 by sword

Three brave men across three theatres of operation, bound together by their audacity and good fortune. Each of them survived to personally play a significant role in ensuring ultimate victory for the country, providing decisive leadership at critical junctures. It was as if fortune was actually watching over them, indulgently placing a protective hand to keep them from harm’s way, knowing their sheer audacity would prevent them from looking out for themselves. Continue reading →

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What if Nehru was still the PM in 65?

Posted on June 7, 2015 by sword

What if Nehru had been at the helm of affairs in the 1965 war? Would he have been able to do as well as Shastri did? Or would he have repeated the follies of ’62? Continue reading →

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Mere paas Maa hai

Posted on May 19, 2015 by sword

Why Rahul Gandhi needs to update his script from 70s to 2015. Continue reading →

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Mirza Ghalib and the veterans

Posted on May 13, 2015 by sword

What is the similarity between Ghalib and veterans of armed forces? A common protest. Continue reading →

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