Opinion

Tadmetla Operation 2010: Supreme sacrifice that demands answers
avatar Rattan Chand Sharma, Commandant (Retd) BSF

In this op-ed, RC Sharma, former BSF commandant, writes about the 2010 Tadmetla ambush, in which 76 CRPF personnel were killed, demanding accountability for leadership failures and justice for the fallen as India celebrates the end of Naxalism. Read More
 
 

Ukraine has crossed the Rubicon putting Kyiv at Russia’s crosshairs
avatar Maj Gen Sudhakar Jee, VSM (R)

In this op-ed, Maj Gen Sudhakar Jee (R) says going by Ukraine’s recent strikes deep inside Russia targeting the country’s energy infrastructure and civilian sites, and Moscow’s warnings, a devastating retaliatory attack on Ukraine and/or its European backers is on the cards. Read More
 
 

How General Anil Chauhan reshaped India’s military future
avatar Guest Post

In this article, Dhanashree Valunjkar, research assistant at CENJOWS writes on CDS General Anil Chauhan’s tenure and the legacy he leaves behind, when he retires on May 30. Read More
 
 

India’s Submarine Dream: Too late to catch up, too important to give up
avatar Jayanta Bhattacharya

In this op-ed, senior journalist Jayanta Bhattacharya writes that India’s submarine programme, crippled by decades of paralysis, is leaving the Navy dangerously ill-equipped for the increasingly contested IOR – and the recovery window is narrowing fast. Read More
 
 

When the Border Held: BSF’s defining hour in Op Sindoor
avatar Sanjiv Krishan Sood

In this op-ed, former ADG BSF SK Sood writes about how the BSF punched well above its weight during Operation Sindoor – from actionable intelligence that shaped India’s response to troops who held the line on multiple fronts. Read More
 
 

Op Sindoor: Testimony to BSF’s grit and fighting spirit
avatar Rattan Chand Sharma, Commandant (Retd) BSF

In this op-ed, RC Sharma, former BSF commandant, writes about Operation Sindoor and how the BSF played a decisive, standalone combat role, destroyed Pakistani border infrastructure and held its positions under sustained fire across the Jammu frontier. Read More
 
 

CAPFs Act undermines the very forces it claims to strengthen
avatar Rattan Chand Sharma, Commandant (Retd) BSF

In this op-ed, RC Sharma, former BSF commandant, writes that the CAPFs Act, 2026, is a legislative manoeuvre to nullify a hard-won Supreme Court verdict – and hollows out the very operational distinctiveness the act claims to protect. Read More
 
 

Now, a crypto chokehold shadows over Strait of Hormuz
avatar Vipul V Tamhane

In this op-ed, Vipul V Tamhane writes that the Strait of Hormuz has become not just a military and geopolitical chokepoint but a new frontier of financial crime. Read More
 
 

Trampling of Trust: The nightmare of a ‘deshbhakt’
avatar Rattan Chand Sharma, Commandant (Retd) BSF

In this op-ed, RC Sharma, former BSF commandant, writes how the CAPFs (General Administration) Bill, 2026, betrayed the deep trust of CAPF veterans in the current political leadership and risks turning India’s apolitical security forces into instruments of political alignment. Read More
 
 

Reptiles for Border Guarding: A win-win case for all in the system
avatar Sanjiv Krishan Sood

In this satirical piece, former ADG BSF SK Sood writes that while the India-Bangladesh border remains difficult to secure, the BSF’s exploration of deploying reptiles marks a new frontier in border management, which perhaps renders professional soldiering redundant. Read More
 
 

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