Need ethics code and cooling-off period for veterans joining politics

RKS Bhadauria (C), who was the IAF chief, joined the BJP within 2.5 years of his retirement from service.It is said that democracy survives and thrives on four pillars – executive, legislature, judiciary, and free and unbiased media. Howev...

India-Myanmar Border: Construct fence and strengthen free-movement regime

The India-Myanmar border is shown inside the red box. (Google Maps)“Border security is the most basic and necessary responsibility of a sovereign nation.” ~  Kirstjen Nielsen, former US secretary of homeland securityBorder security i...

Bringing Jammu & Kashmir out of the quagmire of militancy

Security forces in Jammu & Kashmir during an encounter with militants. (File photo for representation.)In 1987, as a young Indian Army captain, I trudged every nook and corner of the Uri bowl without fear and scepticism, enjoyed the scenic beauty...

Israel-Hamas conflict: After abstaining from similar poll, India votes in favour of UNGA Gaza ceasefire resolution

UN general assembly during Gaza ceasefire vote. (Photo via Twitter)New Delhi: India seems to have changed its recent stand on the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza and voted in favour of a United Nations general assembly resolution calling for a ceasefir...

October 7 Hamas raid in Israel: Lessons for India in border guarding

Hamas fighters in Gaza. (File photo)The Hamas cross-border attack on Israel, on October 7, 2023, and successful infiltration by breaching the border wall between Gaza and Israel brings into focus the perils of the routine paradigm of border guarding....

Israel-Palestine war: Tel Aviv vows unprecedented misery to Gaza

Since the Hamas incursion into Israel and the killings of nearly a 1,000 Israelis, Tel Aviv has bombed over 1,500 targets in the Gaza strip, levelling high-rises and buildings, including mosques and schools. (Photo via Twitter.)New Delhi: Israel was ...