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  • Indo-Nepalese Relations — new phase begins
    By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    Maoist chief Pushpa Kamal Dahal, also known as 'Prachanda', was sworn in as Nepal's 39th Prime Minister on August 4, 2016 after the CPN-Maoists party withdrew support to the Khadga Prasad Oli government.

  • More Chinese Bullying
    By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    In a humorous twist of events China, a country that shows focused intent of all around aggression in a bid to become a Great Power, has warned India against deploying BrahMos cruise in Arunachal Pradesh.

  • Treasure Troves of PSUs — something amiss?
    By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    How many more shocks Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar will suffer at the hands of his bureaucrats, shocking the public in turn is anyone's guess. In March 2015, he made a startling announcement that India was paying the US Department of Defence (DoD) for new weaponry, even though US$ 3 billion...

  • China: self-appointed NSG Policeman caught cheating
    By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    China, the self proclaimed Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) policeman has been caught, what may be described as with her pants down, violating NSG rules herself.

  • ISIS Threat — don't take it lightly
    By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    Creeping of the radical Wahabi-Salafi culture overtaking the Sufi culture and Kashmiriyat of Srinagar Valley has been a slow but steady affair facilitated by misadministration, corruption, politico-terrorist nexus and intransigence, which lead to the volatile situation of today.

  • RM's Independence Day eve broadcast — just routine
    By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    Raksha Mantri Manohar Parrikar's customary message to the Armed Forces on the eve of the 70th Independence Day was broadcast over All India Radio.

  • Narrowing the Seas: Security Ramifications of the SCS Verdict
    By Bharat Karnad

    There's an aspect of China's seeking to acquire dominance in the South China Sea that the verdict on July 11, 2016, by the International Court of Arbitration at the Hague, did nothing to address and, which difficult military problem...

  • SAARC Home Ministers Meet — Pakistan's prodigal bash
    By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    Turbulence at the recent 7th SAARC Home and Interior Ministers Conference was but expected simply because it was being hosted by Pakistan...

  • DPP — private sector awaits fair share
    By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    If anyone were to ask whether the Defence Procurement Policy (DPP) has been enunciated, the answer would be yes, but partially.

  • Non Lethal Weapons — and the pellet gun furor
    By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    Home Minister told the Lok Sabha recently that government is appointing a committee to recommend alternative non-lethal weapons (NLWs) and that the committee is to submit its recommendations in two months time.

  • AFSPA — SC ruling reignites debate
    By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) and its removal come up periodically amongst protests and hot debates. The Act, which provides extraordinary powers of force to soldiers deployed in disturbed areas, has long been a bone of contention between human rights activists...

  • Developments in terrorist activities in India
    By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    If one were to look at developments in terrorist activities in India, it is obvious that one should look at J&K given the current situation. The killing of Burhan Wani was just a trigger but the phenomenon of mobs consistently attacking police stations and indulging in violence and stone throwing hardly transformed overnight.

  • Visit of Japanese Defence Minister boosts ties
    By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    Japanese Defence Minister Gen Nakatani's recent visit to India came post Malabar 2016 held in Western Pacific recently, in which Indian, Japanese and US Navies participated.

  • Burhan Wani killed — ISI stoking fires
    By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    With the killing of Burhan Wani, Pakistan was waiting to stoke the fires in Kashmir. Most ironically by default or design, the Mehbooba Mufti led J&K government played into the ISI's hands.

  • Dhaka's 26/11 — future portends
    By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    On the night of July 1, 21:20 hours local time, seven terrorists (all Bangladeshi citizens) armed with assault rifles, bombs and a sword attacked the Holey Artisan Bakery-cum-Café in the Gulshan area close to in the diplomatic enclave of Dhaka, Bangladesh firing indiscriminately, lobbing bombs, taking hostages...

  • New MR SAM — beefing air defence
    By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    On June 30, India successfully test-fired a new surface-to-air missile, developed jointly with Israel, from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur, of the Odisha coast. Apart from the missile, the system includes a Multi-Functional Surveillance and Threat Alert Radar (MF STAR) for detection, tracking and guidance of the missile.

  • DCN Unveiled — but how to Talk?
    By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    Defence Minister Mohan Parrikar dedicated the Defence Communication Network (DCN) to the nation on July 1, 2016.

  • Excalibur Dumped — Army's assault rifle hunt goes on
    By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    As per media reports, the Army has junked DRDO's 5.56mm Excalibur assault rifle. Resultantly, Army's quest for a state-of-the-art assault rifles...

  • K9 Vajra-T: maiden private sector artillery
    By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    K9 Vajra-T is an indigenized version of the Samsung mobile howitzer, which is the maiden artillery gun venture of India's private sector.

  • 100% FDI in Defence is good move
    By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    Government has announced that FDI in the Defence Sector is permitted to 100% level. Till now, the FDI regime permitted 49% FDI participation in the equity of a company under automatic route.

  • Coping with Drone Terror
    By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    With two Interpol red corner notices ticked under his belt and well protected in Pakistan despite being the mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai terrorist attacks, JuD chief Hafiz Saeed recently threatened, "If any drone attack takes place against Pakistan from Indian bases, we have enough drones for whole India"...

  • DPP 2016 uploaded — what is new
    By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    On 8 June 2016, MoD uploaded on its website the DPP 2016 Chapters I to VI including Appendices and Annexures.

  • Defence Procurement — foreign firms allowed agents
    By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    Under the Defence Procurement Policy (DPP) 2016, issued on 8th June 2016, foreign entities have been allowed to engage agents for defence deals under a strict set of conditions, which includes giving defence ministry access...

  • NSG — India on cusp of membership
    By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    The preliminary technical meeting of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) in Vienna on June 9 discussed the new applications from India, Pakistan and Namibia.

  • MTCR — Gateway to Nuclear Suppliers Group
    By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

    Established in April 1987 by G7 countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Great Britain and the USA), the Missile Technology Control Regime...

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