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S D Pradhan has served as chairman of India's Joint Intelligence Committee. He has also been the country's deputy national security adviser. He was chairman of the Task Force on Intelligence Mechanism (2008-2010), which was constituted to review the functioning of the intelligence agencies. He has taught at the departments of defence studies and history at the Punjabi University, Patiala. He was also a visiting professor at the University of Illinois, US, in the department of arms control and disarmament studies. The ministry of defence had utilized his services for the preparation of official accounts of the 1971 war and the counterinsurgency operations in the northeast. In the JIC/National Security Council secretariat, he was closely involved with the preparation of the reports of the Kargil Review Committee and the Group of Ministers on national security as also with the implementation of their recommendations. His publications include two books and several articles. Less
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A much-awaited welcome decision on the declassification of documents pertaining to military operations of the Indian Armed Forces has been taken by the Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. Now the documents including war dairies could be…
June 13, 2021, 2:01 PM IST
June 9, 2021, 10:14 PM IST
China continues to make assiduous attempts towards enhancing its grip on the ASEAN countries. Its two-pronged strategy is based on visible punitive deterrence/action and diplomatic manoeuvrings aimed at exploiting the financial needs of the smaller…
June 9, 2021, 10:14 PM IST
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A worrisome dimension of Al Qaeda’s strengthening of relations with the Taliban has been confirmed by the 18-member UN Monitoring Team. The report observes that not only the two outfits remain closely aligned but their…
June 6, 2021, 8:59 PM IST
June 3, 2021, 8:16 PM IST
An article published in an English daily by renowned former ambassadors deserves attention by those who wish to understand the complexities of foreign and security policies and see the facts objectively. The article brings out…
June 3, 2021, 8:16 PM IST
May 31, 2021, 11:38 AM IST
The multiple issues including the complex security and complicated health challenges discussed by the Indian External Affairs Minister Jaishankar and the US top functionaries, clearly suggest the significance of his visit not only for the…
May 31, 2021, 11:38 AM IST
May 29, 2021, 10:18 PM IST
Dragon’s foreign policy moves have become highly predicable under Xi – it is guided by the 18th Century concept of expansionism. This policy is being pursued with focused objective of acquiring predominant position in the…
May 29, 2021, 10:18 PM IST
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India’s exasperation with continued standoff along-side lack of progress on dis-engagement on friction points other than Pangong Tso is distinctly palpable. There has been no visible forward movement in disengagement of troops in the remaining…
May 24, 2021, 11:26 PM IST
May 17, 2021, 7:02 PM IST
While most nations are dealing with the catastrophic impact of pandemic and are unable to focus on international issues, China is assiduously exploiting this situation to promote its agenda of the Belt and Road Initiative…
May 17, 2021, 7:02 PM IST
May 15, 2021, 2:21 PM IST
Vietnam, which held the chair of ASEAN in 2020, had set the agenda for future chairpersons of the ASEAN, not only for 2021 but also for the next several years. Vietnam as the chair had…
May 15, 2021, 2:21 PM IST
May 12, 2021, 5:25 PM IST
Recently a number of reports have come to the fore indicating that the Coronavirus was manufactured in Wuhan Institute of Virology as a bioweapon. Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro, raising serious questions over the Chinese handling…
May 12, 2021, 5:25 PM IST
May 5, 2021, 2:01 PM IST
Dragon’s exploitive policies have pushed Australia and New Zealand to reset their ties with the former. While Australia has decided not to be coerced by the Chinese actions and act in its own interests, New…
May 5, 2021, 2:01 PM IST
May 2, 2021, 11:48 AM IST
It is very rare to get some positive news about the economic growth anywhere in the world in the period of pandemic. Fortunately, Vietnam’s story of economic progress is one such positive news. In the…
May 2, 2021, 11:48 AM IST
April 17, 2021, 2:05 PM IST
Dragon has speeded up the process of acquisition of high-end military hardware for reverse engineering and remove its noisy submarine engines for possible operations against the US via Bashi channel. Such acquisitions are being made…
April 17, 2021, 2:05 PM IST
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The recent visit of Lavrov the Foreign Minister of Russia has attracted large number of comments from experts in media, which range from reflecting growing relations to increasing differences between the two countries. The Global…
April 11, 2021, 7:51 PM IST
April 3, 2021, 8:38 AM IST
World Health Organisation chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus accused China of not sharing the proper data with the researchers appointed by the WHO to look into the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic. “In my discussions with…
April 3, 2021, 8:38 AM IST
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April 1, 2021, 3:51 PM IST
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March 24, 2021, 2:49 PM IST
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March 22, 2021, 10:52 AM IST
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While future historians would be in a better position to evaluate the real importance of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad), at present it appears to be the most important development of the 21st Century. Perhaps…
March 14, 2021, 3:57 PM IST
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