Lt Gen Kamal Davar (Retd.)

There is no Bharat vs India

September 15, 2023

President of Bharat” Droupadi Murmu’s dinner invitation to the heads of state and other delegates attending the G 20 Summit in New Delhi created a storm in political circles for reasons difficult to fathom. Having worn my nation’s sacred olive green uniform for 41 years and participated in many operations...

Indian armed forces @75: The challenges ahead

August 27, 2022

As India completes 75 years of its independence from 200 years of British yoke, there is much to celebrate about and equally much to introspect. Revisiting the functioning with stark honesty of all its institutions and governance structures will produce realistic mid-course corrections and suggest better paths for the nation...

COMBATING THE APOCALYPSE: A SOLDIER’S VIEW

May 5, 2021

Since the gory partition of the Indian subcontinent in August 1947, India has, unquestionably, not witnessed a human tragedy of the proportions of the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic that has been unleashed in the past three weeks. The hardships and casualties seen in the wars that India has...

Why India must revive traditional ties with Iran

July 23, 2020

With an overly expansionist and hegemonic China perilously confronting India, it requires no great geopolitical prudence to conclude that it is imperative for India to not only confront China but also strive for a harmonious environment in its neighbourhood. Being involved in diverse fronts simultaneously is never a good strategy....