Colonel (Dr) Anil Athale (Retd)

All stories by Colonel (Dr) Anil Athale (Retd)

26/11: The questions we need to ask
Rediff.com25 Nov 2011

Three years after the event the country is still waiting for the answer to these...

Army chief's age: A needless controversy
Rediff.com5 Sep 2011

A chief lodging a 'statutory complaint' sends a very wrong signal to the rank and file...

250 years on, Battle of Panipat revisited
Rediff.com13 Jan 2011

Colonel (Dr) Anil Athale (retd) recalls how the Battle of Panipat, 250 years ago,...

Send Kalam, Aamir, Sri Sri to Kashmir!
Rediff.com16 Sep 2010

'Sadly, we don't have a single political leader in any party who carries any kind of...

Why we need limited air power to battle the Naxals
Rediff.com26 May 2010

The air element has a great psychological effect on the adversary as it can raise the...

Is it the end of the LTTE?
Rediff.com4 Jun 2009

The LTTE forgot that Eelam was a means to an end -- that is a place of honour for...

Why security must top the government's agenda
Rediff.com28 May 2009

In international relations there are very few accidents and the bunching of these...

Taliban takeover of Pak is inevitable, imminent
Rediff.com30 Apr 2009

Recently, Australian and American security experts have given only six months for this...

Implications of Talibanised Pak for India
Rediff.com28 Apr 2009

In an impending Talibanisation of Pakistan, we face hordes entering our country to...