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Colonel (Retd) Anil Athale

All stories by Colonel (Retd) Anil Athale

How to keep the Republic secure
Rediff.com25 Jan 2016

'Even if the national security framework is to be threat-based, then the division of...

Why India needs a revamp of its security policy
Rediff.com4 Nov 2014

It is time the new government, unencumbered with the burden of past, initiates a wide...

Election 2014: Modi versus Macaulay's ghost
Rediff.com17 Jun 2014

The post mandate comments that 'darkness has descended on India' shows the kind of...

Why Indian nationalism must win over Macaulayan ideas
Rediff.com17 Jun 2014

In the second and final part of his column, Col Anil Athale says the fight between...

How Nelson Mandela avoided the partition of South Africa!
Rediff.com6 Dec 2013

His other big achievement -- of avoiding a partition of South Africa against a...

A strategic tsunami: Transformation in Indo-Japanese relations
Rediff.com6 Dec 2013

In the media frenzy over inconsequential issues, the visit of the Emperor of Japan to...