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...

The legacy of Sardar Patel: History as a political football!
Rediff.com6 Nov 2013

The debate on Sardar Patel's legacy is less about the Sardar and more about the acute...

The nadir of governance and the destruction of institutions
Rediff.com22 Oct 2013

The Indian Army seems to be the new target of attack. The news leaks, of origin...

The danger signal from the Muzaffarnagar riots
Rediff.com19 Sep 2013

It is rare for communal riots to spread to rural areas. The UP riot is the first time...

How India's heritage of pluralism is being undone
Rediff.com19 Sep 2013

The main culprit in vitiating the inter community/caste/class relations has been the so...

Food Bill: Lessons India should have learnt from Soviet Union
Rediff.com10 Sep 2013

By throwing food at poverty that is result of faulty economics and lack of jobs, one is...

Why the creation of Telangana is beneficial
Rediff.com5 Aug 2013

One can expect that the formation of Telangana will have more positives than negatives....

Why terrorists cannot be treated like common criminals
Rediff.com3 Jul 2013

Colonel (retd) Anil Athale on balancing the rule of law, human rights and security in...

Naxal massacre: No lessons learnt from earlier attacks
Rediff.com28 May 2013

The roots of the problem lies in the alienation of the tribals. Extreme sensitivity is...

Why is the soldier denied his right to vote?
Rediff.com15 Apr 2013

Every general election nearly 14 lakh soldiers/sailors and airmen, 9 lakh personnel of...

The Wharton brouhaha: Let's get the facts on Modi right
Rediff.com22 Mar 2013

The allegation that the chief minister of Gujarat did nothing to prevent a 'series of...

A different perspective on the Delhi rape
Rediff.com10 Jan 2013

Colonel (retd) Anil Athale says a crackdown on eve teasing, stringent punishment and...

Why now? Mysterious visit by Chinese defence minister
Rediff.com17 Sep 2012

The low profile nature of the visit and media's virtual silence could well have been...

How India must leverage its opportunities in Iran
Rediff.com28 Aug 2012

India has a great opportunity to act as go between Iran and the rest of the world, says...

Why we need to remember Krishna & the Gita's teachings
Rediff.com10 Aug 2012

The decline in society began when we reduced the message of Gita to fatalism. We are...