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Commodore VENUGOPAL MENON (Retd)

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India Needs A National Security Strategy
Rediff.com4 Oct 2024

The National Security Strategy document should flag all major issues concerning...

How To Prevent Terror On The High Seas
Rediff.com17 Apr 2024

The world needs to wake up to this new dimension of war at sea and be prepared to face...

Nuclear Or Conventional Submarines: What Should India Pick?
Rediff.com13 Jun 2023

The status of the current submarine force level is alarming and we need to address the...

AUKUS And The Militarization Of Indo Pacific
Rediff.com20 Mar 2023

Although the pact would focus mainly on the Pacific and the South China Sea region, any...

Vikrant: A Giant Leap For Indian Navy
Rediff.com2 Sep 2022

The Indian Navy has a big role to play in support of our strategic objectives in the...

Myths About Chinese Ship in Sri Lanka
Rediff.com24 Aug 2022

The Yuan Wang 5 can easily monitor the Indian coast while operating in international...

How India Can Tackle Security Challenges
Rediff.com9 Jun 2022

India has the ability in all respects to be a great power and address our security...

Mystery Behind The Sinking Of The Moskva
Rediff.com22 Apr 2022

The symbolism of the sinking of a major naval ship is deeply complex and military...

Officer and a Gentleman
Rediff.com15 Nov 2021

Having known Vice Admiral Hari Kumar personally and professionally, Commodore Venugopal...

How will AUKUS pact impact India?
Rediff.com23 Sep 2021

The agreement would divert China's attention and keep them busy in the Pacific theatre,...

Taliban: What are India's Options?
Rediff.com24 Aug 2021

'It is a testing time for our foreign policy which may involve a certain element of...

Why is Gen Rawat rushing with Theatre Commands?
Rediff.com29 Jun 2021

The tearing hurry to form theatre commands has to be replaced by a balanced and...

Wanted! A National Security Strategy
Rediff.com31 May 2021

India's national security strategy needs to be revised periodically since the global...

Why the US navy's actions must worry India
Rediff.com12 Apr 2021

'I do not agree that the intent was to send a political message to China that the US...

Is India ready for a Maritime Theatre Command?
Rediff.com7 Jan 2021

Mere shuffling of resources or cosmetic changes to prove a point would be...

General Rawat: Hasten slowly with theatre commands
Rediff.com5 Dec 2020

Before migrating into the theatre command concept, it would be worthwhile to study the...