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Nitin Gokhale

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India's National Security is being transformed
Rediff.com22 Oct 2018

Prime Minister Modi felt there were too many silos with no arrangement to take a...

India's quiet victories around China
Rediff.com7 Jul 2017

New Delhi is quietly reclaiming its space in Asia by forging alliances with China's...

Beware India's enemies! 'IAF is expanding at a rapid pace'
Rediff.com13 Feb 2017

'IAF is expanding at a rapid pace'

Why the government chose General Rawat
Rediff.com19 Dec 2016

By jettisoning the seniority principle, the government has sent a strong signal that...

Revealed: How the surgical strikes ops unfolded
Rediff.com30 Sep 2016

'A couple of hours before the H-Hour, the Kupwara division opened small arms and mortar...

How India got the Rafale at a lower price
Rediff.com21 Sep 2016

As the Cabinet approves the purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets, Nitin...

Explained: The AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam
Rediff.com27 Apr 2016

Nitin Gokhale, national security expert and founder BharatShakti.in, tells us what the...

Siachen: Toughest call of duty for the Indian soldier
Rediff.com10 Feb 2016

'At an altitude of 5,000 metres, the levels of oxygen in the blood of a healthy soldier...

Revealed: $4 bn is holding up the Rafale deal
Rediff.com26 Jan 2016

India won't pay more than $7 billion for 36 Rafale aircraft. The French want $11 billion.

Blow by blow: How swift action saved the day in Pathankot
Rediff.com9 Jan 2016

Nitin Gokhale reports on how quick decisions saved a repeat of a Mumbai-like carnage at...

Security forces didn't want more casualties
Rediff.com5 Jan 2016

'The Pathankot episode shows that the security forces handled the attack well after the...

Myanmar's top army brass to visit Delhi for anti-rebel strategy
Rediff.com26 Jun 2015

The military delegation will be in Delhi "shortly" and confer with top Indian Army...

Myanmar ops a one-off, can't expect replay on western border
Rediff.com10 Jun 2015

Those advocating a similar raid in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir, for instance, need to...

Did you know 8 soldiers were killed on Sunday?
Rediff.com4 May 2015

'The sad truth is our news managers know much more about Houston and Boston than Kohima...

Army wants Mountain Strike Corps against China; but where's the money?
Rediff.com22 Apr 2015

'The necessity of a Mountain Strike Corps is well understood. The problem is in...

'One Rank One Pension' rollout just weeks away
Rediff.com10 Apr 2015

Military veterans are finally set to get their dues following Defence Minister Manohar...

India to buy 60+ Rafale jets off the shelf
Rediff.com10 Apr 2015

India may scrap negotiations with Dassault for 126 Rafale fighter jets. Instead, it is...

AFSPA debate is clouded by emotion, distrust
Rediff.com25 Feb 2015

'The provisions of the AFSPA must remain on the statute books given the increasingly...

The murky world of Matang Sinh
Rediff.com5 Feb 2015

'During his stint as MoS in the Narasimha Rao PMO, Matang Sinh developed contacts in...

Sunk Pakistani boat was no ordinary fishing vessel
Rediff.com5 Jan 2015

On available evidence, it is still not clear if India was the target or if the...