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Premvir Das

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What China's real game in Ladakh is
Rediff.com1 Oct 2020

Chushul and Depsang are not vital in this game of Chinese checkers, the Indian Ocean...

We are close to war with Pakistan
Rediff.com16 Jan 2018

''At this stage we are closer to military confrontation than at any time since 1971.'...

Is India ready for war? No, not really
Rediff.com16 Aug 2017

'Even though an India-China military conflict scenario seems unlikely, its possibility...

Why are politicians uncomfortable with military men?
Rediff.com17 Apr 2017

'Why can't a person who has supervised military intelligence head RA&W?' 'Why can't one...

Why India must focus on China, not Pakistan
Rediff.com5 Apr 2017

'Whether it is the One Belt One Road project or building relationships in the Indian...

How do you solve a problem like Pakistan?
Rediff.com27 Oct 2016

'Instead of isolation, India should respond militarily to every act of terrorism...

India must not ignore China in order to improve Indo-US ties
Rediff.com11 Feb 2016

In bilateral interfaces relations with China have also to be given due weight, opines...

Why engaging China at sea is both unavoidable and necessary
Rediff.com16 Jun 2015

If the aim is to become a player with some strategic space of its own, not just in the...

The armed forces' strategy is still anchored to 1964
Rediff.com18 May 2015

Every demand of the armed forces remains essentially anchored to 1964 and its...

Trust the captain on the spot
Rediff.com19 Jan 2015

The recent episode in which a supposedly Pakistani boat destroyed itself at sea,...

The power that INS Arihant gives India
Rediff.com22 Dec 2014

India's first indigenous nuclear-powered submarine is a considerable achievement -- and...