C Uday Bhaskar

Defence Planning Committee: Is too much being attempted too late?

To be relevant, DPC will have to address complex national security issues that have bedevilled the Indian policy apparatus for years

Chances of Tashkent conference leading to a consensus within Afghanistan look slim

The road ahead for Afghanistan’s reconstruction will be arduous and blood-soaked and Delhi must exhort the donor constituency to stay the course for the next decade and more

Naval chief’s US visit must bring clarity to defence ties

The high-density agenda for the Admiral is indicative of the importance being accorded to this visit by the Washington Beltway.

Address inventory gaps to make Indian Navy a credible maritime force

The Indian Navy has great ambitions for the Indian Ocean region, but to become a credible naval presence in the maritime domain it needs sturdy sea legs—something which it lacks at the moment

Malabar 2017: India-US-Japan naval exercise not aimed at stoking China’s anxieties

China is seeking to bridge the naval gap with relation to the US with a heightened sense of urgency, and this is reflected in its reaction to the Malabar naval exercise

Pakistan’s ruling on ‘spy’ Kulbhushan Jadhav akin to verdict of kangaroo court

India cautioned that this act by Pakistan would be deemed to be one of ‘pre-meditated murder’, signalling that the already strained India-Pakistan bilateral is all set to go further south.

Ageing minesweepers leave navy vulnerable

The observation by a parliamentary panel that the Indian Navy (IN) will soon reach a point of near zero mine-sweeping capability when the existing six vessels are de-commissioned by end 2018 is yet another reminder.

After the surgical strike: What India must do with Pakistan now

India must be prepared for difficult days in the near future.

Now, Islamabad will have to decide on next move

Kargil: Whose war was that?

July 26 marks 10 years after India won the limited but high-stakes Kargil War initiated by Pakistan. On this day in 1999, the Indian soldiers gave the country a significant victory - albeit at a heavy cost in life, limb and blood. More than 500 military personnel gave their lives and a grateful nation celebrated a Kargil Diwas.

After Prabhakaran: Will Sri Lanka finally have peace?

The dramatic albeit gory footage of a dead Velupillai Prabhakaran with a bullet hole through his forehead marks the end of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) as a feared terrorist organisation.

Mangalore pub attack: Lessons India's civil society must heed

The violent attack on a group of women in a Mangalore pub by activists of the self-styled Sri Ram Sene who could not countenance such innocent revelry is to be condemned in the most unambiguous terms.

Will Baghdad become the mother of all battles?

Despite their rapid advance in Iraq, allies still don't control any city fully, writes C Uday Bhaskar.