Feb 20, 2021NATIONAL CHARACTER IS INDISPENSABLE FOR NATIONAL SECURITYIf there is one battle that impacted the future of an entire continent, it could easily be the Battle of Plassey, where victory was enabled through deceit and betrayal. Siraj ud-Daulah’s military commander Mir Jafar betrayed his Nawab and succeeded him after the British victory in 1757 thus becoming a…National Character7 min readNational Character7 min read
Jan 24, 2021Power of the YoungPower of the Young Re-invent the National Cadet Corps to address the youth bulge challenge “It is an illusion that youth is happy, an illusion of those who have lost it; but the young know they are wretched for they are full of the truthless ideals which have been instilled…National Cadet Corps9 min readNational Cadet Corps9 min read
Dec 11, 2020NATIONAL CHARACTER AND THE COVID 19 VACCINENATIONAL CHARACTER AND THE COVID 19 VACCINE On 10th December 2020, The Times of India, Chandigarh edition had two reports on rape related FIRs at Yamunanagar and Rothak, one on flesh trade at Amritsar, one for opium recovery at Karnal, one for an illegal liquor factory at Rajpura, a chargesheet…Covid 194 min readCovid 194 min read
Dec 10, 2020INDIAN DEFENCE INDUSTRIAL BASE NEEDS TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE FOR ATMA NIRBHARTA TO SUCCEEDINDIAN DEFENCE INDUSTRIAL BASE NEEDS TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE FOR ATMA NIRBHARTA TO SUCCEED Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr quote ‘The more things change the more they remain the same’ seems to fit our attempts at bringing Aaatma Nirbharta in defence perfectly. Having worked in the system and studied it closely since 2006 when…Indian Defence Industry11 min readIndian Defence Industry11 min read
Dec 10, 2020India Needs a Defence UniversityIt’ll not only promote higher education and research but develop strategic mindset Maj. Gen. Rambir Mann (retd) The Raksha Shakti University (RSU) was established in 2009 as a state university, with the aim to provide youth with better academic qualifications in fields of counter-terrorism, anti-insurgency and cyber security. It is…Strategic Thinking4 min readStrategic Thinking4 min read
Dec 10, 2020Military Veterans — A Superb National Resource being UnderutilisedMilitary Veterans — A Superb National Resource being Underutilised Read more at: http://www.indiandefencereview.com/news/military-veterans-a-superb-national-resource-being-underutilised/ While reading Sir John Bagot Glubb’s study on ‘The Fate of Empires’, I was struck by his findings, some of which resonate with my life experience and observations of the state of the Indian nation. He examined…Veterans6 min readVeterans6 min read
Oct 1, 2020HATHRAS — THE CREMATION OF OUR COLLECTIVE SOULBut every morning, I cower. My ego slouches as it is castrated at the hands of crotch-clutching goondas. I have lost count: there are too many to fight — excerpts from ‘I am a Woman in India’, Chandni Singh It was just like another day. The 19 year old was…Hathras4 min readHathras4 min read
Sep 14, 2020OH MOTHERMen are what their mothers made them. — Ralph Waldo Emerson I was the third born after my two elder sisters in a back of beyond place called Barrackpore, an old British cantonment. In the subcontinent, a son is generally pampered and indulged, being the perpetuator of the family name…Mother8 min readMother8 min read
Sep 1, 2020THE SUSHANT RAJPUT CASE & OUR CHARACTERTHE SUSHANT RAJPUT CASE & OUR CHARACTER Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter- Martin Luther King. Jr He passed on 14 Jun 2020 and two and a half months later he has continued to grab our national imagination like he may never…Sushant Singh Rajput3 min readSushant Singh Rajput3 min read
Aug 8, 2020THE BATTLE WITHINTHE BATTLE WITHIN Diary: Week Two. Now that the diagnosis was confirmed, I was officially a cancer patient. Though even a casual google enquiry can be devastating, I just din’t feel ill. The toughest part was dealing with the mortality aspect. The next was deciding on the way forward. The…Cancer5 min readCancer5 min read
