Category Archives: India’s Pakistan Policy

What to do about Pakistan

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Bharat Karnad

In the wake of the beheading of a slain Indian soldier by 29 Baloch Regiment regulars on the ceasefire line, Air Chief Marshal N.A.K. Browne, Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee, warned about “other options”, implying something stronger by way of … Continue reading →

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Redefining India-Pakistan Relations

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Bharat Karnad

Pakistan faces a dissimilar set of existential threats. The sole external threat is clear enough — India. The more alarming threats are internal — regional-aspirational in terms of separatist/secessionist movements (in Balochistan, Gilgit-Baltistan), and of ethnic-regional assertion (Sindh, the Muttahida … Continue reading →

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Don’t talk Charlie Browne, act!

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Bharat Karnad

COAS and chairman, chiefs of staff committee, ACM “Charlie” Browne, for no reason that makes sense, thundered that stronger actions may be resorted to to maintain the sanctity of the ceasefire. For god’s sake, if the military or GOI mean to … Continue reading →

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Pakistan army’s penchant for mutilation and how to deal with it

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Bharat Karnad

It is either a serious breach of discipline, or it is implementation of a considered policy by the Pakistan army High Command. In either case, it reflects poorly on the Pakistan Army that, until Partition in 1947, was part of the … Continue reading →

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No Churning on China

Posted on January 5, 2013 by Bharat Karnad

No churning on China Bharat Karnad Situation awareness is a prime tactical, operational and strategic level military attribute and also, one assumes, a quality equally prized by politicians who need to be sensitive about every fold in an unravelling situation. … Continue reading →

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Chandigarh Meet downloads

Posted on December 16, 2012 by Bharat Karnad

The Seminar organizers are having some difficulty uploading viodeo on YouTube and have given the sites below for the feeds for those interested. Part One  http://www.adrive.com/public/ET74vh/IndiaChinaNov2012A.mpg Part Two http://www.adrive.com/public/2vycDZ/IndiaChinaNov2012B.mpg Part Three http://www.adrive.com/public/3zAQFr/IndiaChinaNov2012C.mpg Part Four http://www.adrive.com/public/DYR7g7/IndiaChinaNov2012D.mpg Part Five http://www.adrive.com/public/F3JkAK/IndiaChinaNov2012E.mpg Part Six … Continue reading →

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Chandigarh Meet — Malik, Karnad, Tipnis, Madhav

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Bharat Karnad

For those interested in a video, I believe,  (or, it may just be audio) record — the first part — of the Nov 25, 2012 Seminar hosted by the Centre for Strategy and Security, Chandigarh, on ‘Ïndia and China:  Five decades … Continue reading →

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Gujral, last of the wagah candle-lighters

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Bharat Karnad

Inder Gujral’s demise removes the last of the stalwarts of the 70s-80s era. He was an accidental prime minister — being there at the right time, the right moment, for the concatenation of political forces to hoist him on to … Continue reading →

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More on Tipnis

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Bharat Karnad

Sorry, should have mentioned in my previous post something specific that ACM Tipnis mentioned to elaborate on the correct procedure which he stressed.  He said the request to the IAF was communicated through Vice Chief of the Army Staff, who … Continue reading →

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Tipnis seeking exoneration

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Bharat Karnad

Last Sunday (Nov 25) at a seminar called by the Centre for Security & Strategy in Chandigarh, was on the panel alongwith ACM(ret) Anil Tipnis, Gen. (ret) Ved Malik discussing China and how to deal with it. Except Tipnis used … Continue reading →

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