Major General C P Singh (Retd) When we leave home and pass through a village before reaching the expressway, we are tossed over 12 speed breakers in a span of 1.5 Km. Speed-breakers are taken as a symbol of power, where-in all passing vehicles slow down to pay obeisance to dictates of the high and mighty. Thanks to a ruling of Hon’ble Supreme Court, no speed-breakers will be … [Read more...] about India: A country of speed breakers
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Ukraine ceasefire: A lull before the storm
Vikas Khanna Diplomatic efforts by Germany and France to stave-off spiraling crisis in eastern Ukraine have paved way for a ceasefire, but nobody is sure how long this truce will last. The ceasefire, agreed to by Russia and Ukraine after a prolonged 16-hour of talks nudged by Germany and France in Belarus’ capital Minsk, is a lull and is not a guarantee for a secure future. … [Read more...] about Ukraine ceasefire: A lull before the storm
India should push forward in developing ties with West Asia
Ashok Dixit Experts, observers and analysts attending a three-day seminar titled “Transformations in West Asia – The Next Steps, have opined that India should not take a backseat in further developing its relations with West Asia and the extended neighbourhood, namely nations who are members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Participating in the inaugural session of the … [Read more...] about India should push forward in developing ties with West Asia
The Indian Soldier : An epitome of courage and fortitude
The Nation is geared up to celebrate Army Day on January, 15, 2011. It was on this historic day in 1949 that the Indian Army divested the control of the British with Lieutenant General (later Field Marshal) K. M. Cariappa taking over as the first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army from Sir Francis Butcher, the last British commander. The intervening period has witnessed the … [Read more...] about The Indian Soldier : An epitome of courage and fortitude