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Vice Admiral Arun Kumar Singh retired as Commander-in-Chief of the Navy's Eastern Naval Command in 2007. A nuclear and missile specialist trained in the former Soviet Union, he was also DG Indian Coast Guard.
    Navy needs better ships to deter Pak, ChinaOpinion
    Navy needs better ships to deter Pak, China

    Clearly a government to government (G to G) contract needs to be signed urgently to induct a few MCMVs and build the...

    2 Dec 2018 7:29 PM

    PM Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump. (Photo: AP)Opinion
    Periscope: Juggling US & Russia, India needs a Plan B

    India's problems are further aggravated by its “focus on diplomacy without hard power”.

    13 Sept 2018 2:29 AM

    Prime Minister Narendra ModiOpinion
    Periscope: Modi must induct visionary advisors

    Normally, great nations have strong visionary leaders, supported by outstanding bureaucrats and think tanks.

    6 July 2018 2:08 AM

    Periscope: Trump, Xi, Putin, Modi & New Great GameOpinion
    Periscope: Trump, Xi, Putin, Modi & New Great Game

    Independence comes at a cost, and India must be ready to pay that cost.

    11 May 2018 7:30 PM

    The defence ministry plans to within weeks issue a request for information or RFI, the first stage of a procurement process, for a fighter to be built in India. (Photo: AFP/Representational)Opinion
    Periscope: Our defence budget is far too low, we need to compensate...

    The DRDO can't be expected to emulate the latest Russian technological advances in missiles.

    11 April 2018 2:10 AM

    The Virtual ID will be a temporary and revocable 16 digit random number mapped to a persons Aadhaar number and the Aadhaar-issuing body will start accepting it from March 1, 2018. (Phtoto: PTI/Representational)Opinion
    Periscope: Make Aadhaar simple for vulnerable sections

    Aadhaar is needed but it must be user-friendly and inclusive.

    26 Jan 2018 10:02 PM

    Periscope: India should break away from its permanent poll modeOpinion
    Periscope: India should break away from its permanent poll mode'

    In November this year, American Republican Senator Steve Daines achieved a long-standing “breakthrough” in selling...

    22 Dec 2017 7:19 PM

    India to increase the size of its largely home-built Navy by greatly increasing its miserly naval annual budget of about $5 billion.Opinion
    Periscope: Our Navy needs underwater boost

    The only Indian platform capable of tracking Chinese warships in the Indian Ocean is the SSN.

    30 Nov 2017 9:02 PM

    Nirmala SitharamanOpinion
    Periscope: Sitharaman's to-do list for next 16 months

    The CDS should be the sole adviser on military matters to the defence minister and to the Cabinet Committee on Security...

    7 Sept 2017 7:17 PM

    The Indian Army had last month made its first-ever military intervention of sorts on behalf of Bhutan by physically blocking Chinese troops from constructing a road in the Bhutanese Doklam area border territory near Indian border defences. (Representational image) .Opinion
    Periscope: More Chinese intrusions likely, not a major war

    The ongoing military standoff between China and India in Doklam has been going on since June second week.

    6 Aug 2017 6:56 PM

    Experts predict that the next 10 years will be critical for India as the “economic gap” with China will continue to widen, but after 2027 this gap will start to reduce.Opinion
    China's cheque-book diplomacy

    India has shown some interest in Duqm port for industrial investment and connectivity, and as an “energy corridor”.

    16 April 2017 11:50 PM

    Periscope: Indian Navys 4 critical needsOpinion
    Periscope: Indian Navy's 4 critical needs

    Chinese warships and submarines routinely deploy to the Indian Ocean.

    13 March 2017 7:01 PM

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