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General Shankar Roychowdhury is a former Chief of Army Staff and a former member of Parliament.

Kashmiri protesters face policemen in Srinagar. (Photo: AP)

Shed blinkers on Pak revenge' plan

Perceptions on the situation in the Kashmir Valley depend on the eye of the beholder.

27 Sept 2016 1:04 AM IST

six scorpene class submarines being built in India were supposed to be the core of indian navys submarine arm.

Sub leak: Don't let it halt naval upgrade

Security is now a major concern in all such installations, whether in the public or private sector.

13 Sept 2016 1:05 AM IST

Kashmiri protesters throw stones as they clash with policemen in Srinagar. (Photo: AP)

J&K: Pak may revive old tactics

Always the first line of defence in any confrontation, whose task is vital in respect of the essential local...

30 Aug 2016 12:38 AM IST

Ship of Indian State endures all challenges

It is now universally accepted that India is just â€œtoo big to failâ€.

16 Aug 2016 1:00 AM IST

Several foreigners have reportedly been taken hostage in the Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka. (Photo: AP)

Watch out for Gulshan ripples in India

All varieties of radical religious sentiments are unacceptable in the secular Indian milieu.

2 Aug 2016 12:23 AM IST

Other countries opposing Indian membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) include New Zealand, Ireland, Turkey, South Africa and Austria. (Photo: PTI)

Learn right lessons from NSG debacle

While it is undoubtedly the role of a spoilsport, under the existing circumstances, India is left with no other choice.

19 July 2016 12:48 AM IST

Seventh Pay Commission award will turn out to be a mega financial stimulus of Rs 1.02 lakh crore to the economy. (Representational image)

Settle pay disparities, else friction will grow

It is an unsentimental and coldly clinical macro-economic study of affordable defence for India.

5 July 2016 12:34 AM IST

Chabahar: Liberating the cockpit of Asia'

Chabahar Port in Iran is also a strategic roadhead to Afghanistan.

7 Jun 2016 12:45 AM IST

A woman collects water from a spring at Raichi Wadi village, 120 kilometers (75 miles) north-east of Mumbai. (Photo: PTI)

Change the course of water wars

China has plans to construct four run-of-the-river hydroelectric power plants on the Yarlung Tsangpo.

28 April 2016 1:33 AM IST

AIMIM MLA Waris Pathan refused to chant Bharat Mata Ki Jai in Maharashtra Assembly. (Photo: PTI)

Bharat Mata ki Jai: Battlecry to slogan

â€œBharat Mataâ€has been symbolically brought into the fish-market reality of politics.

12 April 2016 1:51 AM IST

ABVP activists protest against an event at JNU supporting Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru in New Delhi (Photo: PTI)

Curse of azaadi: Lal Chowk to JNU

JNU is one of the crown jewels of our educational system.

15 March 2016 1:18 AM IST

Security beefed up at Pathankot Air Force base following an attack by terrorists on the base. (Photo: PTI)

Valour vs indoctrination

The one on Pathankot was undoubtedly the hardest slap on the face for India.

16 Feb 2016 12:46 AM IST