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In this Saturday, Jan. 31, 2015 file photo, indigenously developed Agni-5 missile. The Defense Research & Development Organization (DRDO) conducted the first flight test of the Agni-5 missile with Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV) technology, on Monday, March 11, 2024. (PTI Photo)

Kamal Davar | How MIRV makes a difference: Agni-5 takes India into a new strategic level

India Successfully Tests Agni-5 Missile with MIRV Technology, Joining Elite Nuclear Club

20 Mar 2024 12:05 AM

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh. (PTI File Image)

Kamal Davar | Raging turmoil in Myanmar poses security threat to India’s Northeast

A host of geopolitical, historical, political and social conflicts have afflicted this region for years

02 Feb 2024 12:31 AM

Taliban's spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid said the Taliban will stay in power for a long time - and for as long as God wants. AP/PTI(AP08_15_2023_000484B)

Kamal Davar | Amidst global churn… India, US need a new road to Kabul

It was a matter of time before the Taliban government in Kabul would withdraw support to Kabul’s embassy in New Delhi

20 Dec 2023 12:06 AM

Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif. (File Image: AFP)

Kamal Davar | Can Nawaz Sharif improve ties with India if he’s back at the helm in Pak?

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif may have rekindled some hope for normalcy to return to Pakistan

01 Nov 2023 12:00 AM

The unholy trinity of its Army, the notorious Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and the many terror “tanzeems” sponsored by the Pakistan Army -- keeps only its personal interests in mind while ignoring what is good for the nation’s well-being. (Representational Image: AP)

Kamal Davar | Pakistan is back to self-destruct mode: Jackboots in charge again

It is indeed a pity for the suffering people of Pakistan that its formidable Deep State

13 Sep 2023 12:00 AM

The IAF needs a frugal 42-fighter squadron strength, if not more. (Representative image: PTI)

KAMAL DAVAR | What IAF needs to transform into to develop as an aerospace power

Pakistan has also enunciated a “first-use” nuclear option against India, that cannot be taken lightly

26 Jul 2023 12:00 AM

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party activists and supporters of former Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran stand amid teargas fired by police during a protest against the arrest of their leader, in Lahore on May 10, 2023. (Photo: AFP)

Kamal Davar | After Imran’s arrest, Army facing flak, is Pak on brink of implosion?

With a thousand fires burning now, Pakistan is also on the brink of a total economic collapse

11 May 2023 12:00 AM

Radical Sikh preacher and Khalistan sympathizer Amritpal Singh (ANI file image)

Kamal Davar | Tackling Amritpal, foiling ISI designs: Delhi, Pun need to act in sync

India and Punjab cannot afford a recurrence of the internal security environment which prevailed in the 1980s

05 Apr 2023 12:05 AM

Pakistan and its secessionist protégés must know that they will have to pay a heavy price if they ever cross the “red lines” which India has firmly drawn. (Photo: ANI)

Kamal Davar | ‘Khalistan’ push to target India: Pak reviving Zia’s strategy of 1980s?

The intelligence and security agencies must maintain a tight vigil on the overall situation in Punjab and abroad

01 Mar 2023 12:05 AM

File photo of Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman holding a folder-case containing the Union Budget 2022-23. (Representational Image/PTI)Photo

Kamal Davar | More bangs for the buck: What FM must ensure for the military

Importantly, the demands for the country’s security preparedness always remains a major financial challenge

29 Jan 2023 12:05 AM

Kamal Davar | Imran Khan is down, but not out: Pakistan on edge again

Imran suffered a gunshot injury on his lower right leg, while six others surrounding him were injured and one killed as the gunman

09 Nov 2022 12:05 AM

India had seen, once again, Chinese perfidy in its eastern Ladakh region in April 2020 onwards where serious Chinese transgressions had been engineered across the LAC in Depsang Plains, Hot Springs, Gogra, Pangong Tso and Demchok areas. (Representational Image/AFP)

Kamal Davar | Time to be firm tackling Dragon on LAC standoff & human rights

Both nations, according to these reports, now have between 50,000 to 60,000 troops deployed along the LAC in Ladakh

12 Oct 2022 12:00 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba during a bilateral meeting, at Lumbini in Nepal. (PTI file Photo)

Kamal Davar | How ‘Agnipath’ hiring by Army impacts India’s ties with Nepal

Nepal has rightly been worried about the adverse financial impact of the Agnipath scheme on its fragile economy

12 Sep 2022 8:32 AM

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. (ANI File)

Kamal Davar | Engage directly with Pak Army to break deadlock

Pakistan’s anti-India and Kashmir obsessions coupled with the export of terror remains the cornerstone of its foreign policy

21 Apr 2022 12:40 AM

The Indian Army must train police and paramilitary commandos in special operations and leadership skills at the combat levels. (Representational Photo: PTI)

Kamal Davar | Ramping security or building trust, how best to tame India’s Maoists?

With alacrity, the Centre will have to re-energise its security strategies to combat the Naxals

16 Apr 2021 12:02 AM

In this handout photograph taken on May 17, 2020 and released by Afghanistan's Office of Chief Executive, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani (R) and his rival Abdullah Abdullah (L) exchange documents after signing a power-sharing deal agreement at the Presidential Palace in Kabul. AFP Photo

Kamal Davar: A glimmer of hope in Kabul

With Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his chief rival Abdullah Abdullah having, sunk their differences there is a glimmer of hope

22 May 2020 7:49 PM

India needs to resist pressure to send troops to Afghanistan

President Trump, as universally accepted, has been rather successful managing his nation's business interests.

20 Feb 2020 1:52 AM

The ISI’s impious activities to destabilise Punjab in the future behind the veil of the Kartarpur Corridor must be seriously factored in by the Indian government.

Beware Pak’s intentions over Kartarpur

Both India and Pakistan had the foundation stones for the proposed corridor laid in their respective areas in November 2018.

17 Apr 2019 1:13 AM

The Indian armed forces are held in near-reverence and affection by the nation, necessitating them to always display professional acumen, moral courage and integrity of the highest order. (Representational Image)

Accountability a must for armed forces

The dividing line between military transparency vis-a-vis military secrecy has been much debated.

24 Mar 2019 12:02 AM

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