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About the AuthorKamal Davar
The writer, a retired lieutenant-general, was founder of the Defence Intelligence Agency and deputy chief of the Integrated Defence Staff
    Kamal Davar | What’s in a name… Why ‘Indo-Pacific’ has Reverted to US ‘Pacific’ Command?Columnists
    Kamal Davar | What’s in a name… Why ‘Indo-Pacific’ has Reverted to US...

    Anyway, names do carry ample cultural and symbolic significance, and the above-mentioned phrase is followed in...

    25 Jun 2026 12:44 AM IST

    A pump attendant fills petrol at a petrol pump station. (PTI)Columnists
    Kamal Davar | Early Takeaways for India From the Disruption Due to...

    Conflict-driven supply disruptions highlight need for energy diversification and preparedness.

    3 Jun 2026 10:20 PM IST

    Kamal Davar | Conflict in Mideast Needs To End Now… Let Gandhi’s Land Take the Initiative!Columnists
    Kamal Davar | Conflict in Mideast Needs To End Now… Let Gandhi’s Land...

    Strikes near Strait of Hormuz disrupt oil flow, markets hit

    25 March 2026 10:04 PM IST

    Kamal Davar | Pashtuns Caught In Crossfire As Pakistan, Afghan Forces Go To WarColumnists
    Kamal Davar | Pashtuns Caught In Crossfire As Pakistan, Afghan Forces...

    The example of the tribal Pathans (also called Pashtuns) is an apt example of such a brave, self- respecting, hardy...

    3 March 2026 9:33 PM IST

    Kamal Davar | Will 15% Increase In Defence Budget Give India More Bang For The Buck?Columnists
    Kamal Davar | Will 15% Increase In Defence Budget Give India More Bang...

    Is the budget for this financial year adequate to ensure India’s overall security build-up to cater for the formidable...

    3 Feb 2026 10:13 PM IST

    Sheikh HasinaColumnists
    Kamal Davar | Dhaka Forgets Its Own History Amid Friction, Reset Of...

    That the instability in Bangladesh, after Seikh Hasina’s ouster in August 202, impacts India adversely can’t be...

    12 Jan 2026 12:44 AM IST

    Kamal Davar | Terror has to be Fought Globally: Will World Learn from Bondi Hit?Columnists
    Kamal Davar | Terror has to be Fought Globally: Will World Learn from...

    Unfortunately, instead of striving for a peaceful law-abiding global order, many nations remain in pursuit of their own...

    17 Dec 2025 10:25 PM IST

    Kamal Davar | Pak Army’s Sweeping Powers In New Law Puts Top Court, Govt At Field Marshal’s MercyColumnists
    Kamal Davar | Pak Army’s Sweeping Powers In New Law Puts Top Court,...

    It is worthwhile to study the sweeping changes introduced by the 27th Amendment in relation to Article 243 of the...

    15 Nov 2025 11:40 PM IST

    Kamal Davar | Fault Lines Begin to Multiply in Pakistan: Khyber Not a Safe HavenColumnists
    Kamal Davar | Fault Lines Begin to Multiply in Pakistan: Khyber Not a...

    Military unrest, insurgency and Afghan clashes push India to rethink its strategy and build new ties

    15 Oct 2025 10:28 PM IST

    Kamal Davar | Reset With China Amid Friction With Trump’s US: Need To Tread CarefullyColumnists
    Kamal Davar | Reset With China Amid Friction With Trump’s US: Need To...

    Amazingly, President Trump and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who earlier had a warm personal relationship with...

    7 Sept 2025 11:18 PM IST

    Kamal Davar | Nuclear Threats By Pak’s Munir Can’t Be Ignored By India, WestColumnists
    Kamal Davar | Nuclear Threats By Pak’s Munir Can’t Be Ignored By...

    Field Marshal Asim Munir appears to have gone haywire in his utterances, especially after President Trump’s...

    12 Aug 2025 8:38 PM IST

    Kamal Davar | Restoring India’s Fractured Ties With Dhaka Should Be Key Delhi PriorityColumnists
    Kamal Davar | Restoring India’s Fractured Ties With Dhaka Should Be...

    Since its liberation from its oppressive West Pakistani rulers, who ordered the butchery of lakhs of their then East...

    20 July 2025 9:54 PM IST

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