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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 | 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

    Kamal Davar | To Check Chinese Mischief, Let India Take The Lead In Revival Of SaarcColumnists
    Kamal Davar | To Check Chinese Mischief, Let India Take The Lead In...

    Though right from the time of India’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, the nation not only endeavoured for global...

    10 July 2025 10:30 PM IST

    Kamal Davar | Iran-Israel conflict escalation, with no early end in sight, leaves India in a fixColumnists
    Kamal Davar | Iran-Israel conflict escalation, with no early end in...

    Rising war threatens energy, trade, and regional stability for India

    22 Jun 2025 10:28 PM IST

    Kamal Davar | Many Questions on Future of Pakistan’s’ jihadi General’: Will He Remain, or Fall?Columnists
    Kamal Davar | Many Questions on Future of Pakistan’s’ jihadi General’:...

    Pakistan Army chief's actions risk war with India and unrest at home

    14 May 2025 10:44 PM IST

    Kamal Davar | Why reforms in defence sector are crucial for protecting IndiaColumnists
    Kamal Davar | Why reforms in defence sector are crucial for protecting...

    India aims for military reforms, focusing on jointness, Theatre Commands, and tech advancements to tackle future...

    16 Jan 2025 12:02 AM IST

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