Experts Speak

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  February 23, 2023
  A Year into the Ukraine War
  By Major General Atanu K Pattanaik (Retd)

  The narrative about the war in Ukraine is hugely lopsided with the US led west deploying every imaginable form of propaganda, information, disinformation and misinformation

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  February 17, 2023
  Lebanisation of Pakistan
  By Major General Atanu K Pattanaik (Retd)

  Lebanon's post-war era militia leaders became the political leadership and have kept a lock on power ever since. The country remains a nation without an effective governing dispensation. Pakistan seems to be going the same way!

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  February 14, 2023
  Spy Balloons
  By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

  The US has accused China of violating its airspace while Beijing has accused America of violating international norms by shooting down the balloon

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  February 14, 2023
  Export with Care
  By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

  We need to be careful about which countries we are exporting indigenous equipment to and have sufficient safeguards in place to ensure the technology is not passed on to our adversaries

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  February 14, 2023
  Stealth Vehicles
  By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

  Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi is working on developing materials that can be used for developing ‘stealth’ vehicles. The materials being developed can reportedly absorb more than 96 per cent of radar waves in a wide range of frequencies, coming simultaneously from multiple directions.

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  February 14, 2023
  Private Industry Innovations
  By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying “It is our collective aim to establish India as one of the key partners in global semiconductor supply chains” has increased India’s focus on producing semiconductors

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  February 14, 2023
  Indigenous Tapas-BH & Archer-NG Drones
  By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

  Induction of these indigenous drones will give a tremendous boost to the combat potential of our Armed Forces. These would fall much cheaper and cut drone import costs drastically.

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  February 10, 2023
  A Turkish Tragedy
  By Major General Atanu K Pattanaik (Retd)

  Death toll from the earthquake is expected to be very high as thousands of houses and aparment blocks have been reduced to rubble

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  February 3, 2023
  Republic Day Parade and Atmanirbhar Bharat
  By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

  Building on the 75th year of Independence celebrated as 'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav', the Republic Day parade depicted India's growing indigenous capabilities, Nari Shakti and emergence of a 'New India'.

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  February 3, 2023
  Cutting Army Flab
  By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

  Reports are that Army has been asked to reduce its strength by about 1.5-2 Lakh. How much Army manpower should be slashed and what constitutes “flab”?

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  February 3, 2023
  New-Age Drones, Jet Packs and Robotic Mules
  By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

  The Army is seeking the above technologies in line with the need to modernise and upgrade its combat capabilities

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  February 3, 2023
  Western Tanks in Ukraine
  By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

  The supply of these modern tanks indicates direct involvement of US-NATO in the war

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  February 3, 2023
  Humans in Space and Western Fear of China
  By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

  NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg said that Ukraine needs NATO's continued support, because if President Putin wins, the message to Beijing will be that they can achieve what they want with the use of brute force

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  February 2, 2023
  Defence Budget 2023-2024
  By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

  The Defence Budget 2023-2024 is 5.94 lakh crore, an increase of about 12.5 per cent over last year

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  January 15, 2023
  WMD Terrorism
  By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

  A shipment containing “several kilogrammes” of Uranium was seized at UK's Heathrow Airport, the package originated in Pakistan before landing at Heathrow's Terminal Four

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  January 15, 2023
  GSP 2022 – Military Ignored
  By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

  Geospatial Policy (GSP) 2022 is good for promoting digital economy, private industry, innovations, blue economy, integrating multiple agencies dealing with geospatial data, innovation and the like but the requirements of national security and of the Armed Forces have been totally ignored

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  January 15, 2023
  Analysing Rajouri Killings
  By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

  The twin terror attacks by terrorists, suspected to belong to the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), in Dangri hamlet of Rajouri in Jammu & Kashmir, left seven people of the minority community, including two children, dead and 14 others injured

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  January 15, 2023
  Ending Maoist Insurgency
  By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

  There are no quick fix solutions in counter-insurgency, it requires a mix of hard and soft options to tackle both the hard core and eliminate the root cause

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  January 15, 2023
  Missile Systems Procurement
  By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

  All the proposals for procurement of missile systems are under the Buy (Indian-IDDM) category

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  January 2, 2023
  The Catch 22 in Ukraine's Elusive Peace
  By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

  The US has always used war to benefit economically. Peace is unlikely in Ukraine with Zelenskyy dancing to the tune of the Biden Administration.

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  January 2, 2023
  Pralay Induction
  By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

  The system meets the tactical ballistic missile requirements filling the gap of a conventionally armed ballistic missile that is not hampered by the 'No First Use' nuclear policy

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  January 2, 2023
  End Connectivity of Border Roads
  By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

  Without proper and reliable road/track connectivity right up to our frontline posts, we will remain at serious disadvantage at the tactical level

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  January 2, 2023
  The Downside of SPARSH
  By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)

  SPARSH has become the bane of ex-servicemen and veer naris, especially those who are not computer savvy and living in remote areas