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Ashok K Mehta
Ashok K Mehta is a retired Lt General of the Indian Army. He writes extensively on defence matters and anchors Defence Watch on Doordarshan
Why new generation may force change in Thai politics
The nation grapples with economic challenges, political turbulence and the enduring influence of its old guard monarchy-military alliance The tourist-undiscovered jewel is Siracha in the Gulf of Thailand, 90 km southeast of Bangkok and 30 km north of Pattaya. Ascott Group’s Oakwood Hotel is your strategic compass to assimilate Siracha as...
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India’s Gorkha Brigade: A legacy at crossroads
08 January 2025 | Ashok K Mehta -
India recalibrates Myanmar strategy
25 December 2024 | Ashok K Mehta -
Philippines confronts Chinese assertiveness
11 December 2024 | Ashok K Mehta -
K P Sharma Oli walks a tightrope on China
27 November 2024 | Ashok K Mehta -
Domestic tensions add to Oli’s predicament
13 November 2024 | Ashok K Mehta -
LAC: Putting together the jigsaw puzzle
24 January 2024 | Ashok K Mehta -
Thai Generals bidiñg their time
10 January 2024 | Ashok K Mehta
Prachanda’s art of Govt formation
Prachanda wins the race to become the PM by cobbling up support from unlikely parties and even courting leaders with dubious credentials Never before in the history of Nepali politics has a convicted politician been visited in Kathmandu’s jail by a parade of luminaries like former Prime Minister Madhav Nepal, Nepali...
The eternal flame can’t be partial to our soldiers
The ‘othering’ of Indian soldiers in colonial times was the biggest disservice to the collective memory of the armed forces; it must be rectified now In his book Surrender at Dacca: Birth of a Nation, Lt Gen JFR Jacob utilised one page to state: “The rifle and helmet that forms the...
Arunachal intrusions a big cause for worry
The Chinese troops have been intruding with impunity into India's territory across the undefined LAC and unrecognised McMahon Line The ninth round of military commanders’ dialogue last week — after an unusually long gap of nearly three months — confirmed the stalemate in east Ladakh, though a new commander who has...
Opportunistic Oli?
China’s mission is to prevent a formal split in the NCP after Parliament dissolution but the Nepal PM says he wants to be ‘a real friend of India’ Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali is in New Delhi for the 6th Meeting of India-Nepal Joint Commission. The invitation was given before Nepal Prime...
Repeated failures
The ongoing India-China standoff yet again points to Intelligence lapses amid reports that the Chinese got winter warfare training from Canadian forces Rebel News, a Canadian far right news network, has obtained 34 pages of documents called ‘China Files’ establishing that Canada has been training the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA)...
LAC deadlock continues
Modi has been tricked by the Chinese and misled by his civilian advisors into letting the guard down and creating a deficit of capability The 870-km Line of Actual Control (LAC) in East Ladakh is now in a state of stalemate after China gobbled up Indian territory. The prospects of any...
Mixed bag of achievements
The Modi Government must be complimented for taking hefty decisions on the defence front. Yet, the truth is that its focus has been on symbolism and politicising the military The format of the Republic Day parade is still evolving in finding the right balance between displaying military prowess, cultural heritage, technological...
