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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
Arrest the widening gulf
2019 is ending on a sombre note — the economy is in a shambles and the nation is polarised as never before. The Modi-Shah duo must discard its Hindutva projects for a better year ahead Looking back at 2019, the defining image of the year captured by The Indian Express was...
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An unstable Nepal
20 December 2019 | Ashok K Mehta -
An avoidable battlefront
04 December 2019 | Ashok K Mehta -
Forget the brag, get real
23 November 2019 | Ashok K Mehta -
Power shift in Colombo
20 November 2019 | Ashok K Mehta -
The cross of valour
09 November 2019 | Ashok K Mehta -
A ride into military school
23 October 2019 | Ashok K Mehta -
Break the impasse
09 October 2019 | Ashok K Mehta
Lanka’s electoral test
With presidential polls in Sri Lanka scheduled later this year, internal security is one domain that is going to be on the minds of citizens The space for presidential contenders in Sri Lanka’s election on November 16 is crowding. The hopefuls are from the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), the breakaway...
Needed, a healing touch
The Army remains the ultimate protector of the Sri Lankan people but there’s a need to track down human rights violations. The country must also stop demonising Muslims Last month, the Sri Lankan Army (SLA) held its ninth annual defence seminar under the shadow of the tragic Easter Sunday bombings in...
Soldiers battle two fronts
The abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A has put the Army in a new and unknown terrain even as it comes to grips with escalating resentment and radicalisation in the Valley The Indian Army has held Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) together since October 27, 1947, when troops were airlifted into Kashmir...
Lost art of development
Winning the hearts and minds of Kashmiris can alone facilitate their integration into India. Nothing can compensate what they have lost: Autonomy and special status Government agencies have reported that Friday prayers and Eid prayers were held in Jammu & Kashmir without incident. NDTV’s Srinagar correspondent Nazir Masoodi wished his mother...
Of broken promises
While the Modi Government lauded the daring, determination and raw courage shown by our soldiers in Kargil, it failed to walk the talk on several issues pertaining to them It was ironic that speaking to serving and retired armed forces personnel at the grand finale of the 20th anniversary of the...
Defenceless defence
The Budgetary allocation to the armed forces has been stagnant as Governments have failed to address the concern that modern warfare needs upgradation When former Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman — one of four in the Modi 1.0 government — presented her maiden finance budget, hope and expectation about the defence allocation...
Sandwiched in between
Setbacks in India-Nepal ties have helped Beijing make considerable gains in that country. But close cultural ties bind Kathmandu and New Delhi and the Govt should work on them Yahan sab China ki taraf ja rahe hain. Aapko kuch karna padega (Here everyone is being drawn to China. You have...
