“CHINA – Dealing with,”

“CHINA – Dealing with,”

Highlights: Territorial claims – border disputes / conflicts and incursions – and pragmatic ways to resolve all such issues Quotations for consideration: “Conflict is inevitable, but combat is optional.” – Max Lucale . “Peace is not the absence of conflict; it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.” – Ronald Reagan. “He who does not engage in […]

“Godhra – The True Story”

“Godhra – The True Story”

“Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it.” – Adolf Hitler THE TRUE STORY – Nicole Elfi – (Nicole Elfi left France thirty-four years ago for India, drawn to Sri Aurobindo and the Mother. She participated in publication of works related to them and in research on Indian […]

Acknowledgement

Acknowledgement

“Nobody is as smart as everybody.” There is really nothing absolutely new in the world of human interactions and many of the newer ideas too have earlier roots as evidenced by the many quotations in the articles. However there are different ways of interpretation and application, arising out of better knowledge and improved or newer […]

“Pakistan and J & K – The Real Issue and How India can react to Pak based Terrorism”

“Pakistan and J & K – The Real Issue and How India can react to Pak based Terrorism”

Highlights: Pakistan’s claims & actions – Support to alleged freedom struggle – the real core reason – encouraging proxy war and incursions – the UN resolution – the Indus Water Treaty – and a pragmatic way to put an end to such conflicts Quotations for consideration: Peace is not the absence of conflict; it is […]

“Terrorists & The Media”

“Terrorists & The Media”

Highlights: Bad makes News – Media over simplifies and endlessly repeats itself exaggerating the incident – Terrorists manipulate the Media and use NGO’s to shape the story – Authorities must be as open with the Media as possible and Media must act more responsibly. Quotations for consideration: “… given that there’s been probably a ten […]

“War & Domestic Conflicts – Economics & Costs”

“War & Domestic Conflicts – Economics & Costs”

Highlights: Understanding the costs of war & conflicts in all their facets – waging war economically – controlling the size of the Military yet keeping it effective – considering costs of development vs. cost of domestic conflicts. Quotations for consideration: “War is not a word, it’s an acronym for ‘ Wasting Another’s Resources’” – Ramman Kenoun . “No matter what […]

“War – Organization, in the 21st Century”

“War – Organization, in the 21st Century”

Highlights: War/conflicts today – organizing the military accordingly – necessity for an Integrated Defence Head Quarters and a Chief of Defence Staff and a National strategy policy. Quotations for consideration: “The organization of the Army is dependent on the answer to the question – ‘What is the Army for’?” – Anon. “The only defensible war is a war […]