Air Cmde A K Venkateswaran (Retd) and Wg Cmr K S Chandrasekar (Retd) write: The OROP by itself has been known to be 7500cr of which the Govt will get back IT of at least 20% thus reducing the amount to only 6000cr. This 6000cr is just about 1.76% of the Defence outlay and not a “burgeoning” increase which the article makes it out to be.
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Nepal – China Transit deal: Implications for India
S K Sahi writes: Geo-politically, Nepal is trying to maintain a delicate balance between the giant neighbors. The question perhaps is for how long it would give up on India completely.
Pakistan Invites CARs to use Gwadar port, concerns remain
Raj Kumar Sharma writes: Pakistan has been trying in wane to balance Indian presence in Central Asia since 1991. Its efforts to use religion as a galvanizing force have not gone down well with the CARs, who have a secular outlook. It even interfered in the Tajik Civil War (1992-97).
First Afghanistan-India Security Dialogue between USI, New Delhi and AISS, Kabul
A two day Inaugural Afghanistan-India Security Dialogue was jointly organized by the United Service Institution of India (USI), New Delhi and Afghan Institute for Strategic Studies (AISS), Afghanistan, in New Delhi on March 14-15, 2016.
USI CONDUCTS STRATEGIC DECISION GAME EXERCISE FOR PARTICIPANTS OF ARMY, NAVY AND AIR HIGHER COMMAND COURSE
A Strategic Decision Game Exercise was conducted by the USI for participants of the Army, Navy and Air Higher Command Courses undergoing the JOCAP at Mhow from 17-18 Feb 2016.
RTD between USI and Delegation from National Institute of Defence Studies (NIDS), Japan
Dr Roshan Khanijo writes: USI organized a Round Table Discussion (RTD) with National Institute of Defense Studies (NIDS), Japan on the 22 February 2016.