USI organised a Web Discussion on the topic “Impact of COVID-19 on India’s CNP and Internal Security”, on 13th May 2020. The keynote address was given by Maj Gen BK Sharma, AVSM, SM and Bar (Retd) Director, USI and the moderator for the event was Maj Gen Rajiv Narayanan, AVSM, VSM (Retd) Head CS3, USI. The main speakers were Shri Jitesh Khosla IAS (Retd) and Shri Jayanto N Choudhary IPS (Retd).
THE US-TALIBAN DEAL & THE PERPETUAL AFGHAN CONUNDRUM: OPTIONS FOR INDIA
Maj Gen Rajiv Narayanan, AVSM, VSM (Retired) Writes :On the 29 February 2020, the USA and Taliban signed the much-delayed deal in Doha, Qatar, named as ‘The Agreement to Bring Peace to Afghanistan’. It has since found much traction only in the media as the Peace Deal, but on ground things have spiralled from bad to worse,
CDS: GETTING THE PRIORITIES RIGHT
Lt General Rajiv Bhalla, PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, (Retd) Writes:The announcement of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) by Prime Minster Modi in the course of his Independence Day address to the nation, which came after a long gap post the recommendation by the Group of Ministers (GOM) in their Report in May 2001, provided immense solace to the Armed Forces fraternity.
INDIA-JAPAN SPECIAL STRATEGIC AND GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP’: STEERING AHEAD POST-COVID COOPERATION
Gitanjali Sinha Roy Writes:India and Japan are termed as ‘quasi-allies’ as both are concerned about the Chinese maritime aggressiveness in the Western Pacific and the Indian Ocean Regions, and its rising military capabilities. Therefore, both countries have aimed to strengthen their strategic relations.
AFGHANISTAN: FROM CONFLICT TO CONFLICT
Gaurav Kumar Writes:The idea of symmetric response in civil wars is driven by the belief and logic of reciprocity-to establish or maintain broad patterns of proportionate response. However, the burgeoning difference between the Taliban and the Afghan Government has never been so evident as it has been since the signing of the agreement between the US and the Taliban on 29 February 2020.
COVID-19 AND INDIA’S EXIT STRATEGY
Maj Gen Rajiv Narayanan, AVSM, VSM (Retd) Writes : The people affected by the COVID 19 pandemic is reaching the 4.3million mark worldwide. In India, the detected cases have crossed the 70,000 mark, within two days of crossing the 60,000 mark, which is a major jump from the earlier days. All this during the third extension of the lockdown Even as India struggles to revive its economy there are no cogent strategies that appear to have been diligently thought through and ready for being unfolded.