Gurmeet Kanwal

Brigadier Gurmeet Kanwal (Retd) is Distinguished Fellow, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), New Delhi and Adjunct Fellow, Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Washington, D.C. He is former Director, Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS), New Delhi. He commanded an infantry brigade on the Line of Control (Operation Parakram, 2001-03) and an artillery regiment in counter-insurgency operations in Kashmir Valley (Operation Rakshak, 1993-94). More...

There Is a ‘Critical Hollowness’ in India’s Defence Preparedness

Aug,15 2017 The Wire

With attempts at infiltration being made virtually every night and frequent exchanges of small arms and artillery fire, the line of control (LoC) with Pakistan is more active than it has been in the last five years. The ...

Defence deal may repair India-Russia ties

Aug,03 2017 Rediff.com

The $10.5 billion arms and equipment deal helped to arrest the recent drift in the 'special and privileged' strategic partnership, observesBrigadier Gurmeet Kanwal (Retd) Defence Ministers Arun Jaitley and Gene ...

Beyond the call of duty

Aug,03 2017 Deccan Herald

During winters, the Gurez brigade sector on the LoC with Pakistan, which I had the honour to command during Operation Parakaram (2001-03), is just like the Siachen Glacier. It comprises very high rugged mountains, covere ...

A Soft Coup in Pakistan: Army Consolidates Power

Jul,29 2017 The Quint

Snapshot· Army in cahoots with Supreme Court to place two of its members in JIT investigating Sharif· Morale of ra ...

Stand-off at Doklam: Symptom of a Larger Malady

Jul,08 2017 Deccan Herald

For almost one month now, border guards of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) have been locked in a stand-off with troops of the Indian Army and those from the Royal Bhutan Army at Doklam, a small plateau near the In ...

China’s Insecurity Leads to India’s NSG Bid Being Blocked Again

Jun,28 2017 The Quint

China has once again blocked India’s application for membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG). At the 27th plenary session of the NSG, held at Bern on 22-23 June 2017, China continued to insist that the group shou ...

Tri-Service Special Forces Command: An idea whose time has come

June 14, 2017 The Week

Since the end of the Cold War, the character of conflict has been changing gradually, but perceptibly. While conventional conflict between nation states has declined, sub-conventional conflict, ranging from intra-state c ...

The Young Kashmiris Are Saying Something, But Are We Listening?

May 18, 2017 Quint

Gradually, but perceptibly, almost inexorably, the Kashmir Valley appears to be slipping out of control – again. Since the death of Burhan Wani, a Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist, in July 2016, incidents of stone-pelting hav ...

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