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...

Baloch opposition to CPEC should worry China

Oct,27 2018 rediff.com

'The separatist resurgence in Balochistan is thwarting Pakistan's plans to build CPEC projects to optimally utilise Balochistan's energy reserves,' points out Brigadier Gurmeet Kanwal (retd)The China-Pakistan r ...

A Pragmatic Experiment : Defence Planning Committee

Oct,11 2018 Deccan Herald

Through an executive order issued in late-April 2018, the government constituted a Defence Planning Committee (DPC) under the chairmanship of the National Security Advisor (NSA). In view of the increasing threats and cha ...

How to Counter Pakistan’s Proxy War

Oct,08 2018 The Economic Times

On September 28-30, 2018 India observed “Parakaram Parv” to commemorate the valour and spectacular success of the Special Forces personnel who had launched multiple surgical strikes across the Line of Control (LoC) two y ...

Where is India's Chief of Defence Staff ?

Sep,27 2018 The Economic Times

When he was India’s Defence Minister, Manohar Parrikar had said two years ago that he would ‘soon’ recommend the creation of the post of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), which he considered “a must”, to the Cabinet Commi ...

Trajectory of India’s nuclear deterrence

Sep, 26 2018 The Tribune

Unlike China and Pakistan, where armies call the shots, India’s nuclear weapons are firmly under civilian control. But it is important to have a Chief of Defence Staff as early as possible to provide single-point militar ...

Pakistan: Between China and the US

Aug,22 2018 China US Focus

The vision of a ‘naya’ (new) Pakistan enunciated by Prime Minister Imran Khan, chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, faces seemingly insurmountable challenges. The new government has inherited poor relations ...

Pakistan’s Gwadar Port: A New Naval Base in China’s String of Pearls in the Indo-Pacific

Apr,02 2018 CSIS

The IssueThe development of Gwadar Port is a key element of the greater China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). It speaks to both the strength of the China-Pakistan relationship and the reach of China’s grand strat ...

This former Indian Army soldier has a message for Pakistan Army chief Let us give peace a chance

March 28, 2018 DailyO

Dear General Qamar Javed Bajwa, from New Delhi from a former Indian soldier, who has served on the Line of Control (LoC), conducted counter-insurgency operations against Pakistan-trained terrorists in Kashmir Valley ...

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