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...

Demographic Dividend or Disaster?

Aug,05 2019 The Tribune

With rising expectations and inadequate employment opportunities, amid social tensions, a revolution driven by rising expectations is staring us in the face Gurmeet Kanwal (As sent) As an ancient civilisatio ...

Extending India’s Strategic Outreach

Jul,18 2019 The Tribune

Resurgent India is now at a breakout moment in its history and must reassert its historical primacy in Southern Asia. It should begin its strategic outreach by looking and acting outwards in ever-growing concentri ...

Long road to peace in Kashmir

Jul,10 2019 Deccan Herald

Soon after Satya Pal Malik, the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), announced that the Hurriyat leaders are ready for talks with the central government to find a political solution for the conflict in Kashmir, Ho ...

Moving towards cooperative security in the Indo-Pacific: India must work with the Quad and pull in more members

Jul,09 2019 The Times of India

Two Indian Navy ships joined ships from the navies of Japan, Philippines and the US to sail through the South China Sea on May 2-8, 2019 while conducting joint training exercises. A few days later, ships from the navi ...

Healing touch is needed in Kashmir

Jul,04 2019 The Tribune

Speaking in the Rajya Sabha on the extension of President’s rule in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), Home Minister Amit Shah blamed Pandit Nehru for having erred in taking the Kashmir issue to the United Nations and accep ...

A Very Tight Spot: India faces a huge security challenge with the possibility of a two-front conflict

Jun,22 2019 DailyO

India faces a grave two-front security threat from China andPakistan. The menace could be even greater were the challenge to become atwo-and-a-half-front threat which includes Kashmir.The foremost national security chall ...

When India needs to intervene: As our international role expands, so must our capabilities

Jun,17 2019 DailyO.in

As a growing regional power, India is being increasingly expected by its strategic partners to become a net provider of security. The visit of US Secretary of State Pompeo has once again highlighted this facet of Indo- ...

Compulsory National Service

Jun,13 2019 Deccan Herald

Lured by high corporate salaries and the attraction of rapid advancement, India’s youth is no longer opting to join the armed forces. This is so because armed forces officers are not as well paid, deployments in border a ...

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