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...

After the terrorist strike in Pulwama, is war even an option?

Feb,22 2019 The Hindu

Yes: Gurmeet KanwalNo: Ajai SahniIt’s complicated: Manmohan Bahadur Gurmeet KanwalOur conventional deterrence has failed. It is necessary to initiate strong military measuresThe terrorist attacks in Pulwama, Pathank ...

Why China has a soft spot for Masood Azhar

Feb,21 2019 The Tribune

Without massive Chinese support, Pakistan would be in no position to wage a proxy war against India. It is China’s proxy war as well. Pakistan is a key tool in their plans to destabilise India. Hence, it is to be support ...

It is Time for Action, not Restraint

Feb,15 2019 Rediff.com

There is a time for restraint and there is a time for action. This is a time for action, not restraint.A troop-carrying vehicle in a CRPF convoy was attacked by a car-borne suicide bomber belonging to the Pakistan army a ...

Military Short-changed

Feb,04 2019 Deccan Herald

The unresolved territorial and boundary disputes with both China and Pakistan and their growing nexus present the possibility of a two-front war. Though the probability of major conflict is low, the armed forces must be ...

Transform Indian Army

Jan,15 2019 Deccan Herald

The Indian Army, the most battle-hardened army in the world, must gradually shake off its defensive orientation and transform itself into a ‘light, lethal and wired’ force that is ready to act pro-actively to overcome th ...

Year-end Review: The Unstable Regional Security Environment is a Cause for Concern

Jan,01 2019 VIF

A polycentric new world order, the early contours of which had begun to gradually emerge from the ashes of the Cold War, has begun to fray at the edges. The primary causes for this condition are the growing friction amon ...

India’s Nuclear Triad is now Fully Operational

Dec,11 2018 VIF

With a sense of pride, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced in early-November 2018 that INS Arihant, India’s indigenously designed and built nuclear-powered submarine (SSBN), armed with nuclear-tipped submarine launche ...

Build Capabilities Now

Dec,06 2018 Deccan Herald

The month of November 2018 was extraordinarily productive for the establishment of a cooperative security framework in the Indo-Pacific region. Meeting for the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue for the third time in one ye ...

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