Indian Army Archives

Tarek Fatah on Baloch Struggle for Independence and India’s Role in it

by Mark Kinra & Lokmaanya Connect11 August 202113 September 2021 < 1 min read

In this exclusive interview to our geopolitical analyst Mark Kinra, veteran journalist and author Tarek Fatah, talks to us about Balochistan from the p.o.v. of a common Baloch.

India Politics

Will the Creation of CDS Reform India’s Defence Planning?

by Adithya Variath22 July 202010 December 2020 4 min read

The position of the CDS is coveted as well as complicated. The CDS, conventionally, is expected to be a ‘first among equals’, a five-star officer who will be senior to the three Service Chiefs.

Neighbourhood Politics South Asia & China

Discussion on PoK Needs to be Constructive, not Destructive

by S Raghavan21 July 202010 December 2020 4 min read

When it took a war to bring an element of clarity, can regaining PoK happen through negotiated settlement over a table, or will it demand a full scale war?

India Society

“As a soldier, you deal with loneliness, and for me, that is where poetry kicks in.”

by Gauri Noolkar-Oak20 July 202010 December 2020 8 min read

Son of a Hindi professor and an officer in the Indian Army, he has the mind of an explorer and heart of a poet. Anonymous to everyone, he is exceedingly familiar to his readers through his moving, comforting verses. One quiet afternoon, he recounts his touching story to The Tilak Chronicle.