Page 3 - Premvir Das

Premvir Das: The superpower trinity

Defence, diplomacy and economic development must move together if India is to become a great power

Premvir Das: Defence's basic skew

Instead of a healthy 50:50 relationship between revenue and capital outlays, ours is heavily skewed in favour of revenue. This is despite the navy and the air force both bettering the desired ratio

Premvir Das: Second shot at ties with US

India must make the best of the US' renewed focus in the Indian Ocean Region by going beyond mere purchases of military hardware

Premvir Das: The three big reforms for defence

Since no service chief wants to shed his operational command profile, reform of higher defence management is continually being blocked by the services

Premvir Das: The armed forces should not be fodder for electioneering

Assess statements about martial dishonour based on facts rather than electoral theatre

Premvir Das: The Indian navy, all at sea

Too much misinformation is being spread about recent accidents in India's warships and submarines

Premvir Das: The dangers of the sea

Why concern over recent accidents involving ships of the Indian navy is overdone

Premvir Das: Indo-US defence co-operation at a crossroads?

Premvir Das: Think before accusing the armed forces

Two lessons from the closure of the Barak investigation: be careful with investigations, and buy from the US or Russia through transparent protocols

Premvir Das: The days of sea-blindness are behind us

On the occasion of Navy Day today, it is heartening to note that our security interests are now increasingly focused seawards

Premvir Das: No feather in anyone's cap

The author discusses the real issues surrounding the former Army chief's revelations

Premvir Das: A modern military in a downturn

Given the defence forces' tight budget constraint, it is far from certain that the Rafale fighter should receive priority over the various acquisitions on the table

In the league of extraordinary navies

With the indigenously-designed and built Vikrant and Arihant, India enters an exclusive club

Time to state a strategy

India-China: The real military equation

China may be ahead in land power but a confrontation involving air and sea power would be a different matter altogether

Premvir Das: The Chinese are coming?

There is no reason to overreact to Chinese moves in the Indian Ocean

Premvir Das: India at sea in Southeast Asia

Decoding the strategic implications of closer ties with Asean

Premvir Das: Track II and Siachen

The stark fact is that Pakistan's military establishment continues to remain hostile to India

Premvir Das: India's strategic space lies at sea

Given our geography, defence strategies demand the need for strengthening capabilities in the Andaman & Nicobar littoral

Premvir Das: A chief by any other name