‘With No-First Use Doctrine India’s Redlines In Nuclear Domain Are Very Clear’ There is no need for India to revise its policy of no first use policy insofar as nuclear weapons are concerned since the country’s deterrence redlines are fairly well established for any of the adver…

‘If Ladakh Stalemate Continues, A Two Front Scenario Is Possible’ Pakistan may be tempted to join good friend China in opening another front against India if the current military stalemate in Ladakh persists, feel former military officers Maj Gen BK Sharma (Retd), D…

'PLA Air Force Is Being Built For Strategic Coercion,' Say Former IAF Officers The PLA Air Force is being modernised very rapidly and is being used for strategic coercion. It is inducting long range vectors, depending upon no-contact warfare strategy. India needs to be not only …

‘India Needs To Nurture Alliances In IOR To Counter China’ The answer to preventing China from becoming a dominant power in the Indian Ocean Region is to form alliances in the region, say strategists and former military officers in this edition of Strategic I…

Roadmap For India @ 75 A sober and informative discussion on the determinants of, issues and challenges for India when it turns 75. A programme jointly organised by the USI and Senior Journalist Gauri Dwivedi. Major General…

Ladakh Standoff Is A Sum Of China's Fears About Aksai Chin Highway, Says Former Corps Commander The current standoff in Ladakh between Indian and Chinese troops should not be looked at in isolation just as a skirmish between two armies, says Lt Gen PJS Pannu, Distinguished Fellow, USI and a form…

Strategic Dialogue With USI India's Two Front War In an another episode of Strategic Dialogue Maj Gen BK Sharma, AVSM SM** (Retd), Director USI and Lt Gen Harish Thukral, PVSM, SM (Retd) talks about India's Military Strategy to counter China- Pakista…

At Dokla China's Build Up Has No Military Logic, Say Sikkim Sector Specialists Maj Gen B K Sharma AVSM, SM** Director, USI and Lt Gen Devraj Anbu (Retd), former Vice Chief of the Indian Army, Distinguished Fellow, USI in conversation with Strategic Insight, Editor-in-Chief Nit…

India-China Stand-off and the Way Forward? Maj Gen B K Sharma, AVSM, SM** (Retd), Director USI in a discussion with Anand Vardhan Singh and Panelists on India-China Stand-off and the Way Ahead.

In Conversation with Maj Gen B K Sharma

ORF's Afghanistan Conference India’s Options Maj Gen B K Sharma AVSM, SM** Director, USI in a panel discussion on ORF's Afghanistan Conference: India’s Options. Fellow panellists include:- Amb. Vivek Katju, former Secretary (West), MEA Tilak De…

Russia–China Rapprochement and its Impact on Asia and Europe. Maj Gen B K Sharma AVSM, SM** Director, USI visited SIPRI at Stockholm, Sweden for a seminar on the topic ‘Russia–China Rapprochement and its Impact on Asia and Europe.’ January 17-18 2017. He spok…

STRATEGIC DIALOGUE Indo-China relations and explains the Past, Present and Future of India-China's military ties.

Tawang And Arunachal Pradesh Well Secured, Point Out Ex Officers StratNews Global Editor-in-Chief Nitin A. Gokhale speaks to Lt Gen Devraj Anbu (Retd), a former Commander of the Tezpur-based 4 Corps and Maj Gen Rajiv Narayanan (Retd), Head, Centre for Strategic Stu…

Palkhivala Lecture “Palkhivala Lecture” as part of the Nani Palkhivala Birth Centenary Celebrations Organised by the USI in association with Lex Consilium Foundation – 11 Sep 2019

Twenty Third Colonel Pyara Lal Memorial Lecture 2019 Building Military Capability, Developing New Partnerships and Protecting National Interests in an Uncertain World Order Speaker : Admiral Sunil Lanba, PVSM, AVSM, ADC, Former Chief of the Naval Staff…

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