India has the potential to be to Asia, what America is to the world a symbol of hope, liberty and freedom.
From aggressive, devious neighbours to well-armed internal insurgents, the list of those taking aim at our nation is long. Our morally bankrupt political system and blinkered bureaucracy only compounds the mess.
As the editor of Indian Defence Review, Bharat Verma lives by a simple philosophy: Dont give me a list of problems, give me solutions.
Solutions are what he offers in this sequel to Fault Lines, a compilation of his writings since then.
From ways to counter Chinas imperial ambitions, to why a splintered Pakistan is in Indias interest.
Why we need to develop not just cutting edge defence industries but also have an offensive orientation against those gunning for our democracy.
Because at the end of the day, national interest is supreme.
In this riveting series of columns, Verma takes a 360 degree look at the strategic and military challenges facing India today, and suggests ways and means to overcome them.
Contents
Develop cutting edge Defence Industries
Nervous China may attack India
India must counter Chinas imperial ambitions
Unprepared and unwilling
Offensive Orientation
Blueprint to tackle the Maoists
Chinas New Cold War puts democracies in danger
The danger from China: 20112014
If Pakistan splinters
Shrinking military capabilities
Defence technologies key to Indias security
Why New Delhi is unable to prevent terrorist attacks?
The myths on Pakistan
IAF: From 'bullock cart' to 'Mercedez Benz'
Pakistan at war with itself
Abu Jundal: New Delhi must change as Islamabad will never!
Time New Delhi calls Islamabads Bluff!
Strategic assertion indispensable for Indias survival
Lessons from Kargil
1962: The Nehruvian Blunder
End the neglect of the military
Chinese are Coming
The Chinese game plan
Military: The grid of violence
Defence Industry: Reach for the sky!
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Author: Bharat Verma
ISBN: 9781940988061
Pages: 152
Features: HB |