असम, नागालैंड और मणिपुर के कुछ हिस्सों से हटा सेना को स्पेशल पॉवर देनेवाला कानून AFSPA। केंद्र सरकार के इस फैसले का समर्थन करते हैं नितिन गोखले। उत्तरपूर्व राज्यों में ढाई दशक रहकर उन्होंने इस कानून के उपयोग और दुरुपयोग को नजदीक से देखा और रिपोर्ट किया है। यूं कहें तो वे इस विषय के विशेषज्ञ हैं। उन्होंने इस कानून के सदुपयोगिता पर काफी कुछ लिखा भी ह…

श्रीलंका में स्थिति बेहद खराब है। आर्थिक संकट का सामना कर रहे भारत के इस पड़ोसी देश में राष्ट्रपति गोटाबाया राजपक्षे ने इतिहास के सबसे बड़े आर्थिक संकट को लेकर देशभर में जारी प्रदर्शनों के बीच राष्ट्रव्यापी आपातकाल लगा दिया है। संकट के बीच भारत श्रीलंका की लगातार मदद कर रहा है। भारतशक्ति के प्रधान संपादक नितिन गोखले इन दिनों श्रीलंका के दौरे पर हैं…

As Sri Lanka battles its worst economic crisis ever and has even imposed a state of emergency to deal with its fall-outs, India was quick to step up to the plate. And it’s not just about extending financial assistance. The India-Sri Lanka bilateral relationship has had its share of ups and downs but things have looked up, especially in the past cou…

भारत रूस से बहुत कम कच्चा तेल आयात करता है। यह हमारे आयात का एक प्रतिशत से भी कम है. कई देश भारत से 20 गुना अधिक तेल रूस से आयात करते हैं। इसी बीच अमेरिका रूस से तेल आयात करने पर प्रतिबंध लगाने की योजना बना रहा है। खास बात यह है कि अभी तक रूस पर अमेरिका और यूरोपीय देशों ने ऊर्जा संबंधित कोई प्रतिबंध नहीं लगाया है। अगर ऐसा होता है तो भारत पर इसका क्…

The West may have sanctioned Russia for its invasion of Ukraine but Russian energy supplies have been exempted. The explanation lies in the overdependence of Europe on Russian gas. But the West has been asking India to shun crude oil that Russia has offered India at a discounted price. In this episode of ‘News Warrior’, Bharat Shakti & StratNews Gl…

सारी दुनिया यूक्रेन-रूस युद्ध को लेकर बेचैन है। भारत भी चिंतित है क्योंकि युद्ध का असर हमारे रक्षा तैयारियों पर पड़ सकता है। भारत के अधिकांश सैन्य साजो सामान और हथियार रूसी मूल की हैं, जाहिर है यदि युद्ध लंबा चला तो इसका असर दूरगामी होगा। डिफेंस मंत्रा के इस पॉडकास्ट में भारतशक्ति के प्रधान संपादक नितिन गोखले इसका मूल्यांकन कर रहे हैं। You can chec…

As the war rages on in Ukraine and sanctions against Russia pile on, India has not taken sides despite suggestions from the West to condemn Russian aggression. At the heart of India’s neutral stance is pragmatism and national interest. In this episode of ‘News Warrior’, BharatShakti.in & StratNews Global Editor-in-Chief Nitin A. Gokhale explains wh…

The stalled Russian mechanised formation strung in a long line on the road to Kyiv is uncoiling, readying to strike the capital city of Kyiv. Simultaneously, news pours in of Russians focussing more and more on urban centres now; they don’t seem to be in control as yet of any population centre, though. The obvious indicators of Russian intentions o…

India has taken its relationship with West Asia to a new level with renewed focus on Gulf countries, especially in the last decade. And it’s not just oil that has turbo-charged bilateral ties. In this episode of News Warrior’, BharatShakti.in & StratNews Global Editor-in-Chief Nitin A. Gokhale reflects on the various aspects driving the relationshi…

पिछले एक साल से ज्यादा वक्त से रूस की सेना यूक्रेन की सीमा पर डटी थी और आशंका था कि फरवरी महीने में रूस की आर्मी यूक्रेन पर चढ़ाई कर देगी और ऐसा ही हुआ। रूस-यूक्रेन संघर्ष की मूल वजह क्या है? क्या रूस और यूक्रेन के बीच लड़ाई थम पाएगी ? भारत को क्या नुकसान है इस युद्ध से? आइये समझने की कोशिश करते हैं डिफेंस मंत्रा के इस शो में भारतशक्ति के प्रधान सं…

Russia had been massing troops along the border with Ukraine for days, if not months, fuelling anxiety and speculation about if and when it would attack its neighbour. The suspense ended on February 24 when Russian troops got the nod to cross the border. The West had warned Russian President Vladimir Putin against any such misadventure, saying the …

इस दिन तीन साल पहले, 26 फरवरी 2019 को भारत ने वह कर दिखाया जो उसने चार दशकों में नहीं किया था - नियंत्रण रेखा (एलओसी) पार करना और पाकिस्तान के अंदर घुसकर एक आतंकवादी शिविर पर हवाई हमला कर तबाह मचाई। इस हैरतंगेज घटना ने पाकिस्तान को सकते में डाल दिया वो उससे आज भी इस सदमे से उबर नहीं सका है। इस घटना ने सीमापार से लड़ी जा रही प्रॉक्सी वार की सीरत ही …

The war, which has been simmering for nearly 30 years between Russia and Ukraine, culminated in a war on February 24. BharatShakti.in editor-in-chief Nitin A. Gokhale speaks about this situation. You can check our website anchor.fm/bharat-shakti & leave your feedback. Follow us on Social Media: Subscribe to our Youtube Channel: www.youtube.com/chan…

This day three years ago, India did something it had not done in over four decades—cross the Line of Control (LoC) and strike at a terrorist camp in mainland Pakistan. No wonder India's western neighbour was caught unawares. In this episode of 'News Warrior', BharatShakti.in & StratNews Global Editor-in-Chief Nitin A. Gokhale narrates why India too…

In our series on equipment with IAF, we have discussed about types of fighter aircrafts, operational support aircrafts like AWACS and Flight refuelling aircrafts (FRA), The discussion in this episode is all about advanced technology systems on-board the fighter aircrafts that not only make them a potent war fighting machine but also enhances the ca…

अरुणाचल प्रदेश और मिजोरम भारत के नॉर्थ ईस्‍ट के दो ऐसे राज्‍य हैं जो देश की सुरक्षा रणनीति का बड़ा हिस्‍सा रहे हैं । 20 फरवरी 1987 को इन दोनों को भारत के 23वें और 24वें राज्‍य का दर्जा मिला था। भारत का यह एक ऐसा फैसला था जिसने चीन को खासा परेशान कर दिया था। अरुणाचल प्रदेश को संपूर्ण राज्‍य का दर्जा मिलेगा इसके बारे में चीन ने कभी उम्‍मीद नहीं की थी…

Of the seven northeastern states, two will mark 35 years of gaining that status tomorrow. Prior to that, both were union territories but were brought under the central rule under different circumstances. In this episode of 'News Warrior', Bharat Shakti.in & StratNews Global Editor-in-Chief Nitin A. Gokhale looks back at how Arunachal Pradesh and Mi…

Efficiency in organisations has become synonymous with the adoption of new technologies and their imaginative utilization. Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality can be utilised by both the defence forces and the defence industry to enhance efficiency. These technologies have wide applications that can cut costs and enhance productivity and also the…

The Coast Guard, though an integral part of India’s armed forces, is relatively less talked about compared to the other three services. It’s a 20,000-strong force but performs multiple functions both during the war and in peacetime. Defending India’s vast coastline is among the key functions of the organization. In this episode of ‘News Warrior’, B…

सियाचिन सामरिक रूप से भारत और पाकिस्तान के लिए बहुत महत्वपूर्ण माना जाता है। करीब 20,000 फुट की ऊंचाई पर स्थित यह विश्व का सबसे ऊंचा युद्ध क्षेत्र है। सियाचिन ग्लेशियर का साल्टोरो रिज एक विभाजन के रूप में कार्य करता है जो पीओके को चीन के साथ सीधे जोड़ने से रोकता है, जिससे उन्हें क्षेत्र में भौगोलिक सैन्य संबंध विकसित करने से रोकता है। सियाचिन पाकिस…

‘Operation Meghdoot’ launched by India in 1984 to preempt Pakistani designs of trying to occupy the Siachen glacier remains a glorious chapter in India’s military history. India continues to hold those strategic heights ever since by outthinking its western neighbour. In this episode of ‘News Warrior’, BharatShakti.in & StratNews Global Editor-in-C…

भारत की संयुक्त राष्ट्र शांति स्थापना में योगदान देने की एक लंबी और गहरी परंपरा रही है। भारत संयुक्त राष्ट्र सुरक्षा अभियानों में योगदान देने वाले देशों में सबसे आगे रहता है और अब भारत सेना की एक टुकड़ी साउथ सूडान जाने की तैयारी कर रहा है। भारत के ढाई लाख सैनिकों ने अबतक संयुक्त राष्ट्र के 71 मिशनों में से 51 मिशनों में अपना योगदान दिया है। वर्तमान…

On the request of the United Nations, India will send in more troops for peacekeeping in the restive region of Abyei in Africa. Ever since India first contributed to UN peacekeeping operations in 1950, it has taken part in 51 of 71 such missions. Some Indians have commanded multinational peace efforts under the UN umbrella, the latest being Lt Gen …

चीन ने भारत के साथ वास्तविक नियंत्रण रेखा (LAC) पर अपनी सैन्य तैनाती को मजबूत करने के लिए तिब्बती युवाओं को भर्ती करना अनिवार्य कर दिया है। हाल में तकरीबन 100 युवाओं के एक टुकड़ी को चीन ने सिक्किम से सटे चुंभी घाटी में तैनात किया है। चीनी सेना भारत के सीमा पर स्पेशल ऑपरेशन चलाने के लिए तिब्बती युवाओं को लगातार प्रशिक्षित भी कर रहा है। सूत्रों की मा…

Recruitment of Tibetans for China’s security forces isn’t new but has gained traction of late. One unit of nearly 100-odd recruits has been deployed in Chumbi Valley opposite Sikkim. Another batch is currently undergoing training and will be deployed in Aksai Chin. In this episode of ‘News Warrior’, Bharatshakti.in & StratNews Global Editor-in-Chie…

The new year saw the Chinese official media release a video showing troops with a Chinese flag, claiming that the venue was Galwan. Also came the news of a bridge being built over Pangong Lake. In this episode of 'News Warrior', BharatShakti.in & StratNews Global Editor-in-Chief Nitin A. Gokhale explains the significance of these Chinese moves. You…

The situation in Eastern Ladakh and the bellicosity of our Northern neighbour has led to the government approving the Emergency Procurement powers by the armed forces once again. These powers have been welcomed by both the forces and the defence industry, as was more than evident during the India Defence Conclave hosted by bharatshakti.in in Octobe…

यह असम के चाय उद्योग के लिए उथल-पुथल का एक दशक था जो 1987 में शुरू हुआ जब उग्रवादी समूह उल्फा ने अपना ध्यान फिरौती के लिए इस फलते-फूलते व्यापार पर केंद्रित किया । उग्रवादियों ने हत्या और अपहरण ऐसा दौर शुरू किया जिसके वजह से चाय उद्योग गंभीर संकट में घिर गया। कैसे उग्रवादियों द्वारा टैक्स और लगान लगाने से भय और निराशा का माहौल पैदा हो गया - जिसको भा…

It was a decade of turbulence for Assam’s tea industry, which began in 1987 when the militant group ULFA turned its focus on what was then a flourishing trade. Kidnappings for ransom and imposition of levy led to an atmosphere of fear and frustration, all of which has been documented in the book titled ‘The Hot Brew’ that was first published in Dec…

गोवा का भारत में विलय को 60 साल पूरे हो गए। हर साल 19 दिसंबर को गोवा मुक्ति दिवस 'ऑपरेशन विजय' में भारतीय फौज की जीत की याद दिलाता है। जिसने गोवा को पुर्तगाली शासन से मुक्त कराया था। 1961 में पुर्तगालियों के साथ राजनयिक प्रयासों की विफलता के बाद भारत सरकार द्वारा ऑपरेशन विजय चलाकर 19 दिसंबर को दमन और दीव तथा गोवा को भारत में विलय करा लिया था। 18 दि…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Goa tomorrow and take part in celebrations organised to mark Goa’s liberation day. Although India gained independence from the British in 1947, Goa, Daman and Diu that was ruled by the Portuguese had to wait 14 years to be integrated with the Indian union. In this episode of ‘Simply Nitin’, StratNews Global E…

13 दिसंबर 2001 को संसद पर आतंकवादी हमले के मद्देनजर शुरू किया गया ऑपरेशन पराक्रम, 1971 के भारत-पाक युद्ध के बाद पहला पूर्ण पैमाने पर लामबंदी था। यह सुरक्षा के कैबिनेट कमेटी (सीसीएस) के फैसले के बाद 15 दिसंबर, 2001 को शुरू हुआ और 3 जनवरी, 2002 को पूरा हुआ। यह अंततः 16 अक्टूबर, 2002 को समाप्त हुआ जब सीसीएस ने मान्यता दी कि घटते रिटर्न का कानून पहले स…

Two decades ago, a dastardly terrorist attack on India’s parliament by Pakistan-based terrorists led to a massive mobilization of troops on India’s western front. The threat of a war between two nuclear-armed countries alarmed world powers. Eventually, no war took place but the exercise—Operation Parakram—offered several lessons that India took not…

पचास साल पहले इसी महीने, भारत ने पाकिस्तान को सिर्फ 13 दिनों तक चले युद्ध में हरा दिया और बांग्लादेश का निर्माण हुआ। पाकिस्तानी सेना द्वारा हत्या और अत्याचार की होड़ में चले जाने के बाद पूर्वी पाकिस्तान से शरणार्थियों की निरंतर धारा से भारत परेशान था। लेकिन भारत युद्ध शुरू नहीं करना चाहता था इसलिए उसने इंतजार किया। इस बीच, रिसर्च एंड एनालिसिस विंग …

This month half a century ago, India defeated Pakistan in a war that lasted just 13 days and led to the creation of Bangladesh. India was troubled by the steady stream of refugees from what was East Pakistan after the Pakistani army went on a killing and torturing spree. But India didn’t want to initiate the war so it waited. In the meantime, the R…

India is yet to officially confirm it but Russia has begun delivery of S-400 air defence systems, as stated by a top Russian official, ahead of President Vladimir Putin’s visit to New Delhi next month. The United States isn’t too happy with India buying these high-end equipment from Russia but has not yet clearly spelt out whether it would impose p…

The podcast is a continuation of Bharatshakti.in’s Technology series. The S 400 Air Defence (AD) The system is of Russian origin and one of the best systems, globally. The Indians took into consideration other top of the shelf systems like the Iron Dome of Israel and the American Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system, before settling f…

Amidst the continuing India-China standoff in eastern Ladakh, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a revamped war memorial at Rezang La, where one of the fiercest battles was fought during the Chinese invasion 59 years ago. A small band of Indian troops was outnumbered by the marauding Chinese but not before rewriting a new chapter in exempla…

Chinese President Xi Jinping has managed yet another endorsement from the Communist Party, one that puts him in league with Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping, the two leaders who ruled China for long. Xi, however, has charted a distinctly belligerent course, unleashing aggression against one country after the other. He hasn’t spared the Chinese either, …

As a part of our Technology Series, we bring to our listeners the intricacies of Naval guns on the decks of our ships, and more importantly, new technologies that’s gradually replacing legacy equipment. The modern trends being pursued include Laser Guns and also Electro-Magnetic Rail Guns (EMRG). The induction of Laser Guns will reduce the ammuniti…

It's been more than two years since the Centre scrapped Article 370 that gave special status to Jammu & Kashmir and downgraded the state into two union territories. Recently, Home Minister Amit Shah visited J&K to take stock. In this episode of 'News Warrior', BharatShakti.in & StratNews Global Editor-in-Chief Nitin A. Gokhale explains the messagin…

Earlier this month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated seven new defence PSUs to the nation, created out of the 41 ordnance factories that were a drag on the defence budget. Proposals to corporatize the ordnance factories had been doing the rounds for over a decade but in 2019 the Centre decided to go for it. It’s a bold defence reform and was …

Culture and civilizational connections can be leveraged to give a fresh impetus to bilateral relationships, as India has been doing with some of its neighbours. The inauguration of an international airport at Kushinagar, where Lord Buddha attained mahaparinirvana, is the latest example and an attempt to bolster the somewhat strained relationship wi…

The 13th round of talks between the Corps commanders of India and China didn’t go as China watchers would have expected. India says it put forth constructive suggestions for resolving the remaining friction points in eastern Ladakh but China neither agreed to them nor put forth any forward-looking proposals. In this episode of ‘News Warrior’, Bhara…

In this episode/podcast of "Industry Series", Captain DK Sharma is in conversation with Dr Nagendra of Zen Technologies Ltd. Zen Technologies Ltd. A company formed in 1993, they design develop and manufacture state-of-the-art Combat Training Solutions for the training of Defence &Security Forces worldwide. Today we talk about their futuristic plans…

Future wars will be fought in multiple domains to include land, sea, air, space and cyberspace. Due to the complexity of such a battle-space, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is going to play a predominant role in the conduct of warfare. AI will be incorporated in the Decision Support Systems to bring in greater efficiency and precision with data incor…

The application of Industry 4.0 is essential for the defence industries, and is being resorted to by a growing number of companies. A large number of benefits are in store for establishments that quickly skill their personnel in its application and thereby bear fruits. Cdr Milind Kulshreshtha runs a company aikairos which works in the field of Indu…

The eastern sector of the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China may have been less active compared to the northern sector so far as border skirmishes go but India is taking no chances. Infrastructure, both civil and military, has got a major boost. The Army and the Air Force are working in tandem to plug the gaps in surveillance and technology is…

It is apparent that technology is impacting the way militaries fight, run their logistics and use the battle-space to overcome opposition, often far more numerically superior than the boots that they can muster. There are areas where the impact is already profound, and many more where these technologies could impose decisively profound results. Thi…

It's India's only region that has a dedicated ministry to look after its development needs. That's because the Northeast largely remained out of focus as policymakers at the Centre seemed out of sync with public aspirations and ground realities in the decades that followed India's Independence. That led to a sense of alienation, not all of it was p…