Ramesh Phadke

Lest We Forgot: The Battle of Rezang La

While recalling the 1962 conflict we often refer to India’s ‘humiliating defeat’ at Chinese hands and forget that the Jawan of the Indian Army invariably fought with exceptional bravery and...

Ramesh Phadke |
November 18, 2009 |
IDSA Comments

PLAAF at 60

With the inclusion of its Commander in the all powerful Central Military Commission, the PLA Air Force is well placed to play an ever more important role in China’s defence...

Ramesh Phadke |
November 12, 2009 |
IDSA Comments

A Possible Afghan Denouement

Post an American exit, China is likely to increase its investments in Afghanistan, provide employment to hundreds of unskilled Afghan workers, and assume the role of regional stabiliser.

Ramesh Phadke |
November 03, 2009 |
IDSA Comments

Give Me More: The People’s Republic of China (PRC) Turns 60

Indian insurgent groups are re-establishing camps in Bhutan and are also forging links with Bhutanese rebel groups.

Ramesh Phadke |
September 30, 2009 |
IDSA Comments

Pakistan’s latest adventure across the International Border

Pakistan has yet again shown its proclivity to raise tensions with India. This time, the Pakistan Army or its proxies have fired three rockets across the International Border (IB) near...

Ramesh Phadke |
September 14, 2009 |
IDSA Comments

Warnings from Madhya Pradesh

A few weeks ago Sunday Express reported that the Madhya Pradesh Hunger Index at 30.9 was worse than that of Ethiopia. Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh, its two neighbours, were only marginally...

Ramesh Phadke |
September 04, 2009 |
IDSA Comments

Tackling the Naxal Threat

With the killing of three women and a nine-year old girl, absurdly described as a police informer, the Naxals have lost any moral justification that they may have had to...

Ramesh Phadke |
August 31, 2009 |
IDSA Comments

Nuclear Deal and the Future of Indo-US Ties

Now that the IAEA Draft Agreement is on the World Wide Web and the Communists have withdrawn their support to the UPA, it is reasonable to assume that the next...

Ramesh Phadke |
July 17, 2008 |
IDSA Comments

Civil Aviation: A Forgotten Facet of Air Power

Indian aviation has been witnessing spectacular growth in the past five years. Private low-cost airlines have proliferated and the average middle class Indian today aspires to fly rather than use...

Ramesh Phadke |
May 18, 2007 |
IDSA Comments

India should beware of US motives on nuclear deal

From all accounts it appears that the much talked about India-US nuclear deal is slowly but surely unravelling. This should not come as a surprise. Right from the beginning when...