Year: 2024

THE YEMEN CIVIL WAR AND RED SEA DYNAMICS

THE YEMEN CIVIL WAR AND RED SEA DYNAMICS

In the last couple of months, world trade has been impacted by numerous attacks on shipping near the Bab –el-
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MUSH BEHIND THE BUSH

MUSH BEHIND THE BUSH

A HUMOROUS BUT TRUE STORY ABOUT HOW ETHICS OFTEN PLAYS OUT IN REAL LIFE This well-known story actually happened in
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THE FIRST INTERCONTINENTAL REUNION OF NDA ALUMNI

THE FIRST INTERCONTINENTAL REUNION OF NDA ALUMNI

On 15 and 16 January this year, our Alma Mater, the National Defence Academy (NDA) celebrated the Platinum Jubilee of
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LOANS & CREDIT CARDS DON’T GIVE YOU FREE MONEY – UNDERSTAND WHY

LOANS & CREDIT CARDS DON’T GIVE YOU FREE MONEY – UNDERSTAND WHY

A good loan track record is testimony to an individual’s successful cash flow management. Loan management is the process of taking a
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NEVER TOO LATE TO PURSUE YOUR PASSION

NEVER TOO LATE TO PURSUE YOUR PASSION

Age is just a number! Haven’t we heard that so often? Do we really, really believe it? Hold that thought!
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HOME TRUTHS OUT OF THIN AIR: OPERATION SAFED SAGAR

HOME TRUTHS OUT OF THIN AIR: OPERATION SAFED SAGAR

Pakistan has historically believed in the policy of covert action especially when it came to border issues. In 1947 and
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OPERATION KOH-E-PAIMA: PAKISTAN’S PERSPECTIVE OF THE KARGIL WAR

OPERATION KOH-E-PAIMA: PAKISTAN’S PERSPECTIVE OF THE KARGIL WAR

What was the Pakistani design during Operation Koh-e-Paima (KP), also called Operation Badr in some reports. They underestimated the power and
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THE NAVY AND THE KARGIL CONFLICT: SALIENT IMPACT OF THE SILENT SERVICE

THE NAVY AND THE KARGIL CONFLICT: SALIENT IMPACT OF THE SILENT SERVICE

When war clouds shattered the peace in the Himalayan frontier of Kargil and Ladakh in 1999, the entire nation came
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GENERAL V P MALIK – THE CHIEF AT THE HELM IN OPERATION VIJAY

GENERAL V P MALIK – THE CHIEF AT THE HELM IN OPERATION VIJAY

Strategic leadership had to handle the adverse situation in Kargil, under difficult and challenging circumstances. Lieutenant General D Anbu (retd),
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VICTORY – THE NEBULOUS HOLY GRAIL

VICTORY – THE NEBULOUS HOLY GRAIL

IN CONTEMPORARY CONFLICTS AND FUTURE WARS The definition of victory in future conflicts and wars has become very nebulous. It
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