Gautam Navlakha : All

Gautam Navlakha
J&K: When the Old Order Changeth
15 Jul 2019
With this, we enter uncharted territory where Kashmiris have much to lose by succumbing to an assimilationist push under President’s rule.
Gautam Navlakha
Military Budget: Ambition Amidst Resource Crunch
10 Jul 2019
If the government is determined to pursue the path of foreign OEM-led expansion of manufacturing of military wherewithal, then the best it can do is to hedge the bets.
Gautam Navlakha
Long Overdue OROP
02 Jul 2019
NewsClick's Gautam Navlakha speaks to former Lt. general Prakash Katoch about the long overdue OROP and other financial issues the armed forces are facing.
Gautam Navlakha
The Reality of Moving Away from Non-Alignment to Multi-Alignment
28 Jun 2019
The US secretary of state’s visit to India and India’s weak-kneed response is a salutary reminder that our much-vaunted independent foreign policy and strategic autonomy stands compromised.
Gautam Navlakha
Jammu and Kashmir: A Vacuous Offer
19 Jun 2019
When the state remains “disturbed” and is ruled directly by New Delhi, why would Kashmiris take the Governor’s “offer” of talks within the ambit of the Indian Constitution seriously?
Gautam Navlakha
Victors Have Choice, Vanquished Face Compulsion
04 Jun 2019
The strength of a government lies in realising that society’s capacity to influence ideas or temper them rises leaps and bounds through engagement, rather than incarceration and abuse.
Gautam Navlakha
Defence Production: Learning From Mistakes
28 May 2019
With the Rafale deal probe set to get buried, the new government should utilise HAL for producing these jets to maximise the use of existing resources rather than create more ‘white elephants’.
Gautam Navlakha
A Resounding Victory Amidst Choppy Waters
25 May 2019
The country cannot afford being distracted by internal conflicts when it faces immense challenges on the external front.
Gautam Navlakha
India & Pakistan: The Price of Big Power Backing
22 May 2019
Will the new government in India be willing to do anything to get Pakistan “black-listed” in FATF, unmindful of the cost?
Gautam Navlakha
National Security: When Rhetoric Takes Over
17 May 2019
Despite a myriad of issues plaguing both India’s defence sector and national security, the Modi government has been busy plugging the ‘hate-Pakistan-fear-China-ally-with-US’ rhetoric.