Just got this press release from the Navy:Ships of the Eastern Fleet, under the command of theFlag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet, Rear Admiral RK Dhowan, are presently on an ‘Overseas Deployment’(OSD) to the South-east and East-Asian regions. Thegroup consists of…

I’ve always been a little suspicious about the ostensible big-brother attitude that New Delhi always just stops short of espousing in the subcontinent. Sometimes, we’re “prisoners of democracy”, but most of the time, it’s just straight-backed political weakheadedness. Yesterday, the…

A brilliant column by Harish Khare in The Hindu (quite certainly one of the most sober, eloquent and insightful columnists in the country today) is a must read. It’s a reflection on the World Cup disaster and why an emotion-crazed…

Thought it was a good time to do an update on all the military booty that Pakistan is getting from Uncle Sam. Here’s the full list of equipment either on order or in the pipeline or requested for by Pakistan…