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Saturday, May 17th, 2008 |
“Rethinking Energy Security in India” by Dr Shebonti Ray-Dadwal, Published in India , by Knowledge World 5A/4 A Ansari Road Darya Ganj New Delhi 110002 Pp 182 ISBN 81-87966-11-4
“One of the ironies at the turn of the century is that, in an age when the pace of technological change is almost overwhelming, the world will remain dependent, up to the year 2020 at least, essentially on the same sources of energy———–oil, natural gas, coal———–that prevailed in the twentieth century”
_________ Guy Caruso; Director, Strategic Energy Initiative USA
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Sunday, February 10th, 2008 |
Yadavas: The Battle-Hardened ‘Chandravanshi’ Warriors of Bharatvarsha
It is a matter of great pride for me to say, that, I have had the honour of serving under SDS Yadava in war. He was my Commanding Officer in the 1965 War / operations against Pakistan, when I was serving with 4/3 Gorkha Rifles, in the Naoshera Sector on the Cease Fire Line ( now known as the Line of Control, or simply, LoC ) in Jammu & Kashmir. He used to be a very pro-active battalion commander, who was always on he move and ever ready to help out those under his command. Under his leadership 4/3 GR became the apple of the eye of Maj Gen TN Raina, MVC, (later the Indian Army Chief) the then General Officer Commanding 25 Infantry Division. We did extremely well in operations as well as sports and other competitions. He used to be a keen sportsman himself, and had played with the 2/3rd football and hockey first strings. Physically very fit, and mentally very robust, he used to take on the iterant ( and some very pesky, persistent and short-tempered) UN MOGIP Observers at the drop of a hat, and, take them up walking double-quick-time to the posts for verification of the alleged cease fire violations lodged by the Pakis! He was good with the pen even then; clear-headed, he did not need to draft or redraft. The citation for a Vir Chakra, made by him for an act of gallantry attributed to me, is still a treasure I preserve with a lot of reverence and fond memories.
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Thursday, February 7th, 2008 |
“Pakistan Occupied Kashmir : The Untold Story”, Edited by Virendra Gupta & Alok Bansal (Published in 2007) by Manas Publications 4858 Prahlad Street 24 Ansari Road Daryaganj New Delhi 110 002 . Pp 250 Price Rs 495 ISBN 81 7049 315 3
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Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008 |
A Book Review
“Reliance - The real Natwar” by By Arun Agarwal . Published Manas Publications, New Delhi, London, India. Price in India Rs: 495, Overseas $30. ISBN No. 9788170493006
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Friday, January 18th, 2008 |
A Book Review
“Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces” Edited by Pavel Oleg. Published in 2001 by MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, London, England.Pp 693. Price $60 ISBN 0-262-16202-4
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Tuesday, January 8th, 2008 |
A Book Review
“The Indian Army: A Brief History“, Edited by Maj Gen Ian Cardozo, AVSM, SM (Published in 2005), by Centre for Armed Forces Historical Research, United Service Institution of India, Rao Tularam Marg, Post Bag No 8, Vasant Vihar PO New Delhi 110057 Pp 344 Price Rs 750 ISBN 81-902097-0-1
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Sunday, January 6th, 2008 |
A Book Review
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The Indian Army: An Illustrated Overview“, Edited by Sqn Ldr (Retd) RTS Chinna (Published in 2007), by The Centre for Armed Forces Historical Research, The United Service Institution of India , Rao Tula Ram Marg New Delhi Pp 255Price Rs 2400 ISBN 978-81-902097-6-2
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Friday, January 4th, 2008 |
A Book Review
“Leadership: Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw MC” by Maj Gen Shubhi Sood (Retd) Published in 2006 by SDS Publishers 1709, Sector 29, Noida-201301 Pages 290 Price $ 34.95 ISBN 81-902828-4-0
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Friday, January 4th, 2008 |
A book Review on:
Special Forces : Doctrine, Structures and Employment Across the Spectrum of Conflict in the Indian Context
Author: Oberoi, Vijay (Ed.)
Year: 2006
by Knowledge World 54/4A Ansari Road Darya Ganj New Delhi 110002. Pp 458 Price Rs 620 ISBN : 81 87966 39 4
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Tuesday, December 18th, 2007 |
“Climate is what we expect, weather is what we get”——Mark Twain
“ You can have money piled to the ceiling, but the size of your funeral is still going to depend on the weather.” —————-Chuck Turner.
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