Should Women Fight Wars?

Should we be exposing our women volunteers to the barbarity of actual combat, ask Lieutenant General Ashok Joshi (retd) and Colonel Anil A Athale (retd). IMAGE: The Indian Army has deployed women......

Is India ready for a Maritime Theatre Command?

Mere shuffling of resources or cosmetic changes to prove a point would be counterproductive in the long run, observes Commodore Venugoptal Menon (retd). Photograph: SpokespersonNavy/Twitter......

Crisis in Command: The challenges that lie ahead

'No one needs to lose sleep if a person with better operational credentials supersedes lesser endowed peers,' says Group Captain Murli Menon (retd). Opinion is rife in the Indian media about......

The Air Chief Moolgavkar I knew

'He was an embodiment of old school courtesy and grace. It was embarrassing when he would insist on receiving and seeing off guests at the gate of his house! A trait he shared with another great......

This cell phone also kills germs

There's a video playing these days at New York's Museum of Modern Art about a curvaceous cell phone called 'Morph'. Unlike your typical phone, this one's form-fitting: It wraps around your wrist......

It's going to end by me getting a clean chit: Modi

FormerIndian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modiin his first full interview since his suspension as commissioner of the Twenty20 league in April believes he is innocent and is confident of......

'On form pick Yuvi ahead of Sourav'

In the first of a series of weekly chats on cricket, Prem Panicker appeared on the rediff Chat at 1300 EDT/1000 PDT. Following is a transcript of the chat.Also see Prem's blog:......