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campaign against certain General Officers of theArmy is one of the more tragic episodes to have

struck the only institution that makes us Indians proud.From the very nature of its naissance, to the manner in

which it has been thrust down the throats of a largelyignorant nation, the Sukhna land matter is a campaign.

Alas, unlike campaigns with a military purpose, this oneseeks to destroy from within, rather than defeat on thebattlefield. Because it is a campaign, and a deliberate oneat that, some simple facts are conveniently glossed over, toserve the odious and iniquitous designs of the aggressors.

It is a well-known fact that the land in questiondoes not belong to the Army, never did, and never will. Itadjoins a cantonment, and as with every military station,all construction activity within a certain distance of theperimeter is barred sans clearance from military authorities.This distance may vary depending on the nature of what is

inside the cantonment. Such a rule was instituted given thesensitivity of certain cantonments. Clearances, therefore,are a matter of routine, all over the country. No conspiracyneed be read in the process, or the implementation of theprocedures.

Where the conspiracy does exist, in fact, is in thenature of the campaign against the Army, as an institution,and certain General Officers, as individuals. The manner in

which this routine matter has been extensively dissected byextraneous actors smacks of a hugely interested crusade.

And one in which the credibility of the institution can beput at stake as long as the beneficiaries of the campaign

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benefit in their little game. What else could possibly explain thedisproportionate space, print and electronic, that has been madeavailable to those participating in this campaign! The errorscommitted, if errors were committed in the first instance, hardlymerit the hours and reams of news space spent on disparagingthe functioning of the Army. A General Officer is well withinhis right to reverse the observation of his predecessor, just asColonels do as a matter of routine once they take charge of abattalion. Wisdom did not simply reside with the predecessor.Each officer has his own quantum of it, and the authority toexercise it.

Which then begs the question about the manner inwhich Army top brass has handled the entire episode? There isclearly something amiss within the hierarchy of the Army, forthis campaign wouldnt have seen so much space had there notbeen some within the institution making merry with facts. Forfacts have most obviously been played around with. All of thisreflects very poorly on the brotherhood of officers, for someare obviously playing games at the cost of others integrity. Italso reflects very poorly on the country where an institutionthat has always pulled the nations chestnuts out of the fire,and frequently at that, gets to be maligned in one short stroke.

Venal politicians and bureaucrats are committing greater crimes,everyday, with little or nothing in terms of a crusade againstthem. And the silence imposed by the Army Act is taken as alicense to smear the institution that sheds blood to ensure Indiacelebrates Republic Day, every year.

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The power of a king lies in his mi ghty arms

Security of the citizens at peace time is very importantbecause State is the only saviour of the men and women whoget affected only because of the negligence of the State.

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Vol 1 Issue 5 February 2010

So, one more Republic Day was celebratedby our country with the same pomp and

show we all have been observing for the last

so many years. The same way of march-pastby our forces in their impressive uniforms,

glittering dressed-up folk dancers and in the

chilling winter morning the same students

in their school uniforms performing drill

exercises.Nothing new at all.

Now the question is, are we really

celebrating this National day of the State

involving every Indian Citizen or we are just

going through the motions of a Ritual?

Are we aware of the importance of this Date

- 26th January which made this country

the most popular democratic State in the

world? How many of us are aware that this

day is celebrated in the memory of the day

when the people of this country gave themselves a written Constitution and India

became a democratic Republic?

Why are all the Government, private and public offices, schools and colleges closed

on January 26th?

Why this day is celebrated a day before in schools and colleges across the country?

Is there any valid reason for it?

Why cant our Governments think to convert this ritual into a mandatory mass

celebration where every Indian has some role to play and we really feel that we are

a democratic Republic and our basic rights as citizens are secure as guaranteed by

our Constitution?

People wait for this day of rituals and just fly or drive out of their homes to enjoy theholidays.

DSA is committed to disseminate wider awareness in the Indian society not only about

defence and security but also on subjects which are equally important - that we have to

inculcate the feeling of nationalism, patriotism and high morale among all Indians so that

soon India leads the world.

DSA is being welcomed and appreciated by discriminating readers in India and overseas.

Team DSA is confident t o bring you a better magazine which will gradually create awareness

among our people. I welcome my new team members Mr. KJ Singh, Mr. Yogesh, Ms. Monika

Kanchan and Mr. Rohit Srivastava who will be adding new dimensions and dynamism to takeDSA to greater heights and make it the most regarded magazine in the defence and security

arena. I also appreciate the efforts of our creative team, especially Mr. Vipin Choudharys

imagination in concieving and developing a unique cover page for this issue. Kudos to our

cartoonist Mr.Utsav for creating such fascinating and insightful cartoons and enlivening the

ambience of the magazine. I am sure that our readers will be inspired by their ideas to think

positively about the sacrifices and contributions of our great freedom fighters who got usour freedom and laid the foundation of democratic Republic of India.

Dear reader in the coming months we have planned special editions focusing on important

and most topical issues, and the March issue will be Afghanistan special.

We look forward to your continued support and encouragement. As always your comments

and views will be most welcome and highly appreciated.

Stop Press

It means that Shiv Sena is trying to compete with the Maoists and Jihadis in creating

a feeling of insecurity among the citizens of India by advocating its Marathi Chauvinism

forgetting that India has a Constitution, guaranteeing every citizen the right to live and

work anywhere in India. And also forgetting that India has always believed in the concept of

Vasudhaiv Kutumbakam* since Vedic times.

* Maha-Upnishad, Chapter-6, verse-72

lets celebrate a realRepublic Day

new responsibilities NEW CHALLENGES

DSA Welcomes New NSA !

Shivshankar Menon, former Foreign Secretary, after an illustrious diplomatic career has assumed new

responsibility as National Security Advisor in the Prime Ministers office. He brings with him the experience

and scholarship of three decades in different capacities as a diplomat.

It is a great responsibility and I will do my best, Shivshankar Menon.

We are sure today when Indian security is being challenged from different quarters across the region, his expertise

as ambassador to our immediate neighbours, China and Pakistan will be of great help.

Our heartiest congratulations and best wishes for an exciting and rewarding tenure.

DSA supports w omens empowerment

Letika Saran has assumed the office of DGP of Tamil Nadu. She i s the secondwoman IPS officer to head any state police organisation. Prior to this she was thefirst woman officer to become Police Commissioner of Chennai. She is 1976 batchIPS officer and took charge on 13 January, 2010.

We are confident that she will set benchmarks as DGP as she has done in the past.

WELCOME !

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ISSUE FEBRUARY 2010

A R T I C L E S

F E A T U R E S

O T H E R S

INTERNAL SECURITY

India today:socio-economicsolutions 10Lt. Gen. (Retd.) V. R. Raghavan

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saga of myths andreality 14Maj. Gen. (Retd.), Sheru Thapliyal, SM

NEIGHBOUR WATCH

Indo-Pak engagement:mind games? 18Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Afsir Karim

MILITARY SYNERGY

joint servicescommand 26Vice Admiral (Retd.)

Arun Kumar Singh

THE VICINAGE

Indo-Bangla accord:welcome ascent 30G. Parthasarathy

REPUBLIC

state of the nation:INDIA-2010shining,struggling

or surviving? 36Brig. (Retd.) Rahul Bhonsle

TRANSMIGRATION

unwelcome immigrants:a security threat 51Rohit Srivastava

CENTRAL ASIACas-India combo 56Lt. Gen. (Retd.) O.P. Kaushik

INTERNAL SECURITY

security and development 64Dr. Sanjeev Bhadauria

YOUNG INDIA

policing with the don! 7878Ronen Chatterjee

GALLANTRY AWARDS

maha vir chakra 13GALLANTRY AWARDS 2010

know our heroes 23SECURITY TIPS

secure your onlinebanking 4646Sweta Sehgal

POLICE AWARDS

national recognition 61NEWS

defence and security 71

INSIGNIA

Indian navy 73

JOKES 7676CARTOON 8080

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internal security DISJOINTED PERCEPTIONS

India today:

While there is a large measure of foreign inspiration and instigation inthe many insurgencies that afflict India there is no gainsaying the factthat socio-economic deprivation and marginalization are the cause of themost widespread manifestation of the internal threat. The governmentsat the Centre and the states are just beginning to realize the magnitude ofthe problem but their responses remain disjointed. Attempts at a militarysolution alone will only compound the problem in the long term.

Socio-economic

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gallantry awards MAHA VIR CHAKRA - NAVY

The Maha Vir Chakra (MVC) established on

26th January, 1950 is the second highestIndian military decoration and is awarded for

acts of extra ordinary gallantry and bravery

in war on land, at sea or in the air. The medal

is circular and is made of standard silver.

Embossed on the obverse is a five pointed

heraldic star with circular center-piece bearing

the gilded State emblem in the center. Thewords Maha Vira Chakra are embossed in

Devanagari and English on the reverse with

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ENDURING MYSTERIES

Maj. Gen. (Retd.)

Sheru Thapliyal, SM

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All military anthologies have an element of

self-aggrandisement and are intended to serve theself-interest of the author. All books on the

Indo-Pak war of 1971 by the principal actors in

higher echelons of military command suffer from

this affliction in varying degrees. It is, therefore,

not surprising that what is myth to one is reality

for the other.

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Pa k i s t a n s n u c l e a r d e t e r r e n c e a p p e a r s t o b e w o r k i n g b e t t e r t h a n o u rs .T h e y h a v e ma n a g e d t o c i r c um v e n t o u r n u c l e a r c a p a b i l i t i e s b y u s i n g d e e p l y

i n d o c t r i n a t e d j i h a d i t e r r o r i s t s a s t h e i r fir s t m i l i t a r y e c h e l o n .C u r r e n t l y t h e j i h a d i s h a ve t u r n e d a g a i n s t t h e S t a t e o f Pa k i s t a n . So l e t u s j u s t l e t i t s t e w i n it s o w n j u ic e . A n y m i l i t a r y a c t i o n b y u s w i l l o n l y h e l p t o c o a l e s c e j i h a d i s u p p o r t f o r t h e P a k i s t a n A rm y a n d I n t e r -S e r v i c e s I n t e l l ig e n c e . T h a t i s w h y a t t e m p t s a r e b e i n g m a d e t o p r o v o k e I n d i a b y fir i n g a c r o s s t h e b o r d e r a n d t r y i n g t o i n c r e a s e i n fil t r a t i o n a c r o s s t h e L i n e o f C o n t r o l .

Maj. Gen. (Retd.)

Afsir Kar im

IndoIndoPakPakEngagement:Mind

Games?

neighbour watch ABSENCE OF REALISM


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gallantry awardsga an ry awar s 2010

HEROESHEROESASHOK CHAKRA

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NATIONAL BRAVERY AWARDS FOR CHILDREN 2009

The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh gave away National Bravery Awards for 2009 to twenty one children on J anuary

21, 2010. These children - 8 girls and 13 boys - have been selected by a high powered committee in recognition of their

outstanding deeds of bravery and meritorious service. Two Awards were given posthumously.

Bharat AwardSanjay Chopra

Geeta Chopra

Bapu Gaidhani Award

Other Awardees

gallantry awards 2010

This year KIRTI CHAKRA was awarded to the following:

This year SHAURYA CHAKRA was awarded to the following:



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joint servicescommand Vice Admir al (R etd.)Arun Kumar Singh

The Government of India has been waiting forthe evolution of national consensus amongpolitical parties to take a decision on thecreation of the post of Chief of Defence Staff.While learned suggestions are emerging fromamong personnel of the three Services theirinability to rise above turf wars and inter-se

seniority has had deleterious effect which maynot be washed away by Government diktat.

military synergy TURF WARS

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the vicinage NEW SYNERGY

There has been a magical transformation in Indo-Bangladesh relations ever since former PrimeMinister Sheikh Hasina Wajed, the daughter ofBangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rehman, the manwho broke the shackles that chained far-awayEast Pakistan to its western metropolitancentre of gravity, led her Awami League toabsolute majority displacing anti-India BangladeshNationalist Party of Begum Khaleda Zia. She hasacted against the United Liberation Front of Asom

and her message is clear: No Safe Havens.

G. Parthasarathy

INDO-BANGLAINDO-BANGLAWELCOME ASCENTWELCOME ASCENTACCORD:ACCORD:



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A N N O U N C E SMARCH 2010 ISSUE AS

AFGhAN ISTAN

COVERING ...

History of Afghanistan, last 50 year.

Dynamics of Pak-Afghan Relations

SPECIAL


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State of the Nation:

INDIA - 2010Shining, struggling or

surviving?

Beset as it is by the myriad problemswithin and a periphery pocked with failed states,

India in the sixth decade as a Republicis beginning to perceive the fullness ofits potential on the horizon. Even asglobalization has taken the world by storm Bharat,

that is, India has weathered the recentrecession in a manner that has evokedadmiration and curiosity. With freedom in 1947 we

kept one tryst with destiny. At the beginning of the

second decade of the new millennium we

still have promises to keep.

Brig. (Retd.) Rahul Bhonsle

republic PROGRESS REPORT



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security tips ONLINE BANKING

SECURE

Security is not a product, but a process.A DSA initiative

YOUR ONLINE BANKINGsweta sehgal



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a security threatUnwelcome immigrants:

transmigration IMPLICATIONS

Rohit Srivastava


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C OM B OCOMBO

central asia STRATEGIC IMPORT

CASINDIA Lt. Gen. (Retd.)O.P. KaushikPVSM, AVSM, VSMThe land beyond the Oxus (renamed Amu Darya)retains even in the twenty-first century all theallure and intrigue of the Kiplingesque GreatGame. For the Britis h Empire t he Grand TrunkRoad served a vital purpose as Tsarist Russiacrept closer to the warm waters of the ArabianSea. Today new roads and national interests areconverging on the Central Asian States but noneis as benign as the traditional linkages that have

endured with the secular, democratic India.



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