Lt Gen DP Pandey

The Dual Pillars of Viksit Bharat 2047: Why Prosperity Requires Power​

The Dual Pillars of Viksit Bharat 2047: Why Prosperity Requires Power​ Lt Gen Devendra Pratap Pandey (Retd) Former Corps Commander, Chinar Corps | DG Territorial Army | Director of Military Intelligence | Commandant, Army War College In Brief A nation’s prosperity (Samridh Bharat) cannot be sustained without strength (SashaktBharat). To achieve a developed India by […]

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Beyond Autonomy and Accession: Entrenched Insensitivity towards People by Political Class of Jammu and Kashmir

Beyond Autonomy and Accession: Entrenched Insensitivity towards People by Political Class of Jammu and Kashmir Lt Gen Devendra Pratap Pandey (Retd) Former Corps Commander, Chinar Corps | DG Territorial Army | Director of Military Intelligence | Commandant, Army War College Overview In this Issue Brief, Lt Gen Devendra Pratap Pandey (Retd.) traces nearly eight decades

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India’s Op Sindoor Shows Why Clear War Aims Matter in Modern Conflicts

India’s Op Sindoor Shows Why Clear War Aims Matter in Modern Conflicts What the Article Says In this piece for The Economic Times, Lt Gen D.P. Pandey (Retd.) contrasts India’s Operation Sindoor with the drawn-out, goalpost-shifting conflicts seen in Afghanistan, Iraq, Ukraine, Gaza, and now Iran. His central argument: modern warfighting fails when political and

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Pakistan’s Terror Factories and Infrastructure Mayhem

Pakistan’s Terror Factories and Infrastructure Mayhem At Home and Beyond Borders Lt Gen Devendra Pratap Pandey (Retd) Former Corps Commander, Chinar Corps | DG Territorial Army | Director of Military Intelligence | Commandant, Army War College 78 Yrs Of State-BackedProxy Warfare 80 Proscribed ExtremistGroups (SATP) 74,000+ Lives Lost in PakistanSince 2000 4,000+ Terror Fatalitiesin 2025

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Theatre Commands: Powering Bharat’s Strategic Leap into the Future

Theatre Commands: Powering Bharat’s Strategic Leap into the Future LT GEN DP PANDEY (R) Former Corps Commander, Chinar Corps | DG Territorial Army | Director of Military Intelligence | Commandant, Army War College In this Issue Brief, Lt Gen Devendra Pratap Pandey (Retd.) himself the author weighs in on India’s long-delayed theaterisation debate, six years

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Beyond the Rhetoric: Operation Sindoor and the Truth Behind the “Defeat” Narrative

Beyond the Rhetoric: Operation Sindoor and the Truth Behind the “Defeat” Narrative Lt Gen D.P. Pandey (Retd.) dismantles the “first-day defeat” narrative with facts on the ground LT GEN DP PANDEY (R) Former Corps Commander, Chinar Corps | DG Territorial Army | Director of Military Intelligence | Commandant, Army War College Lt Gen D.P. Pandey

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‘Failed Marshals’: Why Asim Munir’s Self-Appointment Degrades Pakistan’s Highest Military Office

‘Failed Marshals’: Why Asim Munir’s Self-Appointment Degrades Pakistan’s Highest Military Office LT GEN DP PANDEY (R) Former Corps Commander, Chinar Corps | DG Territorial Army | Director of Military Intelligence | Commandant, Army War College Lt Gen DP Pandey (Retd.) compares Asim Munir’s controversial Field Marshal appointment to Ayub Khan’s 1959 self-promotion and explains why

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