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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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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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‘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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Has the Iran–US Memorandum of Understanding Already Started to Collapse?

Has the Iran–US Memorandum of Understanding Already Started to Collapse? LT GEN DP PANDEY (R) Former Corps Commander, Chinar Corps | DG Territorial Army | Director of Military Intelligence | Commandant, Army War College The Iran–US Memorandum of Understanding, signed in the aftermath of the Strait of Hormuz crisis, was meant to draw a line

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CLAWS Issue Brief Examines the “White-Collar Terrorists

CLAWS Issue Brief Examines the “White-Collar Terrorists The Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS) has published an Issue Brief by Maj Gen Roopesh Mehta, PVSM, SM, VSM, tracing the origin and continuing relevance of the term “white-collar terrorists” — first articulated by Lt Gen D.P. Pandey during his tenure as GOC, Chinar Corps. The brief

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War of Compulsions: Geopolitical Inflection Points in West Asia

War of Compulsions: Geopolitical Inflection Points in West Asia LT GEN DP PANDEY (R)FOR THE CENTRE FOR LAND WARFARE STUDIES (CLAWS). The ongoing conflict in West Asia is not a war of choice, but rather a clash of deep-seated structural compulsions. In this comprehensive analysis, originally published by the Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS)

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The Age of Endless Conflict

The Age of Endless Conflict The 21st century has shattered the illusion of permanent peace. Wars no longer end decisively; they mutate across cyber systems, economies, information networks, and proxy fronts. From Europe to the Indo-Pacific, instability has become the defining condition of global order and modern statecraft. LT GEN DP PANDEY (R) FOR THE

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