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The Defence Makeover book. The Differance MakeOver: 10 Myths that Shape India's Image.

The Defence Makeover book. 0761996125 (ISBN13: 9780761996125).

Город: Noida/DelhiПодписчиков: 8 ты. себе: Ex-Indian Army. Author: The Defence Makeover; Operation Parakram; Next book: Wars India should prepare for this century

An author of two books, The Defence Makeover: Ten Myths That Shape India’s Image and Operation Parakram: The War Unfinished, a widely circulated monograph, Ballistic Missile Imperatives Between India And Pakistan, which he co-authored with Pakistani scholar Nazir Kamal at Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, US, Pravin writes on strategic, defence and foreign policy issues. He also writes a monthly column, Bottomline in FORCE.

There was suspicion on one side, and condescension on the other. Then there was the unsaid maxim-the defence services were beyond questioning. As a result, the Indian media depended on the regular handouts of the government and never tried to understand the issues concerning defence and security in the Indian context. Occasionally the services extended their hospitality to the media personnel and got some favourable reportage in return.

About the Book: India's connection with her myth is a living, pulsating part of her psyche. The Defence Makeover: 10 Myths that Shape India's Image. It is the unique flavour of the wonder that is India. Myth and Me - The Indian Story is a handbook on Indian myth aimed at the discerning reader. This collection of essays, articles and talks forms an authentic overview of Indian myth, legend and philosophy. Grippingly retold in a rich and distinctive style, it is a passionate, personal journey through the vast landscape of Indian myth.

India–China boundary dispute Resolution Transgressions Spiral of tension. Viva Books Private Limited, New DelhiGoogle Scholar. Sawhney P (2002) The defence makeover: 10 myths that shape India’s image. Jing Hui (1986) Youguan Zhong-Yin bianjie zhengduan di yixie qingkuang he beijing (Some facts about the background of the Sino-Indian boundary dispute). Guoji Wenti Yanjiu No. 2:1–8, 62Google Scholar. Sage Publications, New DelhiGoogle Scholar.

The defence makeover: 10 myths that shape India’s image. Highlighting the role of history, policy, and diplomacy, this book traces the origins and development of the India-China boundary problem during the British Raj. It shows how British efforts to secure a defined boundary in the western sector began immediately after the creation of Jammu & Kashmir in 1846.

Author : Pravin Sawhney. Myth Two: India Matches China in Defence Planning. II. KASHMIR TANGLE: Myth Three: The Simla Agreement can Resolve the Kashmir Issue. Myth Four: The Army has Frustrated Pakistan?s Proxy War in Kashmir. Publisher : SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd. Book Price. III. NUCLEAR AND CONVENTIONAL WAR PARADIGM: Myth Five: South Asia is a Nuclear Flashpoint. Myth Six: India and Pakistan are Locked in a Missile Race. IV. LIMITED WARS: Myth Seven: India has Scored over Pakistan by Occupying Siachen. Myth Eight: India Won a Decisive Victory in Kargil.

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Language: EnglishPages: 459 (with Maps)Preface In 1978, when I was a captain posted at Sela in Arunachal Pradesh, I had my first encounter with the media. A team of journalists was in Sela to see what the army was doing in that region. I was asked to show them round and explain to them our defences and the tough routine we followed at an average height of 10,000 feet. Surprisingly, they had little time for all that. They seemed more interested in the following day's headlines. They didn't want information, they wanted a sensational quote which would make it to page one. Over the years I realised that the defence services and the media shared a very peculiar relationship. There was suspicion on one side, and condescension on the other. Then there was the unsaid maxim-the defence services were beyond questioning. As a result, the Indian media depended on the regular handouts of the government and never tried to understand the issues concerning defence and security in the Indian context. Occasionally the services extended their hospitality to the media personnel and got some favourable reportage in return. For the Indian media, defence reporting was one of the easi- est beats to cover; it required no expertise as stories came largely from press releases. Any cub reporter could do them. The trouble with this approach, however, was that the foreign media relied on their Indian counterpart for stories, which were not only misplaced, but often incorrect, and only helped create a number of myths. The regurgitated myths came back to us and we ac- cepted them as truth. A glaring example of this was Time magazine's cover story in the mid-1980s by its Asi

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