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Shashank Ranjan

Shashank Ranjan

Articles by Shashank Ranjan

Warrior turns killer in the age of non-contact wars

The ease of initiating wars, incentivised by reduced combatant casualties, has come at the cost of putting the civilian population of the warring parties in harm’s way. (AFP)

Updated on Apr 24, 2026 15:03 IST

Missing in the policy on counterterroism

The government should factor in modifications in the modus operandi of security agencies, subject to the evolving security scenario. A case in point is the current gains by security forces vis-à-vis the Maoist insurgency, which has seen a marked decline in the insurgents’ combat capabilities. (ANI)

Updated on Feb 27, 2026 15:10 IST

Maoists need to answer Bastar’s betrayed tribals

The tribals form the backbone of the Maoist organisation in terms of the rank and file under a non-inclusive leadership. (ANI)

Updated on Nov 26, 2025 15:54 IST

Envisaging a framework for Sudarshan Chakra

In a multi-layered air defence system, which Sudarshan Chakra is meant to be, even man-portable air defence systems (MANPADS), such as the good old Iglas, will have a role (of engaging the low-flying drones at short range). (@rajnathsingh X)

Updated on Sep 9, 2025 17:35 IST

After Operation Sindoor, India retains escalation dominance

The government needs to send out the larger diplomatic message that retribution for Pahalgam has been achieved and that India does not want any further escalation (PIB)

Updated on May 7, 2025 16:21 IST

Jammu to Pahalgam, the terror grid in J&K

There is a necessity of re-forming a Unified Command in J&K, involving all security agencies and the local government for a seamless counter terror campaign (PTI)

Updated on Apr 23, 2025 14:30 IST

Why Hamas survives the deaths of its leaders

A Palestinian man sits on the rubble of a house destroyed in the Israeli military offensive, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, November 4, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem (REUTERS)

Updated on Nov 4, 2024 14:56 IST

Agnipath scheme: Are four years enough for combat maturity?

The Agnipath scheme, unveiled on June 14, 2022 lays out rules for the recruitment of soldiers in the armed forces (File Photo)

Updated on Sep 18, 2024 02:45 IST

Nuances of Doda terror strike and the way forward

Doda: An Army personnel stands guard at a forest area near the encounter site, in Desa village of Doda district, Jammu and Kashmir, Wednesday, July 17, 2024. Four Army personnel, including a captain, were killed in a terrorist encounter in the area on Monday night. (PTI Photo)

Updated on Jul 17, 2024 15:34 IST

The indispensability of revival of political process in J&K

Women stand in a queue at a polling station to cast their ballot during the first phase of voting of India's general elections in Jammu, some 230 Kms from Srinagar on April 19, 2024. (Photo by TAUSEEF MUSTAFA / AFP)

Updated on Jun 26, 2024 13:22 IST

Reasi terror act — Asking the correct questions is critical

The bus carrying the Hindu pilgrims ambushed by gunmen in Kashmir, is pictured in Reasi on June 10, 2024. Soldiers in India-administered Kashmir carried out a large-scale manhunt on June 10, the government said, a day after nine Hindu pilgrims were killed in one of the deadliest recent attacks on civilians, around an hour before Hindu-nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi was sworn in for a third term in the capital New Delhi on June 9 evening. (Photo by AFP)

Updated on Jun 11, 2024 14:11 IST

Kashmir’s yearning for Democracy

Kashmir, India - May. 13, 2024: Voters queue up to cast their votes at a polling station during the fourth phase of voting in Lok Sabha elections in Pulwama district,on 13 May 2024.(Photo By Waseem Andrabi /Hindustan Times)--

Updated on May 24, 2024 16:02 IST

Why we must reassess emergency response in the wake of Delhi school bomb hoax

New Delhi, - May 1, 2024: Air Force Bal Bharati school Lodi Road evacuate in view of Bomb Hoax mail in the morning in New Delhi, , on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. (Photo by Arvind Yadav/ Hindustan Times)

Updated on May 6, 2024 21:30 IST

Emerging lessons from Bastar to counter Maoists

Bastar: Voters wait in queues at a polling station to cast their votes for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Bastar district, Friday, April 19, 2024. (PTI Photo)(PTI04_19_2024_000093A)

Updated on Apr 27, 2024 18:24 IST

Redefining the warrior — and remaking bunkers — to include women

Several militaries have all branches open to women. The ultimate goal for any military should be a gender-neutral and merit-driven entry system, taking into account the physiology of the individual for fitness tests. (PTI)

Updated on Apr 11, 2024 17:33 IST

Ending Maoist violence requires military action, and more

The CRPF and the Chhattisgarh Police on Tuesday gunned down 13 Maoists in the Bijapur district (File Photo)

Updated on Apr 4, 2024 16:52 IST

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