Admiral Arun Prakash (Retd)

Adm Arun Prakash is the former Chief of Naval Staff & pioneering member of 'Mission Victory India.' He is renowned strategic thinker & author who writes for leading strategic journals & publications.

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The Laboured Progress Of India's Defence Reforms
While the IAF was justified in taking umbrage at being described as a “support arm,” by the previous CDS, it is undeniable that as far as armies and navies are concerned, air power plays a “support function,” albeit, vital and indispensable.

Admiral Arun Prakash (Retd)

3 Nov 2022
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Agnipath, Between The Lines
Seeing the detritus of burnt trains, wrecked buses and social turmoil, often seen in the wake of many recent pronouncements, one is left wondering whether dissenting opinions are tolerated and contrarian advice accepted or given any weightage in our high-level decision-making forums?

Admiral Arun Prakash (Retd)

21 Jun 2022
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The Plight of Indian Merchant Navy
India’s merchant navy is sinking. But foreign shippers are riding high, filling their coffers

Admiral Arun Prakash (Retd)

31 Jul 2021
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Govt Must Constitute a Parliamentary Committee with Military Advisers to Oversee Transformational Reforms
"With the nation facing a “real and present” military threat from two adversaries, it is incumbent upon the GoI — notwithstanding the economic downturn — to find the means to bolster national security."

Admiral Arun Prakash (Retd)

7 Jan 2021
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Defending Last Bastion Through Professional Military Education
"The requirement to prepare personnel to shoulder responsibilities at all levels of the new joint/unified commands calls for a major overhaul of our system of 'Professional Military Education' as well as doctrines."

Admiral Arun Prakash (Retd)

19 Dec 2020
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India will Need to Bring Order & Alacrity to Crisis Management
"At the strategic level, the government must moot a sustained process of engagement with China at the highest politico-diplomatic echelons. The negotiations should seek multi-dimensional Sino-Indian modus-vivendi; encompassing the full gamut of bilateral issues."

Admiral Arun Prakash (Retd)

25 Jun 2020
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A Crisis in the Cradle - Redux
"I returned to Khadakvasla, after a lapse of 35 years, as Comdt, to find the NDA looking unchanged. However, I soon realised that appearances were deceptive, because actually the institution had undergone some radical changes."

Admiral Arun Prakash (Retd)

4 Jun 2020
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“Naval Commanders Must Ensure Sea Worthiness of Ships!”

Shashwat Gupta Ray, Admiral Arun Prakash (Retd)

26 Apr 2020
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