Brigadier Pradeep Sharma (Retd) In 35 years of military service, Brig Sharma was tasked to raise the NSG, was Sqn Cdr 51 (SAG), served as an instr at IMA, Cdr of a Bde in HAA, DS in AWC, among other high profile appointments 9 posts
How Has India's National Security Shaped Over The Years? "It is easy to break a system but we must remember that it takes decades of effort to build one. The military leadership needs to be seen as a strong, capable and professional lot, loyal both to the organisation and the Nation." Brigadier Pradeep Sharma (Retd) 8 Jun 2022 Read more
India's 'Tour Of Duty' Proposal Revisited "To implement a change just for the sake of claiming 'humne kar ke dikhaya' is a slogan best avoided when dealing with a sensitive issue as national security." Brigadier Pradeep Sharma (Retd) 11 Apr 2022 Read more
The 'Ukraine Crisis' & Lessons For India "For India and her armed forces, there is much work to do and it needs to be done in quick time. Our inability or lack of capacity to play an active role to influence the present war and bring the fighting to a close have much to tell us." Brigadier Pradeep Sharma (Retd) 7 Apr 2022 Read more
Veterans: The Mouth Piece of the Serving Fraternity Serving soldiers of today are veterans of tomorrow: What you sow today, you will reap tomorrow! Brigadier Pradeep Sharma (Retd) 6 Aug 2021 Read more
Veterans, Indian Armed Forces & MoD - A Bleak Future? "It is time for the MoD to realise that their job is to look after the ‘morale’ of soldiers and not to lower it. Past precedence of fighting veterans in courts on various issues does not lend to it a good image." Brigadier Pradeep Sharma (Retd) 8 May 2021 Read more
Politics, Cantonments & the Army: National Interest Quo Vadis Indifferent planning and vested interests of Land Mafia, Builders and some Politicians, has resulted in the exponential expansion of towns/cities in a haphazard manner, almost assimilating Cantonments within them. Representations by Cantonment Boards went ignored. Brigadier Pradeep Sharma (Retd) 6 Oct 2020 Read more
Effective National Integration Vital for Enhancing India's Defence & Security Imperatives "The battlefield needs to be looked at from the eyes of a hawk, the fists of a boxer, the legs of a sprinter, the feet of a footballer and nerves of a super computer." Brigadier Pradeep Sharma (Retd) 15 Sep 2020 Read more
‘A Strong Military Power’ is Imperative for Indian & Regional Security "The Galwan clashes and subsequent mobilisation of troops on both sides of the LAC has brought into public domain the weaknesses in our ability to defend our Territorial Integrity with reference to the Indo-Sino land borders." Brigadier Pradeep Sharma (Retd) 10 Jul 2020 Read more
Restoring the Pride Of the Indian Army: Only Way Forward to Attract Youth "Do away with the compartmentalised mind set of the bureaucracy being superior, and get the Armed Forces included in the mainstream as a national service." Brigadier Pradeep Sharma (Retd) 7 Jul 2020 Read more