Lieutenant General Bhopinder Singh (Retd)

Lt Gen Bhopinder Singh is an ex DGMT, ex Col of the Regt 'APTC', 'Rajput Regt', 'President's Bodyguards'. He was Lt Gov. of Andaman Nicobar Islands & Puducherry. He is a prolific writer & columnist

26 posts

Common ‘Enemy No 1’ Is China
Incumbent Joe Biden administration has stayed the course on China and Biden himself described his conversation with Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Group 20 summit at Bali as, ‘very blunt with one another’.

Lieutenant General Bhopinder Singh (Retd)

13 Dec 2022
Read more

Nepal & Agnipath: India Must Not Let Politics Undermine Its Gorkha Bond
The hypersensitivity towards any action by Delhi (intentional or even unintentional), was given to conspiracy theories that further alienated the Nepalese sentiment.

Lieutenant General Bhopinder Singh (Retd)

29 Aug 2022
Read more

China & Taiwan: From LAC To Ukraine, Lessons For Beijing On What ‘Not’ To Do
Deception is key – what is said is often not meant, and what is sometimes done is never spoken about!

Lieutenant General Bhopinder Singh (Retd)

26 Aug 2022
Read more

Studio Warriors
Relatively recent boom of social media, passions of hyper-nationalism, religio-ethnic based political parties, societal polarisation, and the accompanying TRP & Bollywood frenzy has led to a revised demand of re-caricaturing of the Soldier.

Lieutenant General Bhopinder Singh (Retd)

26 Feb 2022
Read more

Indian Armed Forces Must Remember That They Are Bigger Than Controversies!
'For all those who question the questioners and critiques, never forget that we are in the same team.'

Lieutenant General Bhopinder Singh (Retd)

1 Feb 2022
Read more

Diminishment of an ‘Ecosystem’ That Always Delivered
As the nation revels in the justifiable pride of yet another Indian, and Army man, Neeraj Chopra, the muted murmurs of the efficacious Military ‘ecosystem’ abound.

Lieutenant General Bhopinder Singh (Retd)

13 Aug 2021
Read more

Israel-Palestine clash: India's Experience in Resolving Long Conflicts can Help Benjamin Netanyahu in Unequal Power Dynamics
‘Muscularity’ never ends insurgencies, it needs sincere engagement, compromise within the expansive contours of the constitution and the ability to look beyond domestic political considerations

Lieutenant General Bhopinder Singh (Retd)

15 May 2021
Read more

Achilles Heel
Though Pakistan has historically strived for a Taliban-dominant regime in Afghanistan, absolute power to the terror group will be contrary to its interests

Lieutenant General Bhopinder Singh (Retd)

4 May 2021
Read more

Peace With India Doesn’t Suit Pak Army Why Does Imran Want Truce?
One recent development in the testy Indo-Pak realm has been the unusual nudge to ‘bury the past and move forward’.

Lieutenant General Bhopinder Singh (Retd)

25 Mar 2021
Read more

Chinese Conundrum in Raging Myanmar
The common Myanmar citizen has seen through China’s game of co-opting the junta back to power, putting its ‘investments’ at risk.

Lieutenant General Bhopinder Singh (Retd)

18 Mar 2021
Read more

The Missing Culture of Strategic Thinking
India's restive relationships in the neighbourhood and its own internal governance parameters remain worryingly underleveraged and skittish.

Lieutenant General Bhopinder Singh (Retd)

5 Mar 2021
Read more

Questioning Pullback From Afghanistan
Personal experience should guide Biden while deciding on US troop withdrawal commitments and imperatives in Afghanistan.

Lieutenant General Bhopinder Singh (Retd)

23 Feb 2021
Read more

Chinese Village In AP: Why ‘Deflect’ National Security Questions?
Govt’s vague response to news of a Chinese village in Arunachal is a mealy-mouthed effort to ease security concerns.

Lieutenant General Bhopinder Singh (Retd)

23 Jan 2021
Read more

For Whom the Bells Must Toll!
"The Indian Armed Forces thrives on its heroes who give their lives for things deemed bigger than themselves – each act of glory, gallantry and sacrifice is an inspiration for generations to come, for the institution’s rank and file."

Lieutenant General Bhopinder Singh (Retd)

2 Jan 2021
Read more

Himalayan Coup
"The political and societal situation is in a flux with contradictory passions spilling out on the streets. Some protests were reported from various parts of the country with a section of people demanding the restoration of Nepal’s erstwhile monarchy and the ‘Hindu State’ status."

Lieutenant General Bhopinder Singh (Retd)

30 Dec 2020
Read more

The Nagrota Link
Connecting the dots between Pakistan and the Nagrota encounter is crucial to deny Islamabad a convenient plank of dismissing it as a local expression of animus.

Lieutenant General Bhopinder Singh (Retd)

3 Dec 2020
Read more

Joe Biden may not go Belligerent on China like Donald Trump but won't Abandon America’s Hard Stance on Beijing
China is and will remain a US fixation, and within that, India is and will remain a central piece -- this needs to be understood beyond compulsions and issues arising out of personalities, domestic politics or ideological dissonances.

Lieutenant General Bhopinder Singh (Retd)

12 Nov 2020
Read more

KR Narayanan: Prez Who Testified, Upheld, Enhanced ‘Idea of India’
KR Narayanan posited minority rights in a restorative, transformational and sustainable manner.

Lieutenant General Bhopinder Singh (Retd)

27 Oct 2020
Read more

No results found

↑ ↓ Navigate up/down

Enter Go to article

/ Search new term

Esc Close search

TOP