Sword and Shield

Indian Military Issues: Progress through Debate

Sunday, August 9, 2026

SWOT Analysis of Past Performance

 


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Saturday, August 8, 2026

Leaders Must Listen to the People

 


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Friday, August 7, 2026

Fastest Finger First

 


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Thursday, August 6, 2026

NDA Lost the First Pick Advantage

 


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Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Fault Finding is Easy

 


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Tuesday, August 4, 2026

Denigration of the Military Proves Fatal in the Long Run

 


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Monday, August 3, 2026

Students and the Use of Parliamentary Language

 


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Sunday, August 2, 2026

Tarnishing the Image of India's Real Gen Z

 


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Saturday, August 1, 2026

India Loses on Table What it Wins in Wars

 


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Friday, July 31, 2026

NJ 9842: A Strategic Blunder

 


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Thursday, July 30, 2026

Seeking Foreign Help to Settle Internal Disputes

 


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Wednesday, July 29, 2026

Agniveers and the Pension Bill

 


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Tuesday, July 28, 2026

Cultural Orphans

 


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Monday, July 27, 2026

Nostalgia of the Good Old Days

 


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Sunday, July 26, 2026

Demilitarization of Siachen

 


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Saturday, July 25, 2026

India Continues to Spawn Mir Jafars

 


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Friday, July 24, 2026

IMDT Act of 1984



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Thursday, July 23, 2026

Liberation of Bangladesh was a Strategic Blunder

 


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Wednesday, July 22, 2026

Glass Barricade for Rajya Sabha

 


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Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Camera Skills for Waiters

 


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Pakistan can Never be Friends with India

 


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Rajya Sabha Nominations

 


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Nationalism and Anti-nationalism

 


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Freedom of Speech

 


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Friday, July 17, 2026

Most Accidents Occur due to Our Self-Centred Behaviour

 


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Thursday, July 16, 2026

Loyalty is a Trait of Character

 


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Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Training the Newly Elected Watch Dogs of Indian Democracy

 


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Tuesday, July 14, 2026

Politics is a Family Business

 


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Minimum Governance and Maximum Officialdom

 


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Golden Advice from a Veteran

 


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Saturday, July 11, 2026

Lighting a Lamp and Blowing oit a Candle

 


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Friday, July 10, 2026

Religion is a Unifying Factor in the Services

 


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Thursday, July 9, 2026

Politics Have no Relation to Morals

 


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Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Two and a Half Biscuits and Nostalgia

 


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Tuesday, July 7, 2026

Faulting Serving Brass

 


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Why Does India Breed so Many Traitors

 


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Veterans Serve Morning Tea

 


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Teeth to Tail Ratio

 


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When the Corrupt Go Scot Free

 


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Expert Committees or Babu Rozgar Yojna

 


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Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Provision of Crowds is a Good Profession

 


Posted by Major General Mrinal Suman at 7:38 PM No comments:

When Mercy from any God is Welcome

 


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Activism is the Best Profession

 


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Girls are our Pride

 


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Bail is the Rule only for the Rich

 


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Friday, June 19, 2026

Veterans' Conduct

 

Posted by Major General Mrinal Suman at 10:37 AM No comments:

Bail is the Rule, Only for the Rich

 


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Guilty Men of Ukraine's Ruination

 


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Need to Ban Social Engineering During the Model Code

 


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Spare the Service Chiefs and the Top Brass

 


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      • SWOT Analysis of Past Performance
      • Leaders Must Listen to the People
      • Fastest Finger First
      • NDA Lost the First Pick Advantage
      • Fault Finding is Easy
      • Denigration of the Military Proves Fatal in the Lo...
      • Students and the Use of Parliamentary Language
      • Tarnishing the Image of India's Real Gen Z
      • India Loses on Table What it Wins in Wars
    • ►  July (36)
      • NJ 9842: A Strategic Blunder
      • Seeking Foreign Help to Settle Internal Disputes
      • Agniveers and the Pension Bill
      • Cultural Orphans
      • Nostalgia of the Good Old Days
      • Demilitarization of Siachen
      • India Continues to Spawn Mir Jafars
      • IMDT Act of 1984
      • Liberation of Bangladesh was a Strategic Blunder
      • Glass Barricade for Rajya Sabha
      • Camera Skills for Waiters
      • Pakistan can Never be Friends with India
      • Rajya Sabha Nominations
      • Nationalism and Anti-nationalism
      • Freedom of Speech
      • Most Accidents Occur due to Our Self-Centred Behav...
      • Loyalty is a Trait of Character
      • Training the Newly Elected Watch Dogs of Indian De...
      • Politics is a Family Business
      • Minimum Governance and Maximum Officialdom
      • Golden Advice from a Veteran
      • Lighting a Lamp and Blowing oit a Candle
      • Religion is a Unifying Factor in the Services
      • Politics Have no Relation to Morals
      • Two and a Half Biscuits and Nostalgia
      • Faulting Serving Brass
      • Why Does India Breed so Many Traitors
      • Veterans Serve Morning Tea
      • Teeth to Tail Ratio
      • When the Corrupt Go Scot Free
      • Expert Committees or Babu Rozgar Yojna
      • Provision of Crowds is a Good Profession
      • When Mercy from any God is Welcome
      • Activism is the Best Profession
      • Girls are our Pride
      • Bail is the Rule only for the Rich
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      • Veterans' Conduct
      • Bail is the Rule, Only for the Rich
      • Guilty Men of Ukraine's Ruination
      • Need to Ban Social Engineering During the Model Code
      • Spare the Service Chiefs and the Top Brass
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