South Asia and Beyond

Nitin A. Gokhale

Left to himself, Nitin A. Gokhale would rather watch films and sports matches but his day job as a media entrepreneur, communications specialist, analyst and author, leaves him little time to indulge in his primary interests. Gokhale in fact started his career in journalism in 1983 as a sports reporter. Since then he has, in the past 41 years, traversed the entire spectrum across print, broadcast and digital space. One of South Asia's leading strategic analysts, Gokhale has moved on from conventional media to become an independent media entrepreneur running three niche digital platforms—BharatShakti, StratNewsGlobal and Interstellar—besides undertaking consultancy and training workshops in communications for military institutions, corporates and individuals. Now better known for his conflict coverage and strategic analyses, Gokhale has lived and reported from India’s North-east for 23 years between 1983 and 2006, been on the ground at Kargil in the summer of 1999 and also brought us live coverage from Sri Lanka’s Eelam War IV between 2006-2009.    An alumni of the Asia-Pacific Centre for Security Studies in Hawaii, Gokhale now writes, lectures and analyses security and strategic matters in Indo-Pacific and travels regularly to US, Europe, Australia, South and South-East Asia to take part in various seminars and conferences. Gokhale is also a popular visiting faculty at India’s Defence Services Staff College, the three war colleges, India's National Defence College, College of Defence Management and the IB’s intelligence school.

After Row On Modi’s Remarks At All Party Meeting, PMO Clarifies

NEW DELHI: That information landscape is now the fifth domain of war-fighting is an accepted fact. However, the difference between the other four domains and the information space (in a limited sense, the public information space) is that the latter needs constant engagement and careful dissemination. As someone who conducts workshop and speaks on information […]Read More

Clash at LAC: What Went Wrong?

NEW DELHI: What exactly happened that triggered the violence in Ladakh between Indian and Chinese soldiers? StratNewsGlobal Editor-in-Chief Nitin Gokhale speaks to the former Commanding Officer of a battalion in Pangong Tso, Col S. Dinny (Retd) to understand the mechanisms of border patroling and how things can go wrong.Read More

The Violent Face-Off: What Next?

NEW DELHI: Hours after disturbing news came in of a violent face-off that took place on Monday night between Indian and Chinese soldiers with casualties on both sides, StratNewsGlobal Editor-in-Chief Nitin Gokhale speaks to Lt. Gen. K T Parnaik (Retd) on what possibly happened and what should be the roadmap ahead after this violent episode. The […]Read More

U.S. Has Blundered Into Geopolitical Contest With China: Kishore Mahbubani

NEW DELHI: Without a comprehensive long-term strategy, it’s unwise for the United States to have launched a major geopolitical contest against China, says noted academic and former diplomat Kishore Mahbubani. Speaking to StratNews Global Editor-in-Chief Nitin A. Gokhale, Mahbubani, who is Distinguished Fellow, Asia Research Institute, The National University of Singapore, says China, which is […]Read More

Three-Year ‘Tour Of Duty’: Boon Or Bane?

NEW DELHI: A furious debate has broken out in military and civil circles on ‘Tour of Duty (ToD)’ or ‘Three Years Short Service’ proposed by the Army headquarters for recruiting a limited number of officers and jawans. The proposal envisages a shift from the concept of a permanent service/job in the armed forces towards an ‘internship’/temporary […]Read More