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Ajai Shukla

Ajai Shukla

Ajai Shukla

Colonel Ajai Shukla (Retired) is a columnist, commentator and journalist who covers regional security issues in South Asia and the Indo-Pacific, military technology and India’s defence economy. He writes primarily for Business Standard. He was earlier a prime-time news anchor and war correspondent with NDTV from 2001-2008. Before taking up journalism, he served in the military, in a combat arm, for over two decades before opting for voluntary retirement at the rank of colonel.

Colonel Ajai Shukla (Retired) is a columnist, commentator and journalist who covers regional security issues in South Asia and the Indo-Pacific, military technology and India’s defence economy. He writes primarily for Business Standard. He was earlier a prime-time news anchor and war correspondent with NDTV from 2001-2008. Before taking up journalism, he served in the military, in a combat arm, for over two decades before opting for voluntary retirement at the rank of colonel.

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Defence ministry to dilute offsets next week

Critics say proposed change legitimises imports, instead of the aim of erecting a viable domestic defence equipment industry

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Updated On : 06 Mar 2013 | 6:25 PM IST
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Updated On : 06 Mar 2013 | 6:25 PM IST

Droning on about Pak-based terrorism

Is the US' killing-by-drone campaign useful? The debate intensifies as 2014 looms

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Updated On : 06 Mar 2013 | 6:25 PM IST
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Updated On : 06 Mar 2013 | 6:25 PM IST
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Updated On : 06 Mar 2013 | 6:25 PM IST
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Updated On : 06 Mar 2013 | 6:20 PM IST
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Updated On : 06 Mar 2013 | 6:20 PM IST
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Updated On : 06 Mar 2013 | 6:20 PM IST
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Updated On : 06 Mar 2013 | 6:20 PM IST

Air force rookie pilots to train on Swiss aircraft

Decks cleared for purchase of 75 Pilatus aircraft at the cost of Rs 1,800 crore

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Updated On : 06 Mar 2013 | 6:20 PM IST
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Updated On : 06 Mar 2013 | 6:16 PM IST
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Updated On : 06 Mar 2013 | 6:16 PM IST
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Updated On : 06 Mar 2013 | 6:16 PM IST

Ajai Shukla: Facts on the frozen ground

Few Indo-Pakistan issues are as emotive as the Siachen Glacier 'dispute', a misleading term given that India controls all of Siachen while Pakistan only hankers for it

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Updated On : 02 Feb 2013 | 1:32 PM IST

Radicalised youth bulge a problem in Kashmir: Shiv Murari Sahai

Interview with Inspector General of Police, Kashmir

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Updated On : 02 Feb 2013 | 12:41 PM IST
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Updated On : 02 Feb 2013 | 12:41 PM IST

Ajai Shukla: Bridging the gulf on Iran

India, as the only agent that enjoys trust of Iran, US, Israel, Saudi & Russia, must offer itself as an interlocutor

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Updated On : 02 Feb 2013 | 12:41 PM IST