Nation should reinforce hard powerí: Lt Gen Rana Pratap on Russia-Ukraine war

Lieutenant General of Indian Army Rana Pratap addressed at Defence Conclave on May 24 in Kolkata. By giving the example of the Russia-Ukraine war, he said that all the future conflicts will not be short duration wars."A couple of things stand out clearly from the Russia-Ukraine war. First of them is the importance of Hard power. Ultimately a nation would only be respected if they possess Hard power," he said."There was a myth that was being circulated that the era of open confl...