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General Vinod Saighal

Major-General Vinod Saighal is a former general director of the Indian army’s military training. He was an embassy military attaché in France and Benelux, and commander-in-chief of the peacekeeping forces in the Near East. Today he is the founder of the Movement for Restoration of Good Government (MRGG) and head of Eco Monitors Society (EMS). He is the author of numerous works on strategy and political analysis, and has recently published Dealing with Global Terrorism: The Way Forward. He is member of the anti-imperialist conference Axis for Peace.

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Glaring anomalies in the Trump impeachment

by General Vinod Saighal

New Dehli (India) | 19 November 2019

The drama of the removal of President Donald Trump continues. After the first series "The Russian Affair", the second "The Ukrainian Affair" does not seem better written. Above all, it shows the inability of the Democrats to criticize the president for his policies and could turn against them.

Global ramifications of the Russia-India Défence deal 2018

by General Vinod Saighal

New Dehli (India) | 13 October 2018

While the Hindu government of Narendra Modi seemed to be moving closer to the United States, India has just bought five billion dollars worth of S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missiles. This return to the historic alliance with Moscow corresponds to the the evolutions presently under way in Europe, (…)

The Assassination of Benazir Bhutto, according to an Indian General

Why is the situation in Pakistan irremediable?

by General Vinod Saighal

New Dehli (India) | 21 January 2008

The murder of the popular Pakistani politician Benzir Bhutto is linked to a precise agenda. For decades the United States has financed the Pakistani military regime. Washington has supported the most extremist radical elements and has provided sophisticated weapons to a government composed of a (…)

Are Pakistani Generals really Mad or do they merely Feign Insanity ?

by General Vinod Saighal

New Dehli (India) | 30 October 2007

General Musharraf thought about using the atomic bomb, when provoking the « Glaciers War », in Kargil, 1999. The release of an investigative work containing this - and other worrisome revelations – has been shaking the Indian sub-continent. But the man, who was then only occupying the position (…)

The Stand-off on the Iranian Nuclear Issue– A Reappraisal Before the Final Countdown

by General Vinod Saighal

New Dehli (India) | 15 December 2006

For the Indian general Vinod Saighal, President Ahmadinejad’s provocations will not succeed in dissuading the United States to destroy Iran. The war is programmed in Washington, to conquer oil fields, to strengthen Bush presidency and to satisfy Israel at the same time.
Nothing can stop it, and (…)