Brajesh Mishra

Flying low Brajesh Mishra

Sanjay Rawat
UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi pays her last respect to the mortal remains of Brajesh Mishra, the country's first National Security Adviser, before his cremation in New Delhi.

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File photo of former NSA Brijesh Mishra with the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at Capitol Hill in Washington in Nov, 2001. Mishra, 84, died in New Delhi on Friday night ...

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File Photo of Brajesh Mishra, the country's first National Security Adviser who played a key role in foreign policy matters and pushed for deeper engagement with the US, died follo...

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There is fresh embarrassment for BJP. Brajesh Mishra, Atal Behari Vajpayee's National Security Adviser, has now come out openly in support of the Indo-US nuke deal. That it comes j...

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Brajesh Mishra would have been a hard act to follow. But Doval seems to be doing a pretty fine job of it.

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Beyond Victimology

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Oct 22, 2012

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Delhi Diary

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Close Encounters

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Nov 21, 2011

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Non-Fissile Doubts

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The Darkness Surrounding That Day In The Desert

Why the AEC, as it is constituted today, can’t pronounce on Pokhran-II

Oct 05, 2009

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The Myth Bomber

Whistle-blower scientist says Pokhran II was a failure and lambasts the NSA ('babe in the nuclear woods') and APJ Kalam ('doesn't know where to hide his face now')

Oct 05, 2009

| Ajaz Ashraf Pranay Sharma
Dishum Dishum

Every day a new crisis. Even party leaders don’t know when all this bloodletting will end.

Sep 07, 2009

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All The King's Men, And Greater Than All

Cracked Digvijay Singh's Mr Invincible image; stormed Laloo's bastion and steered BJP to its first electoral win in the south, in Karnataka

Mar 30, 2009

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Man In The Core

Dr Singh finally earns his spurs, but will the Deal help the party?

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Brajesh Mishra (1928 - 2012)

Brajesh Mishra, National Security Adviser to Mr Atal Behari Vajpayee between November 1998 and May 2004, belonged to the 1951 batch of the Indian Foreign Service

Sep 29, 2012

| B. Raman
The Balancing Act

The NSA will not be as powerful as before -- s/he will still be responsible for co-ordination on all matters concerning security and intelligence but with powers shared with the Home and the Cabinet Secretary

May 28, 2010

| B. Raman
A New National Security Adviser?

Doesn't external and internal policy making in national security matters require two different kinds of professional background, expertise and professional networking at the central and state levels?

Jan 15, 2010

| B. Raman
'Historic Day'... 'Black Day'... 'Can't Test'... 'No Change'

Predictably, the BJP and the Left cry about a sell-out while the country's top scientists and even the BJP's NSA is clear that the waiver is historic...

Sep 06, 2008

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Left, Right & Centre

There is a lack of confidence in the country that it would not be able to retain its independence, were the nuke deal to go through, which is so clearly misplaced that not even the Chinese share it! As for getting closer to the US, surely that is for

Nov 30, 2007

| Arundhati Ghose
Would BJP Bail Out The Congress?

If Brajesh Mishra's recent statements reflect the attitude of the BJP there can be major re-alignment of political forces over the nuclear deal. Contrary to media reports, AB Vajpayee is mentally as alert as ever.

Oct 27, 2007

| Rajinder Puri
The Knives Are Out?

Has the Volcker probe succeeded in insulating Mrs Gandhi and nailing Mr Natwar Singh? Regardless, the Natwar-Sonia public spat isn't an exchange between Chhota Rajan and Chhota Shakeel but between top national leaders...

Nov 08, 2006

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The National Security Mechanism

Do we have the national security mechanism we need? What are the inherent strengths and weaknesses of the existing mechanism? What can we learn from the mechanisms of other countries?

Jan 24, 2005

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National Security Management

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May 20, 2004

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Winds Of Change

Extracts from the speech by the National Security Advisor - "Peace, Stability and Security in Asia: India's perspectives" - at the 40th Munich Conference on Security, February 7, 2004

Feb 09, 2004

| Brajesh Mishra