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India Strategic Defence Monthly Magazine, Special Issue Indian Air Force Day 85th Anniversary

IAF To Issue RFI For Single Engine Combat Aircraft Within October 2017

NEW DELHI. The Indian Air Force (IAF) is finally set to issue a Request for Information (RFI) to the US Lockheed Martin for F-16 and to Swedish Saab for Gripen for acquiring 114 single engine combat aircraft.

4 mins

Touch The Sky With Glory

TO ME, my dear Air Warriors, our Motto - “Touch the Sky with Glory” is an entire philosophy. This philosophy encapsulates the distilled singularity of human drive to achieve the desired tasks and goals correctly and perfectly, consisting of three very significant words and elements.

1 min

I Like The Raksha Mantri

I DO NOT know why but I like the new RM. I have tried to analyse the reason. She looks sincere and she has worked hard in her previous ministry. I first saw her as the Party spokesperson. She exhibited logic, patience and a good command over both Hindi and English. Her fighting spirit, toughness and bulldog tenacity were there for all to see.

6 mins

Surgical Strikes: A Game Changer

NEW DELHI. On the night of September 28, 2016, several teams of the Special Forces of the Indian Army crossed the Line of Control (LoC) and walked stealthily through gaps in the forward defences of the Pakistan army. The highly-trained commandos quietly made their way across some of the most difficult mountainous terrain in the world.

4 mins

Against 'Terroristan', Intense Indian Diplomacy At UN

NEW DELHI. The annual high level segment of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), beginning on the third Monday of September, is traditionally a period of intense diplomatic activity, packed with meetings and networking. It is also the time when Indian and Pakistani rhetorical wrangling over Kashmir, particularly terrorism reaches its peak.

5 mins

Beyond The Visual Range Air Combat Myth And Reality

FIRST LOOK– first shot– first kill being the holy grail of air combat, technology is evolving rapidly to yield ever more sophisticated Beyond the Visual Range Air-to-Air Missiles (BVRAAMs). The simple early beam riding designs like ‘Sparrow’ which ushered in the BVRAAM era in early 50s depended on the target being illuminated continuously by the launch aircraft radar until impact with the target.

6 mins

Asia In The Process Of Reinventing Itself: MJ Akbar

Asia In The Process Of Reinventing Itself: MJ Akbar

2 mins

Revolution Is In The Air

IF THE aviation headlines during the first half of 2017 were dominated by the Narendra Modi government’s Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS), the rest of the year seems set to be ruled by Air India’s proposed privatisation.

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About Us 
India Strategic is about reach and respect. 
Our Editorial Board has highly distinguished personalities, including three former Chiefs of Air Staff, two former Foreign Secretaries (Deputy Secretaries of State), Ambassadors, Admirals, Generals, and Strategic Experts. The editor, Mr Gulshan R Luthra, is a distinguished defence analyst. He is a member of the governing board of the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), a think tank set up in 1965 by the Indian Ministry of Defence on the lines of US Rand Corporation. 

India Strategic magazine 
This is an authoritative monthly on Defence, Strategic, Foreign and Nuclear Affairs, India Strategic magazine is routinely quoted in the media for its exclusive reports. It was inaugurated in February 2006 by the then Indian Defence Minister as well as the then Chief of Air Staff of the Indian Air Force (IAF). 
We cover Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Paramilitary organisations, Intelligence, Homeland Security, Civil Aviation, Nuclear Power and International Affairs. 
Civil Aviation is appropriately covered in the perspective of aircraft and systems developments in global, regional, Middle East and Indian perspectives. 

www.indiastrategic.in 
In 2008, the Chief of Air Staff launched our e-publication on our 2nd Anniversary. A random, independent check on Alexa.com (a US Amazon agency) will show that we are far, far ahead of any Indian trade publication, print or web. 
Google is # 1 in the world, and the closer you are to it, the better. We have maintained an average position of 30,000 to 50,000 in India, and around 300,000 to 500,000 globally. (You can check our website’s – and one’s – rating at http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/indiastrategic.in# ) 
www.indiastrategic.in is popular among the younger and mid and top level officers in India, and is updated routinely on daily basis. 
www.gulfstrategic.net . We are launching this e-publication from Dubai for the Gulf region from Jan 2013. Details will follow separately. 

Seminars 
We have been holding two seminars every year and cooperate with universities and think tanks. 
The National Seminar on Aerospace Technologies (N-SAT) is held in cooperation with the Indian Air Force, and its 5th edition was held on 26th November 2012. 
FirePower India, a conference on precision weapons, is held in cooperation with the Indian Army’s think tank, CLAWS. Officers from Army, Navy and Air Force.