Politics
Geopolitics
China Is A Loan Shark, Not A Benevolent Donor
The developing world is getting to know China in a very new role. And that new role is as the world’s largest official debt collector,
6 min |
April 2023
Geopolitics
Future Of Space Exploration
The world of space exploration has always been an exciting one, with new discoveries and advancements being made every day. One of the latest technologies to revolutionise the industry is 3D printing. With the ability to create complex and intricate designs quickly and efficiently, 3D printing has become a game-changer in the field of rocket science,
7 min |
April 2023
Geopolitics
WARIS PUNJAB DE OR WARIS BHARAT DE?
RSN SINGH analyses the resurgence of separatist forces in i! the vital state of Punjab and how the foreign governments of Pakistan, Australia, the UK, the USA and Canada have not stopped the Internationalisation of their movement
10+ min |
April 2023
Geopolitics
RUSSIA & CHINA: EXPLORING A WIDER BILATERAL AGENDA
Though Russo-Chinese alignment is driven more by animosity with the US than by any natural affinity for each other, with the increasing expansion of the scope and substance of their partnership in recent times, the mutual acrimony will become peripheral,
10 min |
April 2023
Geopolitics
INDIA'S SPACE CYBERSECURITY
It is high time to integrate India's innovative perspectives, technical intelligence, and engineering abilities to secure its space journey,
5 min |
April 2023
Geopolitics
BEYOND BULLETS AND MISSILES
GIRISH LINGANNA explains why Directed Energy Weapons are becoming an increasingly popular option for military forces and defence industries worldwide
8 min |
April 2023
Geopolitics
EMERGENCY PROCUREMENTS FILLING UP THE GAPS
Threatened by a hostile China on its borders, India has taken a wholesome approach towards military modernisation through urgent procurement of cutting-edge weapon systems and advanced platforms,
8 min |
April 2023
Geopolitics
ENHANCING MARITIME SECURITY
India needs to think of how to integrate the armed services in a national maritime policy and to work with friendly neighbours in a larger IOR context
10 min |
April 2023
Geopolitics
INDIA AND THE ARMS TRADE
Is India the largest importer of arms, or has SIPRI got it wrong?
9 min |
April 2023
Geopolitics
Ten Private Sector Firms To Watch Out For
India has a lot of reason to celebrate the brave and focused entrepreneurship of private companies in the defence sector, writes NINAD D SHETH
9 min |
March 2023
Geopolitics
Will F-16S Reach Ukraine?
The mother of all the factors is the concern whether sending F-16s to Ukraine would cross a line that Russian President Vladimir Putin might regard as a provocation, to which he might respond by escalating the fight involving tactical nuclear weapons, writes Prakash Nanda
7 min |
March 2023
Geopolitics
DAP'S SYNC WITH ATMANIRBHARTA
There must be zero tolerance for delays and subsequent retraction of RFPs. As such the MOD will have to figure out a fine balance between \"Haste Makes Waste\" and \"Procurement delayed is Procurement denied\", writes Col. (Retd.) MAHESH RAMACHANDRAN
8 min |
March 2023
Geopolitics
OPPORTUNITIES IN DEFENCE
The recent incidents of Uri, Balakot and Galwan have only reinforced the need to indigenously develop the most advanced and technologically superior products, argues Commodore (Retd.) MUKESH BHARGAVA
9 min |
March 2023
Geopolitics
THE LOOMING NUCLEAR DANGER!
The world is now without any armscontrol agreement with regard to nuclear weapons. The new START treaty, whose duration was extended up to 2026 by the two superpowers- USA and Russia, who between them have 90 percent of the world’s nuclear weapons, is now under suspension. Moscow has walked out of it because of what it says is the American-led war in Ukraine against Russia’s very survival.
4 min |
March 2023
Geopolitics
"WE HAVE 500 PATENTS FROM OUR INDIA SITE"
Collins Aerospace has a longstanding presence in India, with an in-country presence of over 25 years. The US based aerospace firm, began manufacturing operations in India early on, in its operations and remains very committed to the India, SAVYASACHI SRINIVAS, Executive Director of Engineering, Collins Aerospace and BINU KRISHNANKUTTY (Lead, Manufacturing), Collins Aerospace spoke with GEOPOLITICS on the sidelines of the Aero India held at Bengaluru in February.
7 min |
March 2023
Geopolitics
BEYOND THE THUNDER AND FLASH !
Last month, the skies over the Yelahanka airbase in Bengaluru were abuzz with lots of thunder and flash. And why not? Aero India, anchored on the theme ‘A runway to a billion opportunities’ was unfolding with all the accoutrements– VIPs, grand stands, nerve-shaking acrobatics, thunder and flash; not to forget the surprise debut call by the F-35s. A report by Gen. V K Saxena
6 min |
March 2023
Geopolitics
ONGOING RFIS: AN AMBITIOUS ROAD TO 2024
While a whole gamut of mega defence acquisitions is being planned, the government is sparing no efforts towards engaging with Indian and overseas vendors through a considerable number of feasibility studies, AONS and EOIs, explains AMARTYA SINHA
9 min |
March 2023
Geopolitics
CONTINUING RELEVANCE OF THE AFSPA
Despite Home Minister Amit Shah's promise to repeal the controversial AFSPA from Northeast, it is not that simple as the strife in Myanmar has given ample space for the separatist outfits from the region to survive longer and in a safer ambience than the previous years, writes RAJEEV BHATTACHARYYA
8 min |
March 2023
Geopolitics
ENHANCING CRUISE MISSILE CAPABILITY
India's cruise missile capability has largely evolved as a credible conventional level deterrence since the turn of the new millennium. But much more needs to be done, writes AMARTYA SINHA
10+ min |
March 2023
Geopolitics
STRATEGIC SIGNALING THROUGH JOINT EXERCISES
India is ramping up bilateral and multilateral military exercises as it looks to enhance international military cooperation and build greater trust, argues NINAD D SHETH
10 min |
March 2023
Geopolitics
India-America Bhai Bhai ! A Change In Direction
The USA could emerge as India's partner of choice for advanced defence technologies even as India relooks at its longstanding dependence on Russia for its military needs. A report
8 min |
February 2023
Geopolitics
A LETHAL STEP FORWARD WITH PRACHAND
The acquisition of this helicopter made at home is a massive plus for force projection
4 min |
February 2023
Geopolitics
DRONES FOR THE INDIAN ARMY
The Indian armed forces require precision-based drones that provide armed solutions UAVS are quickly becoming an integral component of asymmetric warfare
8 min |
February 2023
Geopolitics
WAITING FOR AGNI-6 ICBM
An effective nuclear (thermonuclear) deterrence against China will be possible only when India tests and deploys an MIRV (MaRV)-capable ballistic missile with a 3-tonne payload capacity having a range of at least 8000 km,
10+ min |
February 2023
Geopolitics
BEYOND COMBAT AIRCRAFTS
Much of the attention that is focused on the Indian Air Force scrutinises the IAF's fighter aircraft fleet and its decline from a peak of 39.5 combat squadrons. Insufficient attention is paid to the other important, indeed, vital, elements of the IAF which include the air defence network of radars and missiles, the transport and helicopter fleets and the aircraft used therein. These are all worth examining on their own merit,
10+ min |
February 2023
Geopolitics
ATMANIRBHARTA IN FIGHTER JETS
It is a widely endorsed fact that aerospace is the domain of the future and the one who controls it, will also control the planet.
10+ min |
February 2023
Geopolitics
THE EYE IN THE SKY
Business jets are increasingly being tailored for special operations and surveillance and governments around the world are sourcing them. It has now become a bonafide business stream and a lucrative one for general aviation OEMs. A special report
9 min |
February 2023
Geopolitics
ROAD-RUNWAYS AS FORCE MULTIPLIERS
The drill by the Indian Air Force on a specially designed roadrunway stretch of National Highway-16 in Andhra Pradesh has reaffirmed India's pole position in South Asia's strategic dynamics
6 min |
February 2023
Geopolitics
India-China Boundary Dispute And Fighting In Tawang
VAISHALI BASU SHARMA explains why till there is the clear delineation of a single common boundary between India and China, patrols on both sides can be expected to face off in skirmishes like the latest one in the Tawang sector
10 min |
January 2023
Geopolitics
IMPORTANT LESSONS FROM 1962
Ever since the skirmish in June 2020 between the Indian and Chinese troops in the Galwan valley of India's Ladakh region, discussions on the 1962 war have continued to be in the headlines (it dominated even the proceedings in the just parliamentary session in India), given the recent border clash in the Tawang sector of Arunachal Pradesh on December 9.
4 min |