Politics
Geopolitics
ACHIEVING AIR SUPERIORITY
In the Post Operation Sindoor phase, India has to move quickly to maintain its military advantages and prepare for likely future challenges, argues AMIT GUPTA
10 min |
July 2025
Geopolitics
IN SEARCH OF AN IDEAL DEFENCE PROCUREMENT PROCEDURE
Articulation of a distinct procurement policy that is clear and workable is the need of the hour, argues AMIT COWSHISH
8 min |
July 2025
Geopolitics
WAR ON THE MIND
In the wake of Op Sindoor, RAJ MEHTA explores the enemy's mind; our minds; the minds of nation-states who are pro-India, against India; fence sitting nation states and non-state actors
10+ min |
June 2025
Geopolitics
FORCE PROJECTION
Long-range precision weapons proved a game changer during 'Operation Sindoor'
7 min |
June 2025
Geopolitics
LIMITS OF CHINA-PAKISTAN ALLIANCE
The role of China in the latest round of skirmishes between India and Pakistan has once again revived the debate in the strategic circles whether Beijing will be an active participant in future Indo-Pak conflicts.
4 min |
June 2025
Geopolitics
ANOTHER LOOK AT THE D-COMPANY
From Dubai To Karachi: The Dawood Saga Continues
6 min |
June 2025
Geopolitics
RAFALE CONTROVERSY U.S. LOST 63 MILITARY AIRCRAFT IN 1991 BUT WON THE GULF WAR
U.S. LOST 63 MILITARY AIRCRAFT IN 1991 BUT WON THE GULF WAR
4 min |
June 2025
Geopolitics
AIR DEFENCES
In the recent showdown with Pakistan, Indian air defences have proved surprisingly effective against attacks from the western neighbour. AMIT GUPTA examines how air defences have evolved, the performance of India's air defences, and what the country will need in the future to maintain an effective air defence
10+ min |
June 2025
Geopolitics
WHY THE INDIA-RUSSIA RELATIONSHIP IS VITAL
There is now a shift in the international system, creating new challenges as well as opportunities for India. AMIT GUPTA examines the areas in which India and Russia can cooperateThere is now a shift in the international system, creating new challenges as well as opportunities for India. AMIT GUPTA examines the areas in which India and Russia can cooperate
10+ min |
June 2025
Geopolitics
AN ODE TO 'ANOTHER' MOTHERLAND
FArwell Karachi is a memoir that tugs your heart It is the story of a life lost and rebuilt.
2 min |
June 2025
Geopolitics
A CLASS ACT
The Undying Light : A Personal History of Independent India
5 min |
June 2025
Geopolitics
BOOSTING INDIA'S NUCLEAR DETERRENCE
Unlike the 2019 Balakot airstrikes, this time the Pakistanis had nothing to hide, including their widespread global embarrassment.
7 min |
June 2025
Geopolitics
HOW INDIAN MISSILES DEVASTATED PAKISTAN
Unlike the 2019 Balakot airstrikes, this time the Pakistanis had nothing to hide, including their widespread global embarrassment.
10 min |
June 2025
Geopolitics
POST OP-SINDOOR CHALLENGE OF COUNTERBALANCING JOINT EFFORTS OF PAKISTAN AND CHINA
India needs to be fully alert and prepared for a 'Two Front War' to proactively counter and contain the aggressive counterbalancing strategies jointly played by both Beijing and Islamabad
10+ min |
June 2025
Geopolitics
OPERATION SINDOOR'S BOLD ECHO
India's journey towards being self-reliant and a major power in the region is changing. India's decisive strides towards defence superpower status is a story of strength, new ideas, and a strong national spirit
8 min |
June 2025
Geopolitics
RUSSIA'S WAR ECONOMY
So far, Moscow has defied the odds following Western sanctions because of its war with Ukraine. But can it prolong this defiance?
6 min |
May 2025
Geopolitics
SAVING TEJAS
AMIT GUPTA provides alternatives for the Light Combat Aircraft
10 min |
May 2025
Geopolitics
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
Narrating how the country's space defence journey is a tale of ambition, grit, and strategy, GIRISH LINGANNA outlines India's Vision for Space Dominance
7 min |
May 2025
Geopolitics
OPTIEMUS DELIVERS NEXT GENERATION TECHNOLOGY FOR DEFENCE SECTOR
Optiemus Unmanned Systems unveils advanced drones, designed to operate in GNSS-denied & EW environments for operations at high-altitude and for longer endurance at Milipol India Exhibition 2025.
3 min |
May 2025
Geopolitics
BEYOND REACTION, TOWARDS REINVENTION
India's security calculus today is shaped by a complex tapestry of regional tensions, global shifts and unconventional threats.
7 min |
May 2025
Geopolitics
NAVAL AVIATION ON A HIGH
India's acquisition of 26 Rafale Marine jets from France enhances its naval aviation might, ensures operational synergy with the IAF, and bridges capability gaps until the TEDBF is ready post-2035
5 min |
May 2025
Geopolitics
World's Highest On-Site 3D Printed Structure
In a monumental leap for defense infrastructure and construction technology, Simpliforge Creations and IIT Hyderabad, in collaboration with Indian Army represented by Arun Krishnan (who is also a PhD student at IIT-Hyderabad), have successfully delivered India's first on-site 3D printed protective military structure at a staggering altitude of 11,000 feet above sea level in Leh under Project PRABAL.
3 min |
May 2025
Geopolitics
ROSOBORONEXPORT unveils latest Russian weapons and civilian equipment at SITDEF PERU 2025
JSC ROSOBORONEXPORT (part of Rostec State Corporation) organised the joint Russian exhibit at the SITDEF PERU 2025 International Defence Technology Exhibition, which was held from 24 to 27 April 2025 in the General Headquarters of the Peruvian Army in Lima, Peru.
3 min |
May 2025
Geopolitics
Commemoration of Birth Anniversary celebrations of the Marshal of The Indian Air Force Arjan Singh Padma Vibhushan, DFC
On 15 April 2025, to commemorate the 106th Birth Anniversary of the Marshal of the Indian Air Force Arjan Singh Padma Vibhushan, DFC, a bust was unveiled at Astha, Senior Citizen Home, Tughlakabad, Delhi by Air Marshal Vijay Kumar Garg, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Maintenance Command and Air Marshal Jagjeet Singh (Retd) Senior Vice President Air Force Association
1 min |
May 2025
Geopolitics
GEOPOLITICS OF LALMONIRHAT AIRPORT
D K PANDEY highlights the strategic consequences of China - Pakistan collaborations in Bangladesh
9 min |
May 2025
Geopolitics
TRUMP'S HEMISPHERIC DEFENCE PLAN
It is a good idea as it will make the American defence capability stronger, more affordable, and one which holds the allies to greater accountability, argues
10+ min |
May 2025
Geopolitics
GENERAL HANUT SINGH RATHORE, I KNEW
He was a legend for the Mechanised Corps and for soldiery overall. He is remembered long after he has gone because he left his deathless spirit behind; his guts, grit, and ethic of Mai Baap are for us to imbibe and execute. He was my mentor; he was everything.
8 min |
May 2025
Geopolitics
Deep-Tech Imaging Startup Optimized Electrotech Raises $6 Million
Optimized Electrotech Pvt Ltd (OEPL), a pioneering deep-tech company specialising in imaging surveillance technology, has successfully closed a US$ 6 million Series A funding round led by Blume Ventures and Mela Ventures.
2 min |
May 2025
Geopolitics
SPECTRUM DOMINANCE
India is rapidly indigenising Electronic Warfare (EW) systems across air, land, and sea, modernising Russian-origin platforms and strengthening battlefield survivability through DRDO, BEL, and private sector efforts, highlights
6 min |
May 2025
Geopolitics
TIME TO STRIKE PAKISTAN VERY HARD
India should launch cruise missile strikes, airstrikes and kamikaze drone strikes against terrorist training camps deep inside Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK), argues
10 min |