Politics
Geopolitics
1,35,000 SHORT INDIAN MILITARY
The three services are reeling under a shortage of 1.35 lakh personnel with the maximum number of vacancies of 1.18 lakh in the Indian Army, according to details provided by the government in Lok Sabha in December.
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January 2023
Geopolitics
OFFICERS' SELECTION AND TRAINING CONUNDRUM
RAJ MEHTA explains how the selection system for officers of the Indian Army remains largely in stasis besides being opaque to military scrutiny and suggests ways to improve it
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January 2023
Geopolitics
NEED FOR GING AN BULLETPROOF JACKETS
Modern ballistic armour can cut down battle casualties by two-thirds,
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January 2023
Geopolitics
UGVS: THE FUTURE UNFOLDS
With many nations developing unmanned ground vehicles at a breakneck speed, it is time for India to join the bandwagon at the earliest
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January 2023
Geopolitics
BREAKING THE ENEMY'S ARMOURED SPINE
India’s evolving anti-tank warfare capability has undergone a paradigm shift in recent years, writes AMARTYA SINHA
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January 2023
Geopolitics
INDIA'S ARTILLERY MODERNISATION DRIVE
Does India have enough firepower to sustain a two-front war? GIRISH LINGANNA answers
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January 2023
Geopolitics
"WE NEED THREE AIRCRAFT CARRIERS"
The requirement of a third aircraft carrier for the Indian Navy has also been acknowledged by the Standing Committee on Defence. Further, while the requirement for a third aircraft carrier is being actively considered by the government, the Indian Navy is already underway’ in bringing the nascent imperatives to the drawing board, says ADMIRAL R HARI KUMAR, Chief of Naval Staff, Indian Navy, in this exclusive interview with Geopotitics
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January 2023
Geopolitics
AGNI-V PAVES THE PATH FOR AGNI-VI
On December 15, India executed the second night trial of the Agni-V thermonuclear-capable ICBM (Intercontinental-range Ballistic Missile) from Dr Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha.
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January 2023
Geopolitics
Relevance Of Submarines In Future Wars
V VENUGOPAL argues why in the Indian context, the status of current submarine force level is alarming and there is an urgent need to address the threat perceptions expeditiously
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December 2022
Geopolitics
INDIAN NAVY IN THE INDO-PACIFIC
Few can disagree with Indian Navy Chief- Admiral R Hari Kumar, when he says that among modern day realities, one is the increasing recognition of the criticality of maritime security.
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December 2022
Geopolitics
TESTING THE WATERS IN GUJARAT
The recently held Defence Expo exhibition in Ahmedabad witnessed a strong naval presence. A report
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December 2022
Geopolitics
A NEW DAWN IN GUJARAT
The 12th edition of Defence Expo held in Ahmedabad, proved to be a landmark event with some incredible business happening. AMARTYA SINHA reports from Gandhinagar.
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December 2022
Geopolitics
SETTING NEW BENCHMARKS IN SHIPBUILDING
MDL has built 799 vessels, including 26 capital warships and six conventional submarines and have exported 243 vessels to its various clients abroad
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December 2022
Geopolitics
FISHING IN TROUBLED WATERS
There is a big need for reliable surveillance systems for the Indian coasts, writes VAIBHAV AGRAWAL
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December 2022
Geopolitics
ATMANIRBHARTA A CORNERSTONE OF MBDA'S INDIA MISSION
MBDA is proud that the company's business in India has always focused on forming partnerships at the deepest level with the Indian aerospace and defence industry
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December 2022
Geopolitics
INDIAN NAVY'S GLOBAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Naval diplomacy takes center stage as India joins the blue-water powers, writes NINAD D SHETH
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December 2022
Geopolitics
IAI IN A TIME OF TRANSFORMATION
As the local subsidiary of a foreign company enters into a JV with an Indian company with up to 75 percent ownership, the formation facilitates the rapid indigenisation of products and systems, enabling the company to become part of the local industrial ecosystem
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December 2022
Geopolitics
NAVY DAY @ VISAKHAPATNAM
December 4, celebrated as Navy Day, was different this year. For the first time, the Indian Navy had celebrations outside the National Capital.
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December 2022
Geopolitics
ROSOBORONEXPORT -READY FOR EVERY 'STRATEGIC' COOPERATION WITH INDIA
In addition to exporting final products, Rosoboronexport is ready to cooperate in the field of joint development of weapons, implementation of their modernisation and maintenance programmes, production, and subsequent promotion in the global arms market
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December 2022
Geopolitics
INDIAN NAVY @ 100
ARNAB DAS provides a new perspective based on the Underwater Domain Awareness (UDA) framework
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December 2022
Geopolitics
"WE CAN PROPOSE MODERN SUBMARINES WITH IMPROVED TECH"
Naval Group has already, in P75 programme, achieved a high level of indigenisation through transfer of technology and has created a strong industrial ecosystem of MSMEs as suppliers, says NICOLAS DE LA VILLEMARQUE Naval Group, in this one-on-one with GEOPOLITICS
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December 2022
Geopolitics
MQ-9B DRONE DEAL FOR INDIAN NAVY
Fierce opposition from US Senate is on as New Delhi is in Advanced Negotiations” With Washington DC on General Atomics UAV, reports SHREYA MUNDHRA
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December 2022
Geopolitics
INDIA'S SUBMARINE SAGA: TIME TO GET BACK TO WORK
While the Indian Navy requires a fleet of at least 30 submarines for countering a two-front war with Pakistan and China, the government needs to lay stress on building more nuclear-powered ballistic missile vessels and nuclearpropelled attack boats while quickly finalising the P-75l programme’s roadmap, explains AMARTYA SINHA
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December 2022
Geopolitics
THE UAS REVOLUTION HOW IT STARTED AND WHERE IT'S HEADED
Although these battlefield applications and the aircraft themselves will continue to evolve, what won’t change are the commitments to technical excellence and mission success demonstrated for decades by the visionary people of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems
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December 2022
Geopolitics
UNFOLDING GEOPOLITICAL LANDSCAPE IN INDO-PACIFIC
SHEKHAR SINHA argues why India's maritime threats must be neutralised in distant seas, lest enemies' long-range missiles should threaten the land-based assets and airbases which could severely restrict our ability to prevent Chinese ingress on land borders
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December 2022
Geopolitics
BOLSTERING AIR SUPERIORITY IN INDO-PACIFIC
The potential selection of the F/A-18 Super Hornet Block-lll by the Indian Navy and additional P-8ls can further enhance the opportunity for closer cooperation between the navies and air forces of partner countries in the Indo-Pacific, explains ALAIN GARCIA, Vice President, India Business Development, Boeing Defense, Space Security and Global Services
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December 2022
Geopolitics
The Fate Of Russo-Ukrainian Special OPS
It is far more likely that despite being framed by nuclear ‘red lines’ threatening use of Tactical Nuclear Weapons (TNWs) by Russia or alleged use of ‘dirty bombs’ by either antagonist or the accidental/deliberate explosion/meltdown in a Ukrainian powerplant of the Chernobyl/ Fukushima kind, sense and stark reality will nally prevail. The war will end, as most wars do, with a negotiated settlement. One may even have the prognosis that India can play a leading part in bringing about such a rapprochement but will play its cards carefully with behind-thescenes deft diplomacy, keeping its national interest in mind. Gen RAJ MEHTA examines the many strands of the complex issue
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November 2022
Geopolitics
Fighting The Digital Foes
The Indian government is in the process of executing some radical reforms which will completely transform the way wars are fought against hostile forces in the realm of cyberspace, explains AMARTYA SINHA
6 min |
November 2022
Geopolitics
India To Be $13 Billion Space Economy By 2025
Aboost in the volume of anticipated satellite launch services in India can catapult the country’s space economy to $13 billion in revenues by 2025, a report by consultancy firm EY India and industry body Indian Space Association (ISpA) has said.
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November 2022
Geopolitics
MERCENARIES IN UKRAINE
In this issue, General Raj Mehta has discussed in length the nuclear dimensions of the ongoing war in Ukraine.
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