Politics
Geopolitics
KC 390 FLIES INTO TURBULENCE
With Boeing and Embraer parting ways, the KC-390 has run into some turbulence. It will now have to create a network to sell the aircraft and find new customers. Also, possibly a new partner
4 min |
June 2020
Geopolitics
EJECTION SEAT SAGA REDEFINING THE NEW NORMAL OF COMBAT AVIATION
The Collins ACES II ® ’s stable, 9-13 G catapult at ambient temperatures is also important when the pilot is operating aircraft in hot environments. High temperatures affect the acceleration during the catapult phase and when the risks of spinal injuries tremendously increase around 20 G’s, having some buffer will ensure pilot safety, writes DON BORCHELT
9 min |
June 2020
Geopolitics
A LIKELY GAMBLE
The latest announcement to raise the FDI cap in Defence is fine, but unaccompanied by the fast-tracking comprehensive reforms within the country in the areas of land, labour, infrastructure and governance, the environment will not be attractive enough to entice foreign and Indian investors, warns AMIT COWSHISH
9 min |
June 2020
Geopolitics
Underwater Domain Awareness Framework In The Post Covid 19 Global Order
Arnab Das argues why the maritime commons will be the most important domain going forward and merit attention in the wake of the Corona-invasion
8 min |
May 2020
Geopolitics
THE NUTS AND BOLTS
THE NUTS AND BOLTS
3 min |
May 2020
Geopolitics
‘WE HAVE TWO FACTORIES TO HANDLE THE PRODUCTION OF MINE PROTECTED VEHICLES'
The revamped MPV is a superbly built world-class product and everyone is proud of it. It will prove to be a feather in the cap for all users. The cutting-edge vehicle is a symbol of India’s technological prowess in the third decade of 21st century, says DEVENDRA BHARDWAJ, Deputy General Manager, Ordnance Factory Medak in this interview with AMARTYA SINHA rounds. The vehicle can also be equipped with several weapons including a roof sensors like optical sensors and infrared sensors along with some radar sensors.
6 min |
May 2020
Geopolitics
THE SPACE MISSION OF A BILLION INDIAN DREAMS
The Gaganyaan programme has the potential to create an all new aerospace ecosystem for setting up associated industries in the country, boosting thousands of MSMEs in the sector and creating at least 15,000 jobs for Indian youth related to the domain. It will have huge geostrategic and geo-economic ramifications for South Asia’s geopolitical dynamics as India will become the only country in the region and the fourth country in the world with such a capability, writes AMARTYA SINHA
10 min |
May 2020
Geopolitics
INFORMATION AS WARFARE
It seems that Pakistan is always ahead of India in projecting its anti-Delhi viewpoints in international capitals and other international platforms. The reason that India performs in such a lackluster manner on the information front lies both in a systemic lack of understanding of how to wage an information campaign as well as the Modi government’s inability to communicate effectively, points out AMIT GUPTA
9 min |
May 2020
Geopolitics
DESTINATION MOON
Chandrayaan-3 is a flagship project that can propel India into the space race by attempting to soft land a rover on the Moon’s south pole – a feat never done before. Such spectacular projects are not merely about national pride, but can also capture the public’s imagination and kickstart a scientific revolution in India, argues RAKESH KRISHNAN SIMHA
9 min |
May 2020
Geopolitics
THE MOON LANDERS
Nasa’s recent selection of three private space companies – include Blue Origin, owned by Amazon’s CEO, Jeff Bezos; Elon Musk’s SpaceX; and Dynetics – that will provide the roadmap for the development of lunar landers for the proposed moon landings later this decade has fired the passion of the billionaires to showcase their skills. A detailed look at how these private companies propose to build the moon landers
7 min |
May 2020
Geopolitics
Northrop Grumman and Raytheon partner on new interceptor
Northrop Grumman Corporation and Raytheon Missiles & Defense are partnering to pursue a US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) contract for the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI).
1 min |
May 2020
Geopolitics
DEFENCE VEHICLES EXEMPTED FROM BHARAT STAGE-6 EMISSION NORMS
The union government has officially declared that it has exempted the armoured and other specialised vehicles of Indian armed and paramilitary forces from Bharat Stage-VI vehicular emission norms that has come into force across the country with effect from April 1, 2020. Issuing a notification, the road transport and highways ministry has also granted exemption to these vehicles from BS-IV compliance.
2 min |
May 2020
Geopolitics
BREAKING THE ENEMY'S ARMOURED JAWS
While the Indian Army has largely depended on imported anti-tank weapons since the last three decades, some indigenous projects have also started yielding satisfactory results in recent years. India’s anti-tank missile capabilities remain a work in progress with the acquisition of newer weapon systems and the formulation of indigenous projects, writes AMARTYA SINHA
10 min |
May 2020
Geopolitics
How To Prevent Fishing In Troubled Waters
In view of the increase in threat perception in the Indian Ocean Region, the Indian Navy needs to prepare for conflict by scoping out the adversary before it comes within sniffing distance. Maritime surveillance provides commanders and sailors with accurate, timely and actionable intelligence, writes Rakesh Krishnan Simha
8 min |
March 2020
Geopolitics
EDUCATION AS NATIONAL SECURITY
India’s educational system is falling into the danger of leaving the country behind countries with higher educational and innovation standards. This has adverse implications for Indian security, warns AMIT GUPTA
10+ min |
March 2020
Geopolitics
THE GRAND EXTRAVAGANZA IN LUCKNOW
The 11th edition of DefExpo was the largest defence exhibition ever organized on Indian soil in terms of number of exhibitors, area and achievements. Various live demonstrations were also put up for the visitors at Gomti riverfront and at the venue in Vrindavan Yojana. The investment commitments worth ₹50,000 crores will generate 3 lakh job opportunities for the youth in the state, reports AMARTYA SINHA
5 min |
March 2020
Geopolitics
ASAT SYSTEMS INDIA'S REQUIREMENTS
While satellites are an important aspect of the application of space technology to military needs, it is also important to recognise the increasing possibility of the deployment of anti-satellite weapons and possibly space-based weapons in the medium to long-term future. SANJAY BADRI MAHARAJ spells out India’s ASAT journey
10+ min |
March 2020
Geopolitics
WAY FORWARD FOR KASHMIRI PANDITS
KANWALJIT SINGH TALWAR suggests ways to undo India’s largest internal displacement
5 min |
March 2020
Geopolitics
A PEERLESS WARRIOR BRIGADIER SANT SINGH, MVC*
Sant is remembered as a loving husband, father who held that honesty, integrity, loyalty, compassion and trust were non-negotiable. A lifelong teetotaler, he was a deeply religious man who modeled himself after Guru Gobind Singh Ji, the saint-soldier founder of the Khalsa, writes RAJ MEHTA
8 min |
March 2020
Geopolitics
WHY ‘MAKE IN INDIA' COMES UNSTUCK
Since independence, India has been one of the world’s largest importers of weapons. From high altitude socks for the Indian army to aircraft carriers for the Indian navy and almost everything in between is imported in hard currency from abroad. Though the Modi government has taken up ‘Make in India’ with a lot of intent, time has come for a clear roadmap to achieving that goal. This road map involves five elements, reports NINAD D SHETH
10 min |
February 2020
Geopolitics
LOOKING BEYOND EFEXPO 2020
It is important that the festivity of DefExpo 2020 is supplemented by some honest, serious and sustained thinking on what needs to be done for digital transformation of defence, argues AMIT COWSHISH
10 min |
February 2020
Geopolitics
Chief Of Defence Staff First Among Equals?
As the country waits for its first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Prakash Katoch warns that any half-hearted implementation of the idea will be a sheer waste and argues why the CDS is vital not only for providing single point military advice to the Cabinet but also to usher in synergy vertically and horizontally among the three Services with full operational powers
10+ min |
January 2020
Geopolitics
DRDO SUCCESSFULLY TEST FIRES PINAKA MARK-2
Pinaka Mark-2 missile system developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) was successfully flight-tested from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur off the Odisha coast at 12:00 PM IST on December 19, 2019.
2 min |
January 2020
Geopolitics
TIME FOR A STRONGER POWER PUNCH
At a time when the country is increasingly facing a multi-front scenario, it will be prudent to conclude that the Indian Army’s artillery modernisation needs a massive thrust from the incumbent union government, writes AMARTYA SINHA
10+ min |
January 2020
Geopolitics
THE AUSTRALIAN LESSON
Determined to modernise its defence forces, the Australian government, in collaboration with its indigenous industries, has taken a decisive step in strengthening its air-defence system, writes DEBALINA GHOSHAL
4 min |
January 2020
Geopolitics
RECONSIDERING THE CHINA OPTION
For India, engagement with China, not confrontation with it, is the better way of dealing with, argues AMIT GUPTA
10+ min |
January 2020
Geopolitics
INDIA'S MILITARY SATELLITE OPTIONS
There is a growing requirement for dedicated military early-warning satellites, given the missile threats from both China and Pakistan, argues SANJAY BADRI MAHARAJ
10+ min |
January 2020
Geopolitics
COMING OUT OF CHOPPY WATERS
After centuries of stagnation, India’s shipbuilding industry is making a comeback with the Indian Navy leading the way. While warship production is proceeding at a brisk pace, it is the merchant shipbuilding sector that has the greatest promise and needs to be revived, argues RAKESH KRISHNAN SIMHA
9 min |
December 2019
Geopolitics
Boosting Soldier Lethality
While infantry weapons’ modernisation is a very long and tedious process, a good beginning has been made under the ‘Make in India’ programme, writes Amartya Sinha
10+ min |
November 2019
Geopolitics
Challenges Of F-21 Through ‘Make In India'
Though it is a wonderfully proven and affordable fighter aircraft, Ambika Gupta argues why it makes better sense for the F-21’s manufacturer Lockheed Martin to build C-130 Super Hercules transporters, MALE surveillance and combat UAVs in India
9 min |