Politics
Geopolitics
AXIOM-4 AND BEYOND: ALL SET FOR GAGANYAAN MISSION
Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla's successful return from space and his subsequent return to India have set the ball rolling for the Indian human spaceflight programme, with the Gaganyaan manned mission scheduled to lift off in 2027
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September 2025
Geopolitics
INDIA'S CHINA CALCULUS AND THE POK QUESTION
India's strategic necessity in dealing with China and Pakistan is to compartmentalise challenges without diluting resolve. Improving relations with China should be an investment in bandwidth to settle the western question, and formalising the LoC as the international border with Pakistan remains the least risky path.
9 min |
September 2025
Geopolitics
HYPE VERSUS REALITY: THE INDO-US MILITARY RELATIONS
All the tall talks about a \"defining relationship\" between India and the United States notwithstanding, the fact remains that in the eyes of officialdom in Washington, India does not fit into the strategic interests of the United States in the way Australia, Japan, and South Korea do in Asia.
10 min |
September 2025
Geopolitics
THE SU 57 CONUNDRUM
Revolutionising Su-57! Why India Is The Only Country That Can Boost The Fortunes Of Russia's Stealth Fighter
5 min |
September 2025
Geopolitics
FORGING AN IMPENETRABLE SKY SHIELD
The Sudarshan Chakra represents the beginning of India's air defence evolution. As threats continue evolving, the system must adapt and expand to maintain effectiveness through continuous technology development, regular system updates, and periodic capability assessments
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September 2025
Geopolitics
THE UNMANNED VANGUARD
The utility of Unmanned Ground Vehicles makes them a vital addition for the Indian armed forces, but their pace of adoption needs to be accelerated.
10 min |
September 2025
Geopolitics
HOW INDIA GOT ITS WAY ON KISHANGANGA
Retired civil servant, Subash Chandra Garg, 1983 batch Indian Administrative Service officer from the Rajasthan cadre, has released his seventh book—No Minister!
10+ min |
September 2025
Geopolitics
RESHAPING COMMUNICATIONS
Software-Defined Radios are indispensable on the modern battlefield and are being inducted in large numbers by the Indian armed forces,
8 min |
September 2025
Geopolitics
SHIELDING INDIA'S LIFELINES
From energy grids, pipelines, hospitals, data centres, airports, rail hubs, cultural and religious sites, military bases, to nuclear plants, India's critical infrastructure is the new target of visible and invisible enemies, seeking to paralyse the arteries of the nation. The Sudarshan Chakra Mission seeks to blend mythological inspiration with modern science in creating not only a military shield but a comprehensive national protection grid to confront the increasingly asymmetric forms of modern warfare head-on.
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September 2025
Geopolitics
A MISSILE WITH A MESSAGE
India's Agni-5 missile represents a critical development in the country's strategic defence capabilities, as it is a direct response to the complex security environment India is currently facing and reflects significant advancements in missile technology
9 min |
September 2025
Geopolitics
INDIA - BRAZIL PARTNERSHIP
While headlines these days are dominated by how the U.S. President Donald Trump's unpredictable and essentially personal diplomatic pursuit is bringing India and China much closer, a relatively underreported but steady development is taking place simultaneously.
4 min |
September 2025
Geopolitics
NAVIGATING STRATEGIC ENGAGEMENT WITH CHINA
ABHAY KRISHNA points out that while India currently trails China in overall national power, it has significant strategic potential in specific domains to exploit selective and important Chinese vulnerabilities
6 min |
August 2025
Geopolitics
SKILLED TO PERFORM
As Indian industry moves away from the support and upgrade of legacy Russian origin defence equipment and towards the indigenous design and development of advanced defence equipment with sophisticated Western technologies, it must have access to a skilled workforce capable of producing such advanced defence equipment at high rates. This will be especially relevant in areas such as Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) of defence equipment.
4 min |
August 2025
Geopolitics
BUMPS AND BARRIERS
Despite making considerable headway, the DICs are way short of attracting the anticipated level of industry participation and economic vibrancy VISHAL DUGGAL reports
10 min |
August 2025
Geopolitics
INDIA-SWEDEN DEFENCE UPDATE
A high-level Indian defence delegation's visit to Sweden in June 2025 marked a turning point—from strategic discussions to industrial collaboration, with an emphasis on innovation, manufacturing, and export partnerships.
4 min |
August 2025
Geopolitics
Hanwha Aerospace Secures ToT for Nuri Rocket
Hanwha Aerospace recently signed a landmark agreement with the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) to acquire full technology for the KSLV-II (Nuri), South Korea's indigenous space launcher.
1 min |
August 2025
Geopolitics
BEL Reports big Growth
Bharat Electronics \"Limited (BEL), a Navratna defence PSU, reported a 25 per cent BHARAT ELECTRONICS increase in Profit After Tax (PAT) to 969.13 crore in Q1 FY 2025-26, up from 776.14 crore last year.
1 min |
August 2025
Geopolitics
Parikh to head Boeing Defence in India
Boeing has appointed Alay Parikh as director of business development for its Defence and Services business in India, reinforcing the company's commitment to strengthening operations and accelerating growth in the region.
1 min |
August 2025
Geopolitics
Indian Navy Signs NMDA Contract with BEL
The Indian Navy signed a contract with Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) on 4 August 2025 to implement the National Maritime Domain Awareness (NMDA) Project, enhancing maritime security.
1 min |
August 2025
Geopolitics
Naval Group and MDL Collaborate
Naval Group, in partnership with Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL), has signed an agreement to integrate DRDOdeveloped indigenous energy system plugs into the Indian Navy's Kalvari-class submarines, based on the Scorpène design.
1 min |
August 2025
Geopolitics
HAL Partners with CeNS
HAL has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS) in Bengaluru to establish the HAL Advanced Academic Initiation Centre under its CSR initiative.
1 min |
August 2025
Geopolitics
A lion-hearted Brigadier
This slim volume on Brigadier Mohammed Usman (15 July 1912 -3 July 1948), more popularly known as the Lion of Naushera, is a remarkable chronicle on how soldiers exhibit extraordinary valour under the most trying circumstances to achieve objectives that are considered impossible.
2 min |
August 2025
Geopolitics
IAI's Systems Accomplish Multi-Domain Defence
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) -played a pivotal role during the recent Operation Rising Lion, defending against a coordinated attack involving approximately 550 ballistic missiles, hundreds of cruise missiles, thousands of UAVS, and rockets.
1 min |
August 2025
Geopolitics
The inspiring Chunni Lal
Naib Subedar Chunni Lal (6 March 1968 - 24 June 2007) served with the Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry (8 JAK LI).
2 min |
August 2025
Geopolitics
THE NEW FACE OF WARFARE: ASSASSINATIONS AND THE VIRTUAL NARRATIVE
The wars in Ukraine and Gaza, coupled with the India-Pakistan military skirmish of May 2025, have shown that not only has warfare changed, but older forms of military attacks are once again back in fashion. Therefore, nations need to figure out the diplomatic, military, and technological implications of these trends
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August 2025
Geopolitics
TWIN MILESTONES FOR EMBRAER AND PORTUGUESE AIR FORCE
Embraer and the Portuguese Air Force (FAP) celebrated two major milestones on July 17, involving the KC-390 Millennium and A-29N Super Tucano programs: the delivery of the third KC-390 Millennium aircraft to the FAP and the launch of the A-29N flight test campaign, which included a historic joint flight of both aircraft.
1 min |
August 2025
Geopolitics
Garden Reach Launches Eighth Anti-Submarine Warfare Ship for Indian Navy
Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd launched the eighth and final antisubmarine warfare shallow water craft, named Ajay, for the Indian Navy in late July in Kolkata.
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August 2025
Geopolitics
A GENERAL'S REMINISCENCES
General Satyawant Mallanna Shrinagesh (11 May 1903 27 December 1977), the third Indian Army Chief (between 1955 and 1957), left copious notes that were preserved by his family.
3 min |
August 2025
Geopolitics
ICG'S ADVANCED NGOPVS LAUNCHED AT MDL
In a major stride toward bolstering India’s maritime security and indigenous shipbuilding capabilities, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) marked the keel-laying of Yard 16401 - the first of six Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessels (NGOPVs) - at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL), Mumbai.
1 min |
August 2025
Geopolitics
C-390 MILLENNIUM AND BEYOND EMBRAER'S COMMITMENT TO INDIA'S DEFENSE VISION
Embraer Defense & Security supports India's long-term vision for defense modernization, innovation and strategic alliances
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