Politics
Geopolitics
Visit of CISC and services' Vice Chiefs to IAC
Chief of Integrated Defence Staff to the Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (CISC) along with the Vice Chiefs of all three Services visited Southern Naval Command, Kochi from August 4 to 5, 2022.
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September 2022
Geopolitics
ARTILLERY CAPABILITY IS NOT SIMPLY A GUN, IT IS THE WHOLE SYSTEM
Long-range is not a case of conducting a few trials, it is a case of standing hundreds of rounds in high charges, without any incident, even in very harsh climatic conditions, and all of this with very high precision, says OLIVIER FORT COLONEL (RETD.) Artillery Marketing Director, Nexter, and former French Artillery Capability and Doctrine Director
8 min |
September 2022
Geopolitics
US Is Not Happy With Israel, For Its Alliance With Foe China
For Israel, the partnership with the US is not simply strategic but at the very core of its existential matrix. The India partnership, on the other hand, is often described as one made in heaven. But why is China then such a dominant Israeli partner? PRAKASH NANDA dissects the American unhappiness at this strange alliance
7 min |
September 2022
Geopolitics
TVS-2M IS FUEL-EFFICIENT, RELIABLE AND COST-EFFICIENT
The construction of nuclear reactors for civilian nuclear energy began in the distant 1954. Exactly this year, on June 26, the world's first nuclear power plant (NPP) was put into operation in Obninsk, USSR. More than sixty years have passed since then. The Russian Federation has been working tirelessly all this time to improve the safety of nuclear power plant operation and at the moment has achieved one of the best indicators in the world
3 min |
September 2022
Geopolitics
BOEING SUPER SELLS THE SUPER HORNET
Boeing says its F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet fighter is the best solution for the Indian Navy to operate from its aircraft carriers.
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September 2022
Geopolitics
A MAKE IN INDIA IAC
INS Vikrant's operationalisation is a real testimony to the country's resolve for self-reliance and 'Make in India'
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September 2022
Geopolitics
ENGAGING WITH THE TALIBAN
While almost all nations in the region appear to favour engagement with Taliban ruled Afghanistan, they, ironically, have stopped short of recognising a regime that is an international pariah
9 min |
September 2022
Geopolitics
THE 'SPRINT' INITIATIVE
ARITRA BANERJEE reports on how the Indian Navy has taken some steps towards "self-reliance in defence"
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September 2022
Geopolitics
THE BAY OF BENGAL: A GEOPOLITICAL HOTSPOT FOR INDIA
The Bay of Bengal is increasingly becoming a new strategic battleground in the Indo-Pacific
8 min |
September 2022
Geopolitics
FORGING AN EVERLASTING MILITARY PARTNERSHIP: INDIA-ISRAEL BHAI BHAI !
With a legacy spanning across three decades, Indo-Israeli strategic ties are poised to scale new heights, where even the sky is not the limit
10+ min |
September 2022
Geopolitics
ARMING INDIA'S SMALL ARMS INDUSTRY
VAIBHAV AGRAWAL argues why the need of the hour is to stop emergency purchases, and encourage the private sector to come forward in producing small arms
8 min |
September 2022
Geopolitics
INS VIKRANT OPERATIONALISED
With the commissioning of INS Vikrant, India has entered into a select group of nations having the niche capability to indigenously design and build an aircraft carrier from the scratch
7 min |
September 2022
Geopolitics
ARTILLERY MODERNISATION: AN URGENT NEED OF THE HOUR
At a time when India is increasingly facing a multi-front challenge from China and Pakistan, it is quite evident that the Indian military’s artillery modernisation programme needs a huge thrust from the government
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September 2022
Geopolitics
All Unquiet On The Russo-Ukrainian Front
Once touted by Russian President Vladimir Putin as a Special Military Operation, the Russian invasion of Ukraine has now entered the sixth month, with no end in sight
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August 2022
Geopolitics
Solving The Connectivity Puzzle
The Indian government has embarked on an ambitious infrastructure-building mission to boost connectivity all the way up to the India-China border in the Northeast and Ladakh. An in-depth report by AMARTYA SINHA
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August 2022
Geopolitics
ISRAEL AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES REDEFINING INDIA-ISRAEL PARTNERSHIP
IAI’s long-standing and fruitful relationship with India is encapsulated in its partnerships with India's air force, army, and navy, as IAI’s cutting-edge systems are in use by all three branches of the Indian armed forces
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August 2022
Geopolitics
VIRTUAL BATTLEFIELDS
Simulation-based training brings real-world environments to India’s modern military, points out VIJAY VIKRAM KULSHRESTHA
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August 2022
Geopolitics
A CHINK IN CHINESE ARMOUR
PLA tanks have a surprising vulnerability, reports ARITRA BANERJEE
7 min |
August 2022
Geopolitics
POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC ANARCHY IN SRI LANKA
The island nation’s worst political crisis and economic turmoil need a renewed commitment to strengthen democratic institutions through critical consensus
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August 2022
Geopolitics
EXPORT POTENTIAL OF VIKING AND VITYAZ SAM SYSTEMS
The S-350E Vityaz and Viking SAM systems are attracting interest from global customers. These systems were demonstrated at a number of industry events, and are ready to cater to India’s air defence needs as well if the country opts for them
9 min |
August 2022
Geopolitics
SUPER ACHIEVER
Boeing is confident of its chances in winning the Indian Navy requirement for carrier borne fighter aircraft
5 min |
August 2022
Geopolitics
AUDITING INDIA’S DEFENCE EXPORTS
India needs a transparent reappraisal of its existing approach to boost arms exports, argues AMIT COWSHISH
8 min |
August 2022
Geopolitics
BEYOND VIKRANT
While India is about to commission its second naval carrier, INS Vikrant, the Indian Navy needs a large number of naval shipborne unmanned aerial systems and military facilities in friendly countries to deal with China in the Indo-Pacific, argues GIRISH LINGANNA
8 min |
August 2022
Geopolitics
SECURITY COOPERATION IN INDIA'S ACT EAST POLICY
VAISHALI BASU SHARMA analyses the evolution and progress of defence diplomacy in Southeast Asia
10 min |
July 2022
Geopolitics
POLICE MODERNISATION: AN URGENT NEED OF THE HOUR
At a time when India is facing significant internal security threats at the sub-conventional level, it is time to reshape the strategic dynamics by modernising the central and state police forces, explains AMARTYA SINHA
9 min |
July 2022
Geopolitics
DOES INDIA REQUIRE A CDS?
The delay in appointing a successor to late Chief of Defence Staff, General Bipin Rawat, has given rise to many questions, writes VENUGOPAL MENON
9 min |
July 2022
Geopolitics
FIGHTING AFTER DUSK
There is an urgent need to enhance and upgrade the current night-fighting capabilities of the Indian armed forces, especially that of the Indian Army's regular as well as special forces units, which are currently equipped with highly outdated second-generation night vision equipment, writes AMARTYA SINHA
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July 2022
Geopolitics
SMILING INFECTIOUSLY THROUGH ADVERSITY
RAJ MEHTA argues that as a writer of military issues for years it is his firm conviction that lay readers if better informed about the terrain, climate, habitat, culture and historicity of the place of the incident being covered often understand the subject much better. They develop deep empathy and bonding with the soldiers who took part in the incident. They also develop insight about soldiering than is available in a straitjacketed linear narration. At a time when a techno savvy Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA) is globally underway, such narration becomes all the more important. This is because it reveals the formidable challenges encountered by soldiers and need for team spirit and cohesion that soldiers seek in crunch situations when lives are at stake. That it takes years for such camaraderie and mutual trust to develop is what soldiering is all about. This narration of a grim accident along with its attendant bravery and follow-up follows the above-stated format
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July 2022
Geopolitics
COMING OF AGE
Though it has a chequered past and critics talk of an uncertain future, the Tejas programme is moving forward slowly and steadily, write ARITRA BANERJEE and SHREYA MUNDHRA
9 min |
July 2022
Geopolitics
Smart And Lethal Weapons: A New India In The Making
Indian military decision-makers need smart and high-precision weapons that provide them the confidence that when used, they will be able to hit the hostile targets very hard with extreme lethality, but cause minimum collateral damage in the process.
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