Politics
Geopolitics
HOW TANKS ARE EVOLVING TO AVOID OBSOLESCENCE
Is the dominance of tanks in modern wars coming to an end? This question is increasingly attracting attention of the military experts as the ongoing war in Ukraine and the second Nagorno-Karabakh War between Armenia and Azerbaijan not long before have witnessed the staggering numbers of tanks being destroyed and outgunned, particularly by military drones.
5 min |
June 2024
Geopolitics
MISSION GAGANYAAN AFTER LOK SABHA POLLS
The Indian human spaceflight programme will be Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s biggest gift to the Indian scientific community.
10+ min |
June 2024
Geopolitics
TIME TO GO FOR SIXTH-GENERATION AIRCRAFT
With China racing ahead in 6th-Gen Fighter Aircraft Programme, India cannot afford to be left behind. AIR MARSHAL ANIL CHOPRA (RETD) explains
10+ min |
June 2024
Geopolitics
Unending War In Ukraine
Is Russia's War in Ukraine following a script or it is lost in direction? RAVI SRIVASTAVA attempts to answer
10 min |
May 2024
Geopolitics
THE NARCOTICS MENACE
International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) 2023 Annual Report, prepared in accordance with the international drug control treaties, examines the global drug control situation and makes recommendations to governments and regional and international organizations. It focuses on the role of the Internet, including social media, in JALLAL TOUFIQ, President of the INCB, explores the challenges and opportunities for drug control, prevention, and treatment in the era of the Internet, with a landscape of online drug
8 min |
May 2024
Geopolitics
DEALING WITH THE DRAGON
Not Containing, but Countering China, in the Indo-Pacific is now the norm of all the leading countries of the region, writes CHINTAMANI MAHAPATRA
9 min |
May 2024
Geopolitics
INDIA MUST RESUME NUCLEAR TESTING
India has to conduct open ended nuclear tests to secure a modicum of data, which will be infinitely more accurate than information derived from inertial confinement fusion facility (ICF) and supercomputer simulations.
10+ min |
May 2024
Geopolitics
ASYMMETRIC MARITIME THREATS & CHALLENGES
VENUGOPAL MENON explains why and how it is imperative to counter asymmetric threats in the maritime domain in India's area of interest
10+ min |
May 2024
Geopolitics
DRDO'S MPATGM
Indian Army gets more teeth for Anti-Tank Warfare, reports GIRISH LINGANNA
7 min |
May 2024
Geopolitics
SMART AND LETHAL WEAPONS: THE PATH TO 2029
India must tread the path towards development of a whole gamut of next-generation smart and lethal weapons for countering a two-front threat scenario, argues AMARTYA SINHA
10 min |
May 2024
Geopolitics
ROHDE & SCHWARZ EXPANDS FOOTPRINT IN INDIA BY OPENING NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY IN DELHI
In a strategic move to amplify its offerings and reinforce its market presence, Rohde & Schwarz India (RSINDIA), a subsidiary of the global technology group Rohde & Schwarz GmbH KG & Co, has officially inaugurated a new facility, aiming to significantly enhance its service offerings in the Indian market. The expansion heralds a pivotal moment in RSINDIA'S history, with its Managing Director, YATISH MOHAN, alongside key figures from the R&S Global Office including DR. ALEXANDER ORELLANO, Executive Vice President, and RALF WATAMANIUK, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, providing insights into the company's steady climb to prominence.
7 min |
May 2024
Geopolitics
SUBMARINE-KILLER CAPABILITY: SMART MISSILE TESTED SUCCESSFULLY
The supersonic missile-assisted torpedo (SMART) system developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) was successfully test-launched from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island in Odisha on May 1. The test confirmed velocity control, ejection, and symmetric separation.
1 min |
May 2024
Geopolitics
India's space economy set to soar
India's burgeoning space economy could see a substantial increase in its global share by 2040. At present, India's space sector contributes a modest $8 billion to the overall cake. However, the government has set its sights on an ambitious target, aiming for a five-fold surge in India's share of the global space economy.
2 min |
April 2024
Geopolitics
CRITICAL NEED TO BOOST CONVENTIONAL SUBMARINE FLEET
VENUGOPAL MENON explains why India cannot afford to view the critical deficiency in Submarine force levels lightly
8 min |
April 2024
Geopolitics
BEEFING UP OUR SUBMARINE FLEET
In the last week of March, the Indian Navy displayed its submarine prowess. Eight of its submarines operated together in the Western Indian Ocean Region, a first in three decades, and one of its Scorpene submarines sailed to the Andaman Nicobar Islands, overlooking the Malacca Strait, a critical choke point for China. But how is the comparison with China? RITU SHARMA reports
4 min |
April 2024
Geopolitics
ENHANCING CRUISE MISSILE CAPABILITY
India’s cruise missile capability has largely evolved as a credible conventional level deterrence since the turn of the new millennium. But much more needs to be done, writes AMARTYA SINHA
10 min |
April 2024
Geopolitics
BOOSTING DEFENCE EXPORTS
Earlier, India was known to be an arms importer. But today, the country has come out of its comfort zone and found a place in the list of top-25 arms exporter nations argues AMARTYA SINHA
10 min |
April 2024
Geopolitics
ENHANCING INDIA'S AIRBORNE SURVEILLANCE CAPABILITIES
Project NETRA represents a proactive initiative by ISRO to safeguard India's interests in space by mitigating the risks posed by space debris and other hazards, says GIRISH LINGANNA
8 min |
April 2024
Geopolitics
THE HIMALAYAN TRIANGLE: WHY INDIA KEEPS BHUTAN SAFE FROM CHINA
India, given its special relationship with Bhutan, has been very wary about the possibility of the establishment of diplomatic relations and the signing of a boundary agreement between Bhutan and China, writes SIMRAN SODHI
10 min |
April 2024
Geopolitics
TROOST, DESAI AND SANCTIONS
The Western sanctions against companies and individuals doing business with Russia have produced a complex set of reactions with lobbyists and shell companies working overtime to beat the rap. A GEOPOLITICS Bureau report
5 min |
April 2024
Geopolitics
THE KOREA-GATE
India attaches great importance to “three principles of inclusiveness, trust and reciprocity’” for creating the basis for working more closely with like-minded partners in the Indo-Pacific such as the Republic of Korea (ROK), better known as South Korea for “a free, peaceful and prosperous region”. Prakash Nanda dissects the relationship and the way ahead
7 min |
April 2024
Geopolitics
Pushpak RLV-TD successfully lands autonomously
ISRO achieved another significant milestone in reusable launch vehicle (RLV) technology with the successful landing of Pushpak (RLV-TD), the winged vehicle, autonomously on the runway.
1 min |
April 2024
Geopolitics
INDIA EXPANDS ITS SPR
India is the world’s third-biggest oil importer and consumer. As the country’s economy continues to grow, ensuring a stable and secure supply of petroleum products has become a top priority. India plans to build its first privately managed strategic petroleum reserve (SPR) by 2029-30, granting the operator the freedom to trade all of the stored oil according to Indian Strategic Petroleum Reserves Ltd (ISPRL)
3 min |
April 2024
Geopolitics
LCA TEJAS MARK-IA MAKES MAIDEN FLIGHT
The first aircraft LA5033 of the Tejas Mark-1A series successfully soared in the sky after taking off from the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) facility in Bengaluru on March 28, the public sector aerospace and defence company said.
1 min |
April 2024
Geopolitics
Future Of Space Militarization
GIRISH LINGANNA explains how the peaceful 'Space Race' has now been turned into Man's 'War-Fighting Domain'
10+ min |
March 2024
Geopolitics
HIRE TO FIGHT IF YOU CAN'T
Fearing interests among the young for a career in the military is increasingly becoming a global phenomenon.
4 min |
March 2024
Geopolitics
Earth observation takes centre stage with NASA-ISRO collaboration
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has made clear the purpose of its upcoming joint mission with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) – the Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite.
2 min |
March 2024
Geopolitics
Chasing ambitious Martian dreams
India's space programme is poised for another giant leap with the planned Mars lander mission, tentatively scheduled for launch between 2028 and 2030.
2 min |
March 2024
Geopolitics
HOME MINISTRY TOM TOM'S DRUG SEIZURE RECORD
The Union Home Ministry highlighted the Modi government’s efforts in combating the drug menace.
1 min |
March 2024
Geopolitics
DRDO SUCCESSFULLY FLIGHT TESTS VSHORADS
DRDO conducted two successful flight tests of the Very Short-Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) missile on Feb 28th and 29th from a ground-based portable launcher off the coast of Odisha from Integrated Test Range, Chandipur.
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