Slumbering tiger, roaring dragon: How India’s defence stacks up against its biggest regional competitor China
India’s defence sector made the maximum buzz this year. It started with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley omitting any allocation for defence in his Budget speech, then came the new, albei... Read more
The choice for Asia in the 21st century
Here in Singapore, we have the largest congressional delegation ever to attend the Shangri-la Dialogue. We have the Secretary of Defense and other members of the President’s national securit... Read more
Rebalancing With India: The Race For Influence In The Asia-Pacific
On 18 May, a formidable armada of the Indian Navy’s Eastern Fleet steamed out of its base at Visakhapatnam for a two-and-a-half month deployment to the South China Sea and its littoral... Read more
Scorpenes to become Navy’s mainstay
French Scorpenes will replace Russian Kilo class vessels as the mainstay of the Navy’s conventional submarine fleet in a few years. Mazgaon Dock Ltd., Mumbai, commissioned a second submarine... Read more
In a demonstration of India’s ‘Act East’ policy and Indian Navy’s increasing footprint and operational reach, Indian Naval Ships Satpura and Kirch under the Command of the Flag Officer Comma... Read more
What the US Can Learn From Its Own History About a Naval Logistics Agreement With India
Patient diplomacy is a must vis-à-vis newcomers to great-power politics—newcomers like India today, or like America in the fin de siècle decades. Still, it’s understandable that Americans ar... Read more
The hit on the Taliban leader sent a signal to Pakistan
The death of Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Mansour in an American drone strike is a significant but not fatal blow to both the Taliban and their Pakistani Army patrons. Read More… Read more
Manohar Parrikar interview: ‘I believe in performance, not dressing up’
Union Defence Minister discusses improved procurement, AgustaWestland, and his view of honesty with Indian Express. Read More… Read more
In the Navy unmanned vehicles constitute four types of vehicles which operate in aerial, surface-land, surface-sea and underwater environments. Even though more glamorous terms like ‘autonom... Read more
Russia Developing New ICBM to Penetrate US Missile Shield
“Russia is carrying out active work on improving its means of overcoming the missile shield,” Russia’s Strategic Missile Force (SMF) Commander Sergey Karakayev was quoted as saying by Tass T... Read more