Putin Vows to Respond after US Missile Test
President Vladimir Putin ordered the Russian military on Friday to work out a quid pro quo response after the test of a new U.S. missile banned under a now-defunct arms treaty. In Sunday’s t... Read more
Icy Arctic Becomes Hot Property for Rival Powers
From a helicopter, Greenland’s brilliant white ice and dark mountains make the desolation seem to go on forever. And the few people who live here — its whole population wouldn’t fill a footb... Read more
A Lot Will Depend on How Far the CDS is Empowered
‘Until and unless he is empowered to be the direct point of contact on defence issues for the prime minister, it will not work. ‘The offices of the three Chiefs will lose some of... Read more
The Elusive CDS
Editor’s Note Air Chief Marshal P V Naik (Retired) took over as the Chief of Air Staff on 31 May 2009. Known for expressing his views on issues with clarity, he had written this article in 2... Read more
The main focus of U.S. defense strategy has shifted from defeating violent extremists—terrorists—to opposing aggression by other great powers. Those other powers are understood to be China a... Read more
View: US Needs an Explicit India Strategy
The flux in US-India relationship has evoked consternation within the analyst community, particularly in the US. In a recent article, analyst Sameer Lalwani wrote that repeated “India fatigu... Read more
15-Marine Rifle Squad: An Exclusive Look Inside the Future Infantry
When Sgt. Cameron Brower heads out on his next deployment later this year, he’ll operate in a kind of rifle squad that top Marine leaders see as the future of the Corps’ core unit and a way... Read more
Security Implications of Taking the Bite Out of Article 370
The deed is done. For many citizens of a nation the lament all along had been, we have no policy on Jammu and Kashmir. At best, even if there was a policy beyond appeasing, suiting select st... Read more
Allies Push Back Against US Waffling on New START
As the White House edges closer to abandoning the New START treaty, it may be setting Washington on a collision course with NATO allies, including Britain — traditionally the ally that most... Read more
Indian Army Set to Take on Russia, China, Others in Sniping, Mountain Warfare Challenges
The Indian Army’s sniping and mountain warfare teams are all set to participate in next month’s International Army Games to be held in Belarus and Russia. The first team, which will particip... Read more