Air Power Transformational Challenges – India
Indian Air Force (IAF) modernization is coming back into focus again and again. The IAF has hit an all time low of 30 fighter squadrons1 vis-a-vis the government authorized 42. Convergence o... Read more
Goa Shipyard – India’s Key Security Partner – Scaling New Heights in Warship Building
Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) was established by the Portuguese, on 26th November 1957 as ‘Estalerios Navais de Goa’. It started functioning under its own Board of Directors since September 26... Read more
Putting Putin in His Place: U.S. Navy Eyes ‘Freedom of Navigation’ Patrols Off Russia’s Arctic Coast
The Navy is eyeing a tougher posture in the Arctic to push back against Moscow, and top Pentagon officials said this week that the U.S. could launch “freedom of navigation” operations near R... Read more
‘The Mauritanian’ Tells Story of Guantánamo Inmate who Spent 14 Years Imprisoned Without Charges
Mohamedou Ould Slahi was released from Guantánamo Bay detention camp in October 2016, approximately 14 years after he was first detained — but never officially charged — due to suspected inv... Read more
DPG POLICY BRIEF Institution of the Chief of Defence Staff: Evaluating the First Year
Background A year ago, on December 24, 2019 the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), accorded approval for creation of the post of the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS). This was amongst the most... Read more
China has expanded the power of its Central Military Commission (CMC) – headed by President Xi Jinping – to mobilise military and civilian resources in defence of the national interest, both... Read more
Excerpt from ‘A Red Line in the Sand’ on the Challenges Posed by China in the South China Sea and Elsewhere
Excerpt from “A Red Line in the Sand: Diplomacy, Strategy, and the History of Wars That Might Still Happen,” David A. Andelman’s new book on the challenge of red lines around the world. For... Read more
Don’t Discount America’s Interest in Keeping Africa Safe
The Defense Department’s coming near-total withdrawal of troops from Somalia follows its 2019 re-assessment of its force posture in Africa, aimed at shifting finite resources to great power... Read more
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s government approved a ninth consecutive rise in military spending on Monday, funding the development of an advanced stealth fighter and longer-range... Read more
Nepal PM gets House Dissolved, Sparks Protests
Triggering protests and the resignations of at least seven Cabinet-rank ministers, Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli Sunday dissolved the country’s House of Representatives, which is the lower h... Read more