India is Watching: Boeing Testing F/A-18 Super Hornets in Ski Jump Launches
“Boeing has stressed how the carrier could meet India’s need for a carrier and land-based multi-role fighter. Should India actually adopt the fighter, Boeing has said it would se... Read more
Bharat Forge artillery gun in final trials before sale to Indian Army
One of four artillery guns developed by Bharat Forge is learnt to have reached the final stage of testing with the Indian Army. During a recent analyst call after the announcement of the Pun... Read more
Aatmnanirbharta and Indian Navy: A Match Made In Heaven?
On 8 August 2020, the Defence Minister announced an embargo on the import of over 100 defence weapons and platforms. This decision has been taken to provide an opportunity for the Indian Def... Read more
75 years later, can Asia shake off shackles of the past?
The bombs stopped falling 75 years ago, but it is entirely possible — crucial even, some argue — to view the region’s world-beating economies, its massive cultural and political reach and it... Read more
India may take fresh action on China on economy front
With the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) still holding forward positions on Pangong Tso and Gogra-Hot Springs area of Ladakh and showing no signs of a promised de-escalation, the Narendra Mod... Read more
Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, will work with India in the Indo-Pacific to ensure no country, including China, “is able to threaten its neighbours with impunity... Read more
ATMA-NIRBHAR IN DEFENCE PRODUCTION: A PARADOX By Maj Gen Nitin Gadkari (Retd)
There has been a clamour for becoming Atma-nirbhar (Self-reliant) in all manufacturing disciplines starting with the auto industry, telecom, medicine and even defence. The ‘Made in Ind... Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Nepal PM KP Sharma Oli had a conversation on Saturday — in a first since Kathmandu brought about a new map of the country that showed Indian territorie... Read more
Sri Lanka: The Resurgence of the Rajpakses by Maj Gen Nitin Gadkari (Retd)
On 5th August ’20, Sri-Lankan parliamentary election results were announced, which heralded a new beginning for the island nation. The SLPP (Sri Lanka Perudajana Party) coalition won t... Read more
MoD Invites Suggestions, Comments on Draft Defence Production and Export Promotion Policy 2020
In a bid to reduce defence imports and becoming self-reliant in weapon systems, the government aims to build a major defence industrial base (DIB). The Ministry of Defence on 3rd August rele... Read more