Notes From the Frontier
More soldiers going on leave One indication of a slight easing of tension in Eastern Ladakh and the onset of winter comes from the increasing number of passengers taking the flights –... Read more
Ladakh Standoff: India Negotiating on Equal Terms with Outfoxed China
There is a military stalemate along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh. And China doesn’t like it. After nearly six months of attempted military coercion, the People’s Liberation Arm... Read more
Lockheed Martin’s MH-60R Naval Helicopter Delivers Best Value Option at Lowest Cost and Risks
Lockheed Martin has had a long association with India. Amongst the major platforms of Lockheed Martin in use in India are the C-130J transport aircraft. Their F-21 is also a contender for th... Read more
Defence Ministry’s ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’Push: Import Embargo on 101 Items
Announcing a series of far-reaching reforms for the defence sector, taking to Twitter, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said “the Ministry of Defence has prepared a list of 101 items for... Read more
Operation Talwar – Role of the Silent Service during Kargil conflict
he Kargil war (1999) was fought in the icy heights of Kargil & Drass by Indian Army and Indian AirForce. This was the first televised war for us Indians and the awareness about the role... Read more
Indian Army Alive to Chinese Plans; Taking Counter Measures
The Indian Army top brass is revisiting a tabletop exercise it carried out sometime in 2018, war-gaming possible Chinese moves all along the Himalayan frontier. This exercise, done in the wa... Read more
From Leapfrogging to Pole Vaulting: Gen Bipin Rawat Wants to Adopt a New Mantra
The Indian defence industry has a chance to undertake a major transformation in the post-COVID scenario since the twin effects of shrinking budgets and recent policy reforms will enable the... Read more
HAL Entering Naval Utility Helicopters Competition Will Erode Navy’s Operational Capability
One of the important policy reforms announcements done by the government in defence manufacturing in India last week was allowing foreign original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to invest up... Read more
The Raging Debate: Three Years Tour of Duty in Army
A furious debate has broken out in military as well as civil circles on the ‘Tour of Duty (ToD)’ or ‘Three Years Short Service’ proposed by Army HQ as a trial for recruiting a limited number... Read more
Indian Navy Launches Operation Samudra Setu to Repatriate Overseas Indians
Indian Navy Launches Operation Samudra Setu to Repatriate Overseas Indians Speaking exclusively to BharatShakti.in, Editor-in-Chief, Nitin A Gokhale, the Vice Chief of Naval Staff (VCNS), Vi... Read more