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
Army’s Modernisation Will Not Suffer; Make In India is the Way Forward: Army Chief Gen Naravane
With the Chinese virus sweeping through the globe, causing death and ravaging livelihoods and economies, many countries like India may have to downgrade budgetary allocations (including in D... Read more
COVID-19 Crisis Can Lead to Reduced Dependence on Imports: Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar
EDITOR’S NOTE As India, and indeed the world, battles the Chinese virus pandemic, the Ministry of Defence (MoD), like every other arm of the government is contributing its resources i... Read more
BRO Builds Strategic Bridge Along China Border Amid Lockdown
Amidst the Chinese coronavirus pandemic lockdown, the Border Road Organisation (BRO) has achieved yet another stellar feat by restoring the massive 430 feet long Daporijo Bridge in just 27 d... Read more
Modi’s Strategic Communication Masterpiece in Battle against Corona Virus
At 8 PM on the 19 March, the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi was on every national TVchannel to announce a 14-hour long Janata (People’s) Curfew on Sunday, 22 March 2020. At that poin... Read more
The Absent Dialogue Politicians, Bureaucrats, and the Military in India
Book Review: The Absent Dialogue Author: Anit Mukherjee Oxford University Press, Oct 2019 (311 pages) An uneasy past characterises the fabric of civil-military relations in India. For most o... Read more
Garden Reach Shipyard Looks for Long Strides Along with MSEs
Editor’s Note Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) was founded in 1884. Since then GRSE has built 784 platforms which include 103 warships for the Indian Navy, Indian Coast Guard a... Read more
Submarine Project-75I: Strategic Partners Spoilt for Choice of Foreign OEMs
With the shortlisting of Indian Strategic Partners (SP) and the potential Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) that would collaborate with SPs to construct six conventional submarines in... Read more