Mountain Strike Corps Starts Testing New Concept
India’s 17 Mountain Strike Corps is currently engaged in an exercise to validate the concept of a swift offensive in the high Himalayas along the border with China. While an integrated exerc... Read more
Government Determined to Corporatise OFB Despite Opposition
The recent deadlock between employees of the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB), who struck work to protest the proposed corporatisation of its factories, and the Defence Ministry may have led to... Read more
CDS to Bring Doctrinal Coherence in the Indian Military
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took everyone—or let me say at least the strategic community—by surprise by announcing the appointment of a Chief of Defence Staff from the ramparts of the Red F... Read more
Kashmir: The Next Few Steps
The Parliamentary actions for removal of discriminatory provisions of Article 370 and 35A have been done and dusted. The dynamics of what all follow next are of immense consequence and how t... Read more
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has launched a Defence Testing Infrastructure Scheme (DTIS) under which testing infrastructure for the private sector will be set up to promote private sector i... Read more
FAQs on the State of Jammu and Kashmir
Executive Summary The State of Jammu and Kashmir with a population of 12.5 million is one of India’s 29 States. Legally and constitutionally Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of the Indi... Read more
User-Friendly Interface Defence Production Dashboard Launched
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has unveiled a Dashboard of Department Defence Production (DDP) on Thursday for effective monitoring of various initiatives and schemes taken up by the Ministr... Read more
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to Embark on Maiden Visit to Africa
India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will embark on his maiden trip to the African country Mozambique later this month. The visit is aimed at enhancing bilateral ties, strengthening the ex... Read more
Is Naval Group Likely to Offer Shortfin Barracuda Over Scorpene-XL Class Submarine to India?
Naval Group (DCNS) is likely to submit a proposal for a conventionally powered diesel-electric variant of its Nuclear powered Barracuda Attack submarine in response to Request for Proposal (... Read more
Indigenous Shipbuilding Industry: Key to Maritime and Economic Security
In a bid to promote the Make in India initiative and to give a major push to Shipbuilding Industry in the country, the Indian Navy is jointly organizing an international seminar on ‘Nation B... Read more