Government Clears Largest Fighter Aircraft Procurement for Indian Air Force
Editor’s Note 13 January, 2021 can be called a red letter day in the history of HAL and the IAF with the Cabinet approving the procuring of 83 Tejas Mk-1A fighter. It’s indeed a proud momen... Read more
Data Fusion for Common Operational Picture at Theatre Level Commands
On a modern battlefield, jointness amongst the three services at the Theatre Level has become a necessity to achieve superiority over an adversary. Today, technology is being increasingly ut... Read more
National Security: Looking Forward Through the Prism of 2020
The volatility inherent in geopolitics, and the intrinsic unpredictability in anticipating wars, have been often historically proven. In the Indian context, the experience started with the 1... Read more
Space Warfare: Need for Legal Bindings in the Last Frontier
Editor’s Note A recent media report brought out that there are 2000 active and 3000 dead satellites in space. There are 128 million pieces of junk larger than 1mm. Further, since 1999, the... Read more
OFB Corporatisation is no Magic Wand
Editor’s Note After an enthusiastic start, the issue of OFB corporatisation seems to have been put on the backburner. Could the issue have been managed better? The ills that ail the OFB are... Read more
The Israel Factor in South Asia
Editor’s Note Less than a decade back, the recognition of Israel by the UAE and Bahrain was perhaps unimaginable. Did all these happen without the House of Saud giving it a nod, albeit from... Read more
India And Nepal: Cooperation Through Consensus
Editor’s Note Nepal is as crucial for Indian security, as India is for the Nepalese economy. The turbulence experienced in their bilateral relationship has a history of intermittent recurren... Read more
How Drone Warfare Tilt Battle with Armenia in Favour of Azerbaijan
Editor’s Note An article on Azerbaijan’s victory over Armenia in the recent conflict in the Caucasians by the author was published in the Strat News Global on November 19, 2020. This article... Read more
Maritime Theatre Command: Need for Digitalisation of Naval Tactics
Year 2021 shall be the year of historical transformation for the Indian Navy with the creation of a Maritime Theatre Command (MTC). MTC itself shall be part of a larger restructured Indian A... Read more
The Libyan Haze
Editor’s Note Libya’s future remains in a haze with multiple stakeholders pitching in for dominance. It’s a difficult situation to read with external powers supporting one group against the... Read more