Rafale Judgement Leaves No Scope for Further Investigation
In its recent judgement in the Rafale case, the Supreme Court has emphatically ruled that there is no scope for further investigation and yet the petitioners are seeking a CBI inquiry based... Read more
FDI in Defence: Navigating the Twists and Turns
Editor’s Note The issue of FDI in defence has dogged our decision-makers for long. A sector, at once stage, allowing little or no foreign capital, has partly opened its gates; albeit hesitat... Read more
Is the Open Skies Treaty Doomed?
Editor’s Note Nations resort to various measures to build confidence and avoid conflict. The Open Skies Treaty is one of those measures and caters for nations, with or without satellite reso... Read more
United States Space Command: Tasks and Wherewithal
Editor’s Note Assets in space were initially developed as combat support mechanisms for operations conducted on land, sea and air. However, at some stage, these systems in space transgressed... Read more
‘Dew’ Finally Accorded Its Due as Battlefield Resource
“Dew drops gather as the night sky fades, running as morning comes. Dreams escape with the rising of the sun. Hope is cautious to return. Heat grazes the seeds of a sunflower and thorns of a... Read more
Era of Disruption in Military Affairs: Need for Multi Domain Operations
What is a domain? “Critical macro maneuver space whose access or control is vital to the freedom of action and superiority required by the mission.” “The sphere of influence in which activit... Read more
Peace in Afghanistan is Unlikely
Trump called off the US-Afghan peace talks post an attack in Kabul, which claimed twelve lives including two soldiers, of which one was an American. He stated to White House reporters, “As f... Read more
Comparison: India’s LCH, Chinese Z-10, Turkey’s T-129 Attack Helicopters
Editor’s Note The Indian helicopter fleet requires immediate resuscitation. Its state is far below par for operational usage. A beginning has been made by purchasing limited numbers of the A... Read more
Quantum Leap in Indigenously Developed Technologies
Editor’s Note While the Chandrayaan missions have displayed to the whole world the heights that Indian Research and Development establishments can surpass, the DRDO has also notched a few s... Read more
J&K:The Mushroom Cloud That Never had the Chance to Bloom
The abrogation of the special status of Jammu & Kashmir by the Indian government initiated a sustained crescendo of threats to use nuclear weapons, possibility of an all-out war and also... Read more