Defence Budget 2020 Lacks Vitality
At Rs 4,71,378 crore, the total Defence Budget isRs 40,367 crore more than the Budget Estimates (BE) of 2019-20, but only Rs 22,258 crore more than the Revised Estimates (RE). This translate... Read more
Big Data: Implications for the Indian Army
Editor’s Note Technology has invaded all aspects of our life. It also promises a whole new battlefield milieu when armies take to the field tomorrow. We have already witnessed how technology... Read more
Where is India’s Next Basic Helicopter Trainer?
The US Navy (USN) announced on 13thJanuary 2020 that they have selected Leonardo’s light, single-engine TH-119 as their next trainer helicopter. This selection is part of USN’s A... Read more
Restructuring for Leaner Meaner National Security Guard (NSG)
The National Security Guard (NSG) is headed for a restructuring. The elite force, modelled on the SAS of UK and GSG 9 of Germany was raised as a federal contingency force in 1984 for meetin... Read more
Defence Cooperation with Japan Needs to Move from “US-2” to “We-Two”
Editor’s Note The author argues that the US-2 Amphibian aircraft that has been the centre-piece of Indo-Japan defence hardware cooperation is not operationally very significant. He analyses... Read more
India Gets New Army Chief as Gen Naravane Takes Charge
General Manoj Mukund Naravane took charge as India’s 28th Army Chief on 31st December 2019. Outgoing Chief General Bipin Rawat passed on the Chief’s baton to him in a ceremonial event held i... Read more
Will 2020 Herald a New Dawn for Pakistan
As the year 2019 comes to a close, the Pakistan Military, the nation’s Deep State and often the hidden face of its power, both inside and outside Pakistan, finds itself in a rather unusual s... Read more
Leveraging Emerging Technologies in Military Landscape
“From income inequality to climate change, technology will play a critical role in finding solutions to all the challenges our world faces today. This year’s emerging technologies demonstrat... Read more
Pakistan has more Enemies than Friends along its Borders
Pakistan has commenced fencing both its volatile borders; Iran and Afghanistan. For this it spends money it had earmarked for China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects, forcing it to... Read more
Non-Contact Conventional Deterrence
Editor’s Note The author addresses an issue that’s been debated less often. How to make deterrence stronger along the conventional axis? His reliance is more on precision and long-range arti... Read more