Economics of Defence: Manpower Cost Costs Modernisation
Editor’s Note The author addresses the issue of manpower costs affecting defence modernisation in our over a million army with refreshingly new arguments. It’s a fact that our salary bills c... Read more
Where’s the Money for Defence: Need to Think Out of the Box
Editor’s Note The lack of mention of the defence allocation in the Finance Minister’s presentation of the Union Budget was certainly most unexpected either by the forces or the strategic com... Read more
G- 20: Summit: Implications for India
The G-20 Summit on the World Economy brings together the members of the G 7 comprising France, United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, Italy, Canada and the European Union. It further... Read more
Union Budget 2019-20: Policy Roadmap for Defence would Matter More than the Numbers
The Union Budget is not just about numbers; it is also an important statement of how the government intends to fulfil its election-time promises and deal with other sector-specific issues. C... Read more
5G Roll Out: “Bolt” Causing the Blues
“So the universe is constantly moving in the direction of higher evolutionary impulses, creativity, abstraction, and meaning.”- Deepak Chopra The surfers rejoice at the thought of enhanced ‘... Read more
Sudan: A Blaze of Democracy on the Nile
Editor’s Note The African continent has too many hotspots. A lot of these are led by ambitious men with little or no concern for the populace they want to rule over. Autocrats are aplenty ju... Read more
Pakistan: A State Progressing From Failing to Failed
Editor’s Note India has a problem just beyond its borders that has abundant ramifications on our side of the divide. Even with the recent infusion of billions of dollar by a few countries, t... Read more
Modi’s Security Outreach ‘Neighbourhood First’ 2.0
Prime Minister Narendra Modi kicked off the diplomatic chapter of his second term with ‘Neighbourhood First 2.0’ policy in focus. Though it has been India’s foreign policy priority for some... Read more
India’s Quest to Develop Hypersonic Weapons
Editor’s Note The Hypersonics are hurtling into our lives at more than sonic speeds, apparently. These weapons may have the power to totally change the battlefield. They can serve both as de... Read more
Politicisation of Armed Forces or Leveraging Military for Political Gains
There has been much debate in the media with academics, policy-geeks and practitioner-scholars lamenting about the politicization of the Indian military in recent times. This voice has gaine... Read more