Centrality of Indian Air Power via a “Central Command”
Editor’s Note A strikingly different, incisive article by a naval officer arguing for a Central (Airpower) Command instead of an Air Defence Command by suggesting that the main argument... Read more
Clean Sweep for Rajapaksas in Sri Lanka
Editor’s Note The Sri Lankan elections have gone as expected with SLPP very comfortably poised to rule the country. There are challenges that it has to grapple with, both internally and in i... Read more
Burden of OFB: Liability at Armed Forces’ Cost
Editor’s Note The issue of corporatisation of the OFB has raised the anticipated storm of protests. Over 80,000 employees, attuned to an easy life, with no accountability whatsoever, are up... Read more
India – China Relations: Past Casting Shadow on present?
Editor’s Note The author assesses the disengagement so far between the opposing parties and finds in it the reasons to be apprehensive. He advocates using our Kargil experience to handle the... Read more
Drųk in the Shadow of The Lóng
The Kingdom of Bhutan has many enviable epithets, namely ‘Happiest nation in the world’, ‘Only country in South Asia never to have been colonised’ and ‘First in economic freedom, ease of doi... Read more
ATV: All Terrain Mobility Solution for Forces
Editor’s Note The concept of all-terrain vehicles for greater mobility of the forces has been in play for a considerable period, however, adding the autonomous mode to such a design is more... Read more
Lessons IPKF Debacle Sri Lanka:A Foray without Hope
Editor’s Note The lessons of Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) operations in Sri Lanka need to be studied in detail by military and foreign policy exponents to benefit from a foray that was... Read more
Sino – Russia Relations: On A Slippery Slope
Writing in the Arthshastra, Kautilya the Indian strategic thinker of yore, stated “The king who is situated anywhere immediately on the circumference of the conqueror’s territory is te... Read more
Army: How Red Tape Delayed the Procurement of Lightweight Tanks Until After Ladakh Faceoff
The Indian army’s recently announced emergency procurement of light, air-transportable tanks to augment its firepower in Himalayan regions like Ladakh, was first mooted in 2009. This happene... Read more
India-China Ladakh Standoff – Role and Capability of Helicopters
The unprecedented standoff between Indian and Chinese army troops in Ladakh–now in stage I of the agreed disengagement process–has once again highlighted the restrictions that th... Read more