Major Expectations From 2020: Indo-US 2+2 Dialogue
The scheduled 2 plus 2 Ministerial dialogue between India and the USA on 27 October 2020 will take place at a rather decisive time, coinciding with the US Presidential elections and COVID-19... Read more
Five Point Framework To Attain Strategic Independence
Never let a good crisis go to waste ……Winston Churchill 2020 has been eventful – the Chinese virus, border clash with China, deteriorating neighbourhood environment and an economy in the... Read more
Cheetah/Chetak Helicopter Replacement Becomes Critical
The Indian Armed Forces continue to fly the outdated, vintage and accident-prone fleet of Cheetah/Chetak helicopters. These helicopters were inducted in the late sixties and seventies and ar... Read more
FDI Cap for Defence Raised with National Security Clause
Editor’s Note Indian governments, over the decades, have tried to attract foreign capital in the defence sector with half-hearted initiatives. As such, these attempts have been far from bein... Read more
Corporatisation of Ordnance Factory Board, Recipe for Self Reliance
Editor’s Note In Part I of the article, the author gave a historical perspective of the colonial legacy of Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) and the many challenges it faces leading to sub-opti... Read more
Corporatisation of Ordnance Factory Board, Strategic Necessity
Editor’s Note The issue of the corporatisation of the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) has held centre stage for some time now. Multiple issues have led to the government taking a hard stance. M... Read more
Covid Awakes Sleeping EU: ‘Real Politik’ Dictates Indian Relations
Editor’s Note There’s nothing like a crisis to get people together, is a theory quite applicable to nation-states also and is being exhibited currently by the EU. The EU, with its lack of co... Read more
Chinese Great Game in Fast Forward Mode
After three months into donning battle gear and standing vigil all across the heights of Eastern Ladakh, repeated meetings at the level of Corps Commanders and Joint Secretaries, repeated as... Read more
After three months into donning battle gear and standing vigil all across the heights of Eastern Ladakh, repeated meetings at the level of Corps Commanders and Joint Secretaries, repeated as... Read more
Are We Headed For Cold War II
Editor’s Note There are profound differences in the confrontation being witnessed between the US and its allies on one side and the Chinese on the other, as compared to the ideologica... Read more