Editor’s Note Fighter jet generational classification is often loosely quoted without reference to attributes that go to define such classifications. This article collates the broad specific... Read more
Public Sector Undertakings and Ordnance Factories have Outlived their Utility
Editor’s Note The recent crash of Mirage 2000 aircraft that led to the death of two pilots did create quite a furor in the media. But, beyond the fact of two innocent lives being lost, is th... Read more
Time to Restructure Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
Editor’s Note Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has been in the centre of a storm for some time. The storm gathered momentum recently, with two pilots losing their lives as a result of a Mirage... Read more
Determinants of Pakistan China Strategic Nexus: Strategic Implication for India
Pakistan–China strategic nexus is unequivocally the most formidable national security challenge for India. The two countries have romanticized this relationship by acliché, “higher than moun... Read more
Afghanistan: A Holistic Review
Editor’s Note Afghanistan is in a destabilized state. Two decades of American efforts could easily come to a naught once the Americans progress their withdrawal. Meanwhile, Taliban has trans... Read more
Realism Should Guide India’s Policy Towards China
Editor’s Note The rise of China is a new reality that every nation is having to factor into its plans today. The steep graph that Chinese power is ascending along becomes an issue of concern... Read more
Underwater Domain Awareness and Acoustic Capacity Building – A Maritime Security Perspective in the Indian Ocean Region
Maritime security is burdened by thousands of years of history and tradition. Joseph L. Nimmich and Dana A. Goward US Coast Guard. The statement on top is a highly loaded, one that truly des... Read more
Editor’s Note Off late, Artillery indigenisation has been at the lead when viewed in the context of indigenisation of the Indian armed forces’ inventory. This status is undoubtedly a result... Read more
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) Swarms; Need for the Indian Armed Forces
Editor’s Note Technology is transforming the battlefield in a major way and at a swift pace. One of the areas being focused upon by major powers is the utilisation of drones. The leading cou... Read more
Disruption in Military Affairs (DMA): A Technology Centric Approach
Editor’s Note The armed forces of all nations are having to re-think their doctrines with technologies disrupting the ways and means of conducting conventional and non-conventional operation... Read more