Planning for Capability Building
Editor’s Note Our defence planning has not been a top priority of our governments. There is no co-relationship between defence planning and allocation of finances. Various committees i... Read more
Unilateral Ceasefire and Azadi
The call for unilateral ceasefire by the Chief Minister (CM) of J&K keeping the sentiments of the people of the State in view during the forthcoming Ramzan and Amarnath Yatra, is a lauda... Read more
Defence Planning Committee: Is it a New Beginning?
Editor’s Note The creation of a Defence Planning Committee (DPC) has drawn a mixed response. Some people have viewed it as the state burial to the concept of Chief of Defence Staff, while ot... Read more
India: Path to Become a Defence Exporter
Editor’s Note Our dependence on imports for the defence sector has been rising and it calls for concerted action should we attempt the twin objectives of indigenisation and creating a substa... Read more
The Weak Heart of CPEC – Neglected Beyond Repair?
Editor’s Note We have already published a fairly large number of articles by the author on the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in BharatShakti. in. This article focuses primarily on... Read more
India and the Nordics – An Innovative Partnership
Editor’s Note Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the Indo – Nordic Summit in April 2018 rejuvenating relationships that hold out the promise of extensive co-operation between India and th... Read more
The Defence Planning Committee: ‘A Whole of Ship’ Approach for The Ship- Of- State
Editor’s Note The author provides a fresh analysis of the DPC, suggests some changes in nomenclature, the role of the NSA in the architecture and explains why a whole of ship approach may be... Read more
Big Time Changes in the Production Policy Can Wait
Editor’s Note During the current government’s tenure, we have witnessed extensive efforts at streamlining defence procurement procedures. DPP 2016 has been flowed by the Strategic Part... Read more
Defence Planning: Covering the Achilles’ Heel
Editor’s Note This article is the fourth in the series of articles on Defence Procurement by the author. His earlier articles Defence Procurement – Strengthening Our Achilles’ Heel, Knowledg... Read more
India Ready to Revitalise Commonwealth
Editor’s Note After protracted apprehensions to the contrary, PM Modi has confirmed his presence at the CHOGM Summit from 16 to 20 April. Often considered as moribund body, CHOGM has regaine... Read more