The Russian Roulette – Putin-Modi- Xi Summits
Editor’s Note Indo-Russian relationship has a long history of being mutually supportive. India’s current improved relations with USA; the Russians getting closer to Pakistan and China has di... Read more
Defence Exports: An Opportunity; With Pre-Requisites
Editor’s Note The recently released Draft Defence Production Policy 2018 aims to export defence goods and services worth 5 Bn USD approximately by 2025. After this one heard that the Raksha... Read more
Cooperation and Competition: India and China Re-Calibrate Their Ties
In international relations chemistry and real politic often matter more than numbers but sometimes statistics can also be an important indicator. So it is with the fact that Prime Minister N... Read more
Korean Update and a Bit of Crystal Ball Gazing
Editor’s Note The Korean peninsula is in a turbulent mode. Talks, no talks, talks; even otherwise a degree of uncertainty prevails in very many areas concerning the North Koreans. There are... Read more
Assumption Island Agreement Yet to Crystalise
Editor’s Note There is a race on in the Indian Ocean between the Chinese and the Indians to extend influence and create assets that could serve the two countries in extending their geo-polit... Read more
Why Helicopter Simulators are Becoming Essential?
Editor’s Note Training on simulators is becoming more and more essential with the cost of the equipment rising steeply. In the case of helicopter pilots the training is extensive and calls f... Read more
Why Do Nations Fall Into The Chinese Debt Trap?
There are several nations which are falling into the Chinese debt trap. In some cases, it is involvement with faulty projects with Chinese funding, while in others it is a case of being unab... Read more
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