Cheetah/Chetak Replacement & Kamov-226T
Editor’s Note The helicopter resources of the Indian Armed forces are approaching criticality. The current holdings are mostly ageing machines that are proving impossible to maintain and are... Read more
Army’s New Promotion Policy Beneficial in the Long Run
There will be many achievements that the Indian Army will rightfully talk about today on the occasion of the Army Day 2018 but one small but significant tweaking of a long standing promotion... Read more
A Framework for the Next 50 Years of the Indian Navy’s Submarine Arm
Editor’s Note The Indian Navy’s expansion plans are way behind schedule. In stark contrast is the case of the Chinese. There are also major issues with armaments that the submarines need to... Read more
Defence Procurement – Strengthening Our Achilles’ Heel
EDITOR’S NOTE There was much hope in the strategic and defence communities when the current dispensation in Delhi moved at a fast pace on aspects concerning modernization of the armed... Read more
Can China be the Main Supplier for Petroleum Products to Nepal?
Editor’s Note The Madhesi Andolan in Nepal in 2015, led to bitter relations between Nepal and India. Movement of goods between the two countries was affected because of a blockade at the cro... Read more
India-Japan-Africa: A Defining Growth Triad
Editor’s Note The Chinese have made firm inroads in Africa. However, the Africans have begun to realise that the Chinese are not really benign investors. Investment is often the route they a... Read more
The Journeys of Tejas And Arjun
Editor’s Note The author examines two important developments of the Indian defence establishment, the Tejas multi-role fighter aircraft and Arjun tanks. Both these achievements are substanti... Read more
The Need For Military Rebalance
Editor’s Note Our three Strike Corps are poised to sweep west into Pakistan while we have only one Strike Corps – in the making – to be fielded against the Chinese. With the incr... Read more
Social Media & Veterans
Editor’s Note Off late a section of the veteran community has been strident in its demands on various issues of pay, perks and pensions, as also interse status of the military personnel vis-... Read more
Security Aspects & The Rohingya Crisis
Editor’s Note With over 20 million Bangladeshis already flooding every corner of this country, we can hardly absorb a substantial influx; this time from Myanmar. As of now the numbers of Roh... Read more