Indian Armed Forces & Non Contact Warfare
Editor’s Note The prospects of conventional warfare in our sub-continent have definitely not receded, however the requirement of preparing ourselves to face cyber threats, information operat... Read more
The Rohingya Crisis Needs A Solution Within Myanmar
Editor’s Note Every time there’s a problem in Rakhine, Myanmar the cascading effects are felt in Bangladesh and India. A stream of refugees flow into the camps in Bangladesh and join the str... Read more
The Grand Global Corridors & China Pakistan Economic Corridor
Editor’s Note Over the last two centuries, many a corridor for trade and trasit have been created by the world’s super rich nations. The Panama Canal is one such example that continues to co... Read more
Rohingya Crisis : The Way Forward
Editor’s Note A huge humanitarian crisis is playing out in South Asia with barely a whimper, globally. Thousands of Rohingya Muslims are crossing over into Bangladesh with the Myanmar Army h... Read more
Reforming Apex Defence Management: Baffling Government Hesitation
Editor’s Note A proposal that’s been discussed for decades now, is the issue of appointing a Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) to head the three services. Our current structure of the three Chief... Read more
Countering Chinese Tank Threat
Editor’s Note The issue of inducting adequate tanks in certain sectors in high altitude areas to counter the Chinese threat has been debated for long. A few such areas already have tanks ava... Read more
Defining The Kurdish Situation
Editor’s Pick The Kurdish referendum in Iraq, scheduled for 25 September, 2017 is likely to go in favour of Kurds. However, it will be a difficult process carving out a Kurdish state.... Read more
The Gun In Front Of The Man Matters Almost As Much As The Man Behind The Gun
Editor’s Note The inexplicably vexed issue of our serious dependence on imported armaments right from a soldier’s veritable limb—his rifle–to tanks and fighter aircraft, has been alway... Read more
Al Qaida or Hizbul: Who is the Bigger Threat in J&K?
Editor’s Note There is a call for giving the Kashmir problem a new twist now. So far the call was primarily for Azadi, however, now a small group affiliated to al Qaida has been ranting that... Read more
Getting The Strategic Partnership Going
Soon after the enunciation of Chapter VII of the DPP 2016 on Revitalising Defence Industrial Ecosystem through Strategic Partnerships (SP) in June 2017, the Services have begun issue of RsFI... Read more