Editor-in-Chief’s Note The author initiates his discourse on Chinese strategy by recalling foremost the core imperatives that drive the Communist Party of China and its stated core national ... Read more

As Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar begins his first official visit to China on Monday, his focus will be on keeping the military to military cooperation between India and China on an even... Read more

Editor-in-Chief’s Note The author, having been at the core of the endeavour to structure the new Defence Procurement Procedure – 2016 (DPP – 2016), has utilised his experience to ampli... Read more

The 9th edition of Defexpo India held at Naqueri Quitol in Quepem Taluka of South Goa from 28th to 31st March 2016 was unique in many ways as enumerated beneath:- The Defexpo coincided with... Read more

Editor-in-Chief’s Note The article identifies India’s utilisation of various natural and renewable resources in percentage terms and identifies the major sources of dependence for its energy... Read more

Editor-in-Chief’s Note Brig Suni Gokhale’s article examines the functioning of Ordnance Factories (OF) to arrive at the causes for shortcomings that have not been attended too adequately, in... Read more

Editor-in-Chief’s Note Col Vikram Taneja’s article focuses on the weaker areas in the defence acquisition framework. He sub-divides the acquisition process into four phases: Initiation, Plan... Read more

Editor-in- Chief’s Note Amol Gokhale’s article debates the issues that come to the fore with the proposed new category of products for defence procurement, ‘Indigenously Designed, Deve... Read more