Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA) : Advantage India?
There has been much debate on Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA) even before its signing between India and the United States. Essentially, the discourse has hinged around whe... Read more
Who benefited from inflated price of Agusta?
Even as former Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal SP Tyagi is being quizzed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) again on Monday, several questions about the decision-making p... Read more
The Concept of ‘Reach’ in Grasping China’s ‘Active-Defence’ Strategy – Part II
Editor-in-Chief’s Note In this concluding part of the article the author provides the sum and substance of Part I of the article concisely to the reader before he goes onto explore the Chine... Read more
The Concept of ‘Reach’ in Grasping China’s ‘Active-Defence’ Strategy: Part I
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
Create theatre Commands, usher in military reforms quickly
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
Defence Procurement Procedure – 2016: A much needed start
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
Engage but don’t get into tight embrace with US
When US Secretary of Defence Ashton Carter embarks on his two-week long Asia tour on Sunday, he will seek to get a reluctant India on-board a wider security compact that the US aspires to bu... Read more
DefExpo India 2016: A Steep Curve in the Learning Process
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
Energy from Gas & Trans-National Gas Pipelines: The Indian Context
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
Unlocking the Legacy of the Ordnance Factories
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