Indian and Japan Navies Join Forces Amid China’s Aggression, Conduct Joint Exercises
Amid the heightened aggression of China and it attempts at grabbing territories on all fronts, the Indian Navy and the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force conducted a joint training operation... Read more
Is China Overestimating its Strength?
The brutal brawl at Galwan Valley on 15-16 June which led to major casualties on both sides after a gap of around five decades is a steep escalation in India-China military face-offs. The Ch... Read more
The Defiant Dragon: Hisses and Misses of the Chinese Dream
Editor’s Note The article binds with a single thread decades of Chinese thinking and explores how a nation known for its long-term strategic approach, is now apparently in a race to beat the... Read more
DPP 2020: New Procurement Norms on Anvil to Give Fillip to Defence Industry
In a bid to give fillip to the domestic defence industry, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) will introduce new chapters on post-contract management and procurement of ICT software and systems. T... Read more
How the Military can Get a Bang for Every Buck
COVID-19 has had an unambiguous impact on the Indian defence forces. The establishment cannot afford to ignore it. Under the circumstances — whereas Reserve Bank of India Governor Shak... Read more
A Cold War is Heating Up in the South China Sea
I spent most of my seagoing career in the Pacific, and sailed many times through the humid waters of the South China Sea. It’s a big body of water, the size of the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexi... Read more
The Pandemic’s Geopolitical Aftershocks are Coming
With most European countries confident that they are past the worst of the coronavirus pandemic, their attention is turning to the chance of its resurgence once society returns to some sembl... Read more
New Defence Reforms to Help Make the Indian Defence Sector `Atmanirbhar’
Finance Minister (FM) Nirmala Sitharaman’s briefing on measures to be executed by the government to power the nation out of a descent into an economic whirlpool that could suck the country i... Read more
Beijing is under growing pressure from the United States, Australia and European powers to allow an international inquiry in China into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic. Analysts say... Read more
The surge in Taiwan’s popularity and global support has been a major setback for China. It has rattled China to such an extent that it has threatened Taiwan with military action. The U... Read more