The Indian Army (IA) first came up with its declassified official doctrine in 1998, and then again with a revised version in 2004. Subsequently, the IA came up with a sub-conventional warfar... Read more
Editor’s Note Off late, Artillery indigenisation has been at the lead when viewed in the context of indigenisation of the Indian armed forces’ inventory. This status is undoubtedly a result... Read more
Challenges for India and Indo-Pacific in Post Elections Bangladesh?
Results of the Bangladesh elections held on 30 December, 2018 were indeed a surprise. Awami league under Sheikh Hasina was definitely expected to win, however garnering 288 of the 300 seats... Read more
10 Conflicts to Watch in 2019
In a world with fewer rules, the only truly effective one is knowing what you can get away with. The answer today, it turns out, is: quite a lot. As the era of largely uncontested U.S. prima... Read more
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) Swarms; Need for the Indian Armed Forces
Editor’s Note Technology is transforming the battlefield in a major way and at a swift pace. One of the areas being focused upon by major powers is the utilisation of drones. The leading cou... Read more
India Pips China in FDI Inflows for the First Time in 20 Years
From Walmart to Schneider Electric and Unilever on the one side and TPG Capital or KKR on the other,a tide of global capital is flooding into India from strategic investors to financial spon... Read more
Evolving Indian Security Architecture in Indo-Pacific
As the Indian economy grows to be the world’s sixth-largest, the expectations from most South, Southeast and East Asian countries, Indian Ocean littorals, and a large number of nations that... Read more
Will China’s Air Force be Deadlier than America’s in 2030?
Key point: “[China] will have a lot of technology that’s better than the stuff we’ve had before,” Welsh said. “And the Russians are doing the same thing.” China’s People’s Liberation Army Ai... Read more
Disruption in Military Affairs (DMA): A Technology Centric Approach
Editor’s Note The armed forces of all nations are having to re-think their doctrines with technologies disrupting the ways and means of conducting conventional and non-conventional operation... Read more
Japan to Spend More on Defense, Refit First Aircraft Carrier for US-Made F-35B Stealth ets
Japan plans its first aircraft carrier and big increases in defense spending and weapons capability in the coming years, according to new defense guidelines approved Tuesday that cite its ne... Read more