Hitting Pakistan Where it Hurts
The suicide attack on the CRPF convoy in Pulwama had raised the stakes between India and Pakistan. Public demand for retribution for the strike was on the rise. The Prime Minister, while pus... Read more
Prime Minister’s Acceptance Speech for the Seoul Peace Prize
Chairman of the Seoul Peace Prize Cultural Foundation, Mr. Kwon E-hyock Speaker of the National Assembly, Mr. Moon Hee-sang Minister for Culture, Mr. Do Jong-hwan Former Secretary General of... Read more
Thales Showcasing Solutions Developed in India
Editor’s Note Thales has a decades long association with the Indian Defence Industry. It has provided a large inventory of equipment to the Indian armed forces. The company plans to open an... Read more
Pulwama Massacre Calls for a Calibrated Response
The situation in Kashmir has become both brittle and fragile. The seeds of terrorism and radicalisation sown in the eighties under the craftsmanship of Gen Zia ul Haq have started bearing fr... Read more
Why it’s Time to Make Cybersecurity a National Priority
The space race that took place between the United States and the Soviet Union during the ‘50s and ‘60s did much more than put Apollo 11’s Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the moon. The Unit... Read more
India Is Going Big on New Fighters; Lockheed, Boeing Pledge Indian Plants
Two of the world’s largest defense contractors are promising to move production of their US-made fighter aircraft to India should they be awarded lucrative new contracts, signaling a major v... Read more
Europe Risks Losing its Footing Amid Shifting World Order, Report Warns
The European Union must quicken its pace toward greater military prowess to ensure the bloc’s 500 million citizens can emerge from an ongoing reshuffling of global order on their own terms,... Read more
Editor’s Note Fighter jet generational classification is often loosely quoted without reference to attributes that go to define such classifications. This article collates the broad specific... Read more
Army to Get Third Deputy Chief to Tackle Intelligence, Military Operations
As a part of its restructuring plans, the Indian Army is planning to get a third deputy chief who will look after all the important directorates of military intelligence and operations in th... Read more
Public Sector Undertakings and Ordnance Factories have Outlived their Utility
Editor’s Note The recent crash of Mirage 2000 aircraft that led to the death of two pilots did create quite a furor in the media. But, beyond the fact of two innocent lives being lost, is th... Read more