Secret Weapons of Cold War 2.0
Hidden behind the recent headlines of Facebook’s poor practices, Russian spy poisoning, and governmental corporation there lies a secret arms race between the superpowers. China, Russia, Ind... Read more
Pakistan Is Feeling US Pressure. Now What?
After a short trip to Pakistan last week, I return to Washington convinced that the Trump administration’s new coercive approach toward Islamabad is working, at least in the narrow sense tha... Read more
The New Defence Production Policy in the Making: Is it Overambitious?
At first glance, the government’s proposed new defence Production Policy (http://ddpmod.gov.in/sites/default/files/Draft%20Defence%20Production%20Policy%202018%20-%20for%20website.pdf), curr... Read more
China’s Maritime Outreach: its Impact on India
Editor’s Note The Chinese have pursued economic growth along with developing its military power. It’s a learning that has not been fully assimilated by our leadership. We lag in our military... Read more
Does Anonymity Suit the Armed Forces?
Editor’s Note The omnipresence of media has a given a new dimension to every incident that the forces are involved in irrespective of the fact that the commander leading the troops at the si... Read more
HAL Dhruv Helicopter Fascinating Facts: India’s Multi-Utility Chopper Coming to DefExpo 2018
Indian Ministry of Defence is hosting the 10th DefExpo in Chennai (April 11-14). Unlike the previous editions, which had more participation from foreign players, this year state-run and dome... Read more
The South says the subject was raised when its officials met with the North’s leader, Kim Jong-un, in Pyongyang on Monday, during a rare visit.They said Mr Kim is also open to US talks... Read more
Unipolar Strategy in a Multipolar World
Vladimir Putin’s video show about formidable new Russian strategic weapons, which took up half of the Russian president’s recent state of the nation address, has given defense analysts plent... Read more
Defence Acquisitions: Integration of the Achilles Heel
Editor’s Note Our acquisition system suffers from working in silos with little inter-connectivity between the silos. It’s not project driven. The entire machinery in the chain thrives on fin... Read more
How an India-Japan Alliance Can Help Counter Chinese
India’s Act East policy has an obvious dilemma — China. How does India cope with the position of strength it occupies in the ASEAN and beyond and the unfolding of the Belt and Road Ini... Read more