Air Marshal Dhiraj Kukreja, Author at raksha-anirveda.com

Will Xi Or Will Xi Not?

Air Marshal Dhiraj Kukreja - February 7, 2022

Elections in any country cause turbulence and turmoil in the political domain, be it USA, India or even a ‘democracy’ like China. The schedule for the 2022 elections in China, of the new Central...

Between USA and China: Who will Dictate the New World Order?

Air Marshal Dhiraj Kukreja - January 10, 2022

The term ‘new world order’ has generally been used to refer to any new period of world history that displays a striking change in world political thought and the balance of power amongst nations. The...

Iran and US: Will the Twain Merge in JCPOA?

Air Marshal Dhiraj Kukreja - December 3, 2021

The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) was considered a huge success for all the signatories. The nuclear deal was signed between Iran and “P5+1” nations, namely UK, France, Germany, Russia, China and the...

Emperor Xi Jinping: Of China Or The World

Air Marshal Dhiraj Kukreja - December 3, 2021

The sixth plenum of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC aka CCP) ended in mid-November after a 4-day session. There were no surprises in the resolution passed by the...

India-China Standoff: Will It Ever End

Air Marshal Dhiraj Kukreja - November 22, 2021

China has the uncanny quality to continue to remain in the news, if not in international news, then, at least in the Indian news. Of late, news about China in the Indian media is...

The 200 Minutes (Almost) Dialogue

Air Marshal Dhiraj Kukreja - November 18, 2021

November 16, 2021 was a day of high expectations, for the heads-of-state of two of the largest competitors in the world were to get together, virtually - in a video-call. Presidents Joe Biden and...

QuadE – Aukus – QuadW: India is the Common Factor

Air Marshal Dhiraj Kukreja - November 6, 2021

One of the first policy decisions, impulsive or otherwise, taken by Donald Trump, was to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). This, however, did not mean that USA had decided to disregard Asia. On...

The AUKUS, India and the QUAD

Air Marshal Dhiraj Kukreja - October 3, 2021

The month of September saw the annual UN General Assembly (UNGA) session as world leaders assembled for the in-person session after last year’s virtual sessions due to the severity of the pandemic. In a...

Future Wars: When Cyber Meets AI

Air Marshal Dhiraj Kukreja - June 6, 2021

"I have the power, the capability, sitting in my home with my computer and my modem...to wage war”: James Adams (CEO, Infrastructure Defence, Inc.) in “Information Warfare: Challenge and Opportunity” Cyber warfare, as defined by...

Defence Budget FY 2020-21: A Brief Analysis

Air Marshal Dhiraj Kukreja - February 9, 2020

Introduction Budgets come and budgets go whether they are interim budgets or annual budgets. The annual budget was presented to Parliament on February 1, 2020 by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. As always, national security...

ISIS – Down, But not Out

Admin - January 31, 2020

Introduction: That a dreaded terrorist chief who ordered large-scale destruction of life and property and justified enslavement of people, all in the name of faith, will no longer be able to cause mayhem is...

Balakot Exposes Pakistan’s Nuke Bluff

Air Marshal Dhiraj Kukreja - April 19, 2019

EVER since Pakistan conducted the nuclear tests, it has been teasing India with the threat of using the nukes, just as madman would do. The strategic deterrence posture of Pakistan has been based on...

The Rafale Travails of Indian Air Force

Air Marshal Dhiraj Kukreja - October 16, 2018

INDIAN AIR FORCE (IAF) is well on its way to score a century – a la Virat Kohli - it shall be celebrating its centenary in 2032, another 14 years from today, but will...