Lt Gen Rajeev Chaudhry

The writer is served for four decades in the Indian Army and has vast experience in infrastructure governance, institutional transparency, and administrative reforms. He has led digitisation and accountability initiatives within government systems and writes on the intersection of strategic statecraft, infrastructure as a tool of deterrence, and India’s civilisational governance traditions. The views expressed are of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Raksha Anirveda

Balancing the Sword: India’s Military Modernisation in a Multi-Front Strategic Environment

India’s capital defence allocations in the past two decades clearly points towards a gradual shift. Moving beyond service-centric debate toward a threat-based and theatre-integrated framework for defence planning, it raises a valid question –...
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