Maj Gen Rajan Kochhar

There has been massive turbulence in geopolitics across the globe. The year 2023 will be remembered as a ‘watershed’ in which conflicts emerged in various parts of the universe, posing a considerable challenge to...

  In geopolitics, it’s the convergence of interests, shared vision, and mutual respect that fosters strong international partnerships. The foundation of the robust relationship between Japan and India rests upon these essential principles. In today’s...

  The Indian Army with its geographical spread across 29 states of the country probably has the most outstretched logistics chain amongst all armies of the world. In order for a fleet-footed army to serve...

  Japan is known as the ‘land of the rising sun’. The country has truly risen to its name. We are commemorating 70 years of our diplomatic relations with Japan, with 2022 being a landmark...

  In the backdrop of the present conflict between Russia and Ukraine, there has been a debate on the relevance of the United Nations and its role in addressing the conflicts worldwide. A review is...

India and Russia have had historic ties with each other since almost seven decades now. It was the visit of Prime Minister Nehru to Moscow in the year 1955 which set the tone for...

  In recent times there has been a shifting of goal posts by major world powers from other areas of conflict to the Indian and Pacific Ocean. This has largely been due to the Chinese...

  Post-independence, the defence industry followed the Nehruvian philosophy on the lines of the Russian model, which treated the defence sector as a strategic sector totally under the government with no interference from the private...

  The cat is finally out of the bag. The much spoken about Afghan National Defense Forces (ANDF) have capitulated to a rag tag outfit of the Taliban fire fighters in less than 15 days....

  The Indian Armed Forces has been undergoing rapid modernisation over the years. There has been a progressive upgradation of our weapon systems and platforms in keeping with our threat perceptions. However, due to budgetary...

  The planned withdrawal of the US forces from Afghanistan commenced last month and resulted in an unprecedented crisis in this land-locked country. No sooner as this happened, the Taliban went on an all-out offensive...

  Atma Nirbharta is a laudable initiative by the Government of India. It is a strong slogan to start the Nation thinking towards self reliance. However, if we take a peep into history, when we...

  In the past 18 months, there has been a number of significant developments in the new world order which indicate a paradigm shift in the way major super powers like USA, China, Russia, France...