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Mrigank Shekhar

The writer is a defence journalist specialising in military affairs, security policy and defence technology. He reports extensively on operation strategies, defence manufacturing initiatives and geopolitical developments across the Indo-Pacific region. The views expressed are personal and do not necessarily carry the views of Raksha Anirveda

iDEX Impact Turns Drone Prototype of a Labourer’s Son into a National Opportunity

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In the high-altitude border regions of India — places like the snow-bound stretches of Siachen and the contested heights around Galwan — surveillance is a constant, high-stakes challenge. Electronic warfare, GPS disruption, and radar...

Why India’s Rs 1 Lakh Crore Innovation Fund is Struggling to Take Off

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When the government announced a ₹1 lakh crore fund to back India's scientists, startups, and deep-tech entrepreneurs, it sounded like a turning point. The idea was simple and bold: if private investors won't take...

Stolen Stealth: How a Lost F-35 Canopy Exposes the Fighter’s Maintenance Trap

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In late May 2026, UPS transported a cockpit canopy and weapons-bay door from a Royal Australian Air Force F-35. The parts were headed to the United States for inspection, possible repair, or disposal. Both...

The Roots of 9/11: Blowback from the Afghan Jihad

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On September 11, 2001, nearly 3,000 people were murdered in coordinated attacks that brought down the Twin Towers, struck the Pentagon, and crashed a fourth airliner in Pennsylvania. The perpetrators belonged to al-Qaeda, an...

India as Consequential Power: Testing Decade Ahead

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Between roughly 2015 and 2025, India moved from being described as a promising ‘emerging power’ to something more substantive: a state with the industrial base, economic heft, and diplomatic reach to shape outcomes rather...

Why India Said No to Russia’s Stealth Fighter

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India has closed the door on a deal Moscow spent more than a decade trying to close. The Defence Ministry has confirmed that the country is not pursuing new Sukhoi variants — a statement...

Firepower: India’s Rise As A Defence Exporter

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In the 6th century BCE, King Ajatashatru of Magadha unleashed a terrifying innovation on the ancient battlefields of India — the scythed chariot. Massive wheels fitted with razor-sharp blades mowed down enemy infantry like...

From JAI to VIJAY: Catchphrase Branding or Deliverance Benchmark?

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In the annals of Indian military leadership, few transitions carry the weight of symbolic and substantive continuity as the assumption of command by General Dhiraj Seth as the 31st Chief of the Army Staff...

Geopolitical Nexus: The United States, Pakistan and the Containment of Indian Power

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Since the early Cold War, the United States has maintained a complex, often transactional relationship with Pakistan. Pakistan joined US-led alliances like SEATO and CENTO in the 1950s, providing bases and intelligence against Soviet...

The United States as a War Economy: The Enduring Hold of the Military-Industrial Complex

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The concept of a war economy typically evokes images of total mobilisation during World War II, when the US converted civilian industry to produce armaments on a massive scale. In the contemporary era, however,...

The Thucydides Trap: Can India and China Rise Without War?

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“As far as India is concerned, China has a malevolent eye towards us.” — Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Lok Sabha Debates, May 8, 1959 In 431 BCE, the Greek general and historian Thucydides wrote in his...

India’s Ascent as a Global Power has Inclusivity in Its Core

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In the arena of global geopolitics, few nations evoke as much fascination and optimism as India. With its burgeoning economy, vibrant democracy and rich cultural heritage, the country stands poised to emerge as a...

Reviving India’s Submarine Ambitions: The Race For Project 75(I)

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Submarines are critical for sea-control as they deny the enemy space to navigate and dominate the deep blue. They are the killer wolves of the ocean that can decimate enemy fleets without warning and...
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