Siddharth Sivaraman

Forging a Unified Strategy

  The precursor of the future 21st century wars, particularly the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, took place between Armenia and Azerbaijan in May 2021 over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. Both countries deployed a diverse array of...

Pressing National Security Challenges for India

  It is not uncommon that during the course of normal day to day discourse, the layman tends to confuse national security only with the security situation of his countries immediate borders. Challenges to national...

Turning The Tide: India’s Defence R&D Dilemma

  According to a recent report by Stockholm-based Sipri, India’s import of arms decreased by 33% between 2011-15 and 2016-20. The reason for the decline has been a combination of a convoluted procurement process and...

India’s Role in Extending Strategic Inroads in QUAD

Global politics is a never ceasing saga and formation of new equations, alignments and axis continues with the passing time that provides and creates both opportunities and challenges afresh before the nations. Evolution of...

India’s Quest for Persistence Surveillance Capability

  In November 2019, India leased from the United States two MQ-9 Guardian/ Predator-B class drones, to be operated by the Indian Navy. This deal catapults India into the League of Nations with persistence surveillance...

HSTDV: Long Way to Go Before We Believe the Hype

  On September 7, India successfully tested an indigenously developed Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV) powered by a scramjet engine. The test put India in the league of nations that are vigorously pursuing hypersonic technologies...
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