Twenty five years ago, India inked its first strategic partnership with a European nation. A quarter of a century later, the partnership has yielded many advances in technology, trade and strategy. Such partnerships are...
In a few days from now, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present an interim budget for the coming fiscal year 2024-25. Confident that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party will return to power after the...
India is making significant strides in solidifying its position in the Asian age, particularly by bolstering its armed forces through a robust modernisation drive. Notable investments have been directed towards the Navy and the...
Talk of seaplanes, and for a majority of Indians, it’s like visualizing scenes from Western movies, particularly the iconic James Bond films. Yet, the mention of seaplane services in India often leads to blank...
Foreign policy is all about possibilities. It is about forging new ties and reinvigorating old ones. It is always conditioned by an optimistic perception of national interests. In that context, every country articulates its...
China’s strength is highly overrated by friends and foes all over the world. The Chinese armed forces are dens of corruption, nepotism and bureaucratic red-tape. Many Chinese army Generals – including those nearing retirement...
After spending almost six months in India under the volley of Western narratives about Russia’s failing special military operation in Ukraine and Kiev on the cusp of turning the tide in its NATO-backed counter-offensive...
"Tarang Shakti”, the largest air exercise of the Indian Air Force (IAF) involving 12 air forces, has been postponed to 2024 to accommodate certain nations. The exercise will feature fighter combat jets, large transport...
China is at war with us. This statement may shock some because the general hierarchical understanding of war is confined to conventional war. But the character of war turned hybrid long back, which encompasses...
The string of diplomatic events, with India as an important member, started with the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s (SCO) annual summit hosted by India virtually in July earlier. The SCO meeting was held days after...
The recent speculations about the state of affairs in China are thought-provoking. Stagflation and sluggish economic growth, US sanctions on the sale of high-tech equipment to China, a floundering real estate sector, ‘friend-shoring’ of...
Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari has been tirelessly working towards transforming the Indian Air Force (IAF) into a modern and capable fighting air force, with a focus on developing both offensive and defensive...
In February 2023 the US brought its most advanced jet, the F-35, to India for the first time alongside the F-16 and FA-18 fighters and the B-1B bomber. This year’s US delegation at Aero...