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Force Multipliers: Supercharging IAF’s Firepower

The concept of force multipliers is a key element of military doctrine that asserts a country can fight with limited resources and win. In the broadest sense, a force or combat multiplier is a...

MQ-9B: Enhancing the Capabilities of Indian Armed Forces

The Indian Air Force celebrates its 92nd birthday this year. But even though the service began with wood and fabric biplanes and now, employs some of the most advanced aerospace systems in the world,...

IAF and Its Strategic Choices

The Indian Air Force, one of the world’s largest and oldest Air Forces, completes 92 years of glorious service to the nation on the 8th of October this year. As the new CAS (Chief...

Negotiating the Standoff with China

The India-China border standoff has continued into 2024, marked by persistent tensions, though there have been some diplomatic efforts to ease the long-standing disputes. The focus remains largely on the Western Sector, where the...

Relevance of Nuclear Deterrence in the 21st Century

The advent of nuclear weapons as the penultimate military deterrence against an adversary is almost seven decades old. The only known historical but catastrophic military use of these weapons has been in Hiroshima and...

Semiconductors: Strategic Importance of US-India Fabrication Agreement

India’s evolving defence cooperation with the West is increasingly centred on technological collaboration. Non-traditional sources of technological innovation are becoming crucial for transforming defence partnerships. This article examines the recent India-US semiconductor fabrication agreement,...

India’s Nimble-Footed Diplomacy in West Asia

October 7 marks one year since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, which has added to the challenges that the world has already been facing due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Apart from impacting the...

Combating Cosmic Hazards

Today, the world is increasingly dependent on space technologies for a variety of essential services, ranging from weather forecasting to rail and airline reservations, banking operations, medical consultations, and long-distance audio or video communications....

Strategic Imperative: Aatmanirbharta in Military Aviation

The aerospace industry accounts for nearly 40 percent of global military expenditure which was $2.24 trillion in 2022. India already is a major global aerospace market. Indian Armed Forces have increasing defence aerospace requirements...

India-South Korea: Untapped Potential and Future Roadmap

Despite the convergence of their strategic interests and historical ties, the defence relationship between India and South Korea, two pivotal democracies in Asia, remains underdeveloped. Both nations are situated in the strategically significant Indo-Pacific...

Agniveer Scheme: A New Vision or a Political Misstep?

The Agniveer scheme has stirred numerous political and emotional responses beyond its national security implications. Ironically, it was more of a political decision, implemented hastily without a pilot project, and targeted the most crucial...

Modi 3.0 To Further Augment Past Achievements

The retention of ‘Big 4’ ministers - Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, S Jaishankar, and Nirmala Sitharaman - in the key portfolios of Defence, Home Affairs, Foreign Affairs and Finance, by Prime Minister Modi has...

Modi 3.0: Setting a New Template in Ties with the West

It was a tense moment on June 4 for the Bhartiya Janata Party and its allies in the NDA camp when it seemed that the Modi magic of the last decade had faded into...
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