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Ukay Group: From Auto Parts to Aerospace

Founded in 1988, Ukay Metal Industries Private Limited has built a reputation as a leader in manufacturing precision components for the automotive and industrial sectors. With over 1,200 professionals specializing in design, engineering, and...

Stealth Shootout: F-35, Su-57 or AMCA?

Ever since Donald Trump dangled the prospect of two squadrons of F-35s for India, and especially after the stunning aerial ballet of the F-35 and Su-57 at Aero India this past February, the Indian...

Indian Military Must Adopt Emerging Disruptive Technologies

The new term ‘disruptive technology’ refers to discoveries or innovations that significantly impact, alter, or transform industries, markets, businesses, or entire systems by introducing novel unthought-of methods, processes, or products that render existing technologies...

Europe’s Elusive Dream

Strategic autonomy—a state’s capacity to make decisions insulated from external pressures—sounds simple enough. At its core, it’s about exercising sovereign choice driven by national or collective interests. For Europe, however, this concept has been...

A New Fighter Plane for the IAF

The IAF currently has 31 fighter squadrons instead of its authorised 42. This gap creates real challenges when choosing a new fighter plane for India’s mixed air fleet and to increase its numerical strength....

India’s Mahasagar Vision with Mauritius

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Mauritius on March 11-12, 2025, at the invitation of Prime Minister of Mauritius Navin Ramgoolam. He was the Chief Guest for Mauritius National Day celebrations on March 12. Interestingly,...

Trump’s Reciprocal Tariffs: Reshaping Global Trade and India’s Strategy

Donald Trump’s recent announcement of reciprocal tariffs marks a significant shift in global trade dynamics, emphasising his administration’s focus on addressing the so called ‘trade imbalances’ which according to him has till now put...

China’s Rising Defence Budget: Implications for India

China’s defence expenditure has been on a consistent upward trajectory, reflecting its strategic ambitions and growing geopolitical assertiveness. In 2025, China announced a 7.2 per cent increase in its defence budget, bringing it to...

A Decade of Aatmanirbharta in Defence Production: An Assessment

In its press release of March 24, 2025, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) proclaimed that 65% of the defence equipment is now being manufactured domestically, adding that this significant shift from earlier times when...

AI in Combat: Power and Peril

In 2021, the book The Human-Machine Team was published, proposing the development of a machine capable of processing vast data sets to identify military strike targets quickly. Initially conceptualised to address bottlenecks in target...

Economic Cooperation to Dominate BIMSTEC in Future

Underlining that BIMSTEC is a model for inclusive development and collective security and it is not merely a regional organisation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday announced more than 20 initiatives — from the mechanism...

Metamorphosis of the Trans-Atlantic Order

The Trans-Atlantic Order, which was characterised by solid economic, military, political, and most importantly civilisational ties between the United States of America and its allies in Europe, has broken down almost irreparably. Today, the...

India’s Aeroengine Challenges in Tejas Programmes

India’s manufacturing schedule of Tejas series aircraft has been significantly derailed and delayed by the non-availability of aeroengines. General Electric’s (GE) contract with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) mandated the supply of 99 F404-IN20 aeroengines...
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