Opinion

DRDO’s Technological Breakthrough: India has achieved a significant milestone in its directed energy weapons programme, successfully demonstrating a 30KW laser weapon MK-II(A) using six 5 KW beams. This high-powered laser, developed under the Sahastra...

The three-day Ninth Global Technology Summit (GTS) 2025, organised by the Ministry of External Affairs and Carnegie India from April 10 – April 12 in Delhi, showcased a strong commitment to sustainability and environmental...

India is one of the world’s largest importers of defence equipment. India’s quest for self-reliance in defence has acquired a new dimension and urgency amid the threatening postures of some of our neighbours and...

India's pursuit of self-reliance in defense has rekindled its efforts to develop indigenous aero engines, with the Kaveri program, which has been delayed for an extended period, serving as the focal point of this...

Hindon Airbase received a warning order on March 29, 2025, to keep two C 130 J Hercules ready for a disaster relief mission as the global news channels announced a massive earthquake had struck...

ReArm Europe Dynamics: The European Commission, in collaboration with the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, published a Joint White Paper on the Future of European Defence in March 2025. The...

India's progress toward self-reliance in military aviation engine technology has been significantly enhanced by the Kaveri Derivative Engine (KDE) and its advanced iteration, Kaveri 2.0 (K9/K10 engines). The Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE) is...

We tend to think that the era of colonialism is over. However, while most of the European colonial powers gave up their holdings in the 1960s, 70s and 80s, the process was not so...

The recent actions of the Trump administration, including trade tariffs and inflammatory rhetoric, have fuelled a debate about national sovereignty and the reliability of long-standing alliances. The latest developments in this regard relate to the...

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon in his remarks at the 10th edition of Raisina Dialogue 2025 was in awe of India’s remarkable growth as it aims to be third largest economy in the...

The Canadian Armed Forces face many challenges in equipment renewal. At the same time, the government and the Department of National Defence continue to push an ever-growing list of aspirational programmes in the hope...

Following "tareekh pe tareekh," Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) announced on March 26 that it has finally received the first of 99 F404 engines ordered for the Tejas Light Combat Aircraft Mk 1A fighter jet...

Kursk has been the strategic Waterloo for many aggressors and traditionally has been a turning point for Russia in its recapture and beyond. The story is the same with Ukraine which could neither create...