Opinion

There is a pattern in the history of weapons that democratic societies consistently fail to notice until it is too late. Every major military technology arrives bearing the same promise: that this time, war...

In India's defence factories, every small part of a fighter jet matters. One weak nut or bolt can put a pilot's life in danger. So when news came out about fake test reports for...

Over the years, as the Union Budget is presented by the Ministry of Finance, Government of India, there has been a growing speculation about the relevance of income tax for taxpayers, mostly middle-class. One...

Something interesting has happened in the world of defence, and it tells us a big story about how far India has travelled. The BrahMos Aerospace company, which is a joint venture between India and...

A Conflict That Continues to Challenge the Indian State: More than three years after ethnic violence erupted in Manipur, the state remains trapped in a cycle of mistrust, displacement and political uncertainty. Despite the deployment...

By the category of usage, wargames can be classified into primarily training and analytical games. Objectives of the former is not scientifically precise prediction of battlefield outcomes, but professional military education and cultivation of...

When India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri confirmed on June 1, 2026, that critical minerals and rare earths had figured in the talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Myanmar’s President U Min Aung Hlaing,...

Every few years, a fresh estimate of India's nuclear arsenal emerges, and the debate follows a familiar pattern. Commentators compare stockpiles, television studios display graphics, and analysts begin calculating who has more warheads than...

“The primary cardinal attributes of LEADERSHIP are PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND COMPETENCE.” — Field Marshal SHFJ Manekshaw, 1971 Indo-Pak War Militaries have used wargames to rehearse operational procedures, cultivate judgment, enhance adaptability, improve predictability, and...

For decades, the Aerospace Composites Division (ACD) at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited's (HAL) Bangalore Complex has been quietly fabricating the carbon-fibre skins, honeycomb panels and structural assemblies that go into nearly every Indian aircraft —...

“As far as India is concerned, China has a malevolent eye towards us.” — Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Lok Sabha Debates, May 8, 1959 In 431 BCE, the Greek general and historian Thucydides wrote in his...

As the closure of strait of Hormuz and the naval blockade led to disruptions in energy supply chains and the subsequent rise in oil prices in April 2026, an unassuming element on the periodic...

For the first time ever, India has kept some of its nuclear weapons in a "deployed" condition. This important news comes from SIPRI, a well-known research institute based in Sweden that keeps a close...