Opinion

Drones as Disposable Munitions

The face of modern warfare is undergoing a profound transformation, driven by rapid technological advancements that are reshaping traditional military doctrines. The most impactful developments include the emergence of drones as disposable munitions, a...

Swarm Wars and India’s Drone Imperative: From Sindoor to Strategic Supremacy

Operation Sindoor marked a decisive leap in India’s warfighting evolution, where unmanned precision strikes, real-time ISR loops, and autonomous drone systems fused to deliver kinetic and psychological impact in record time. The operation not...

Operation Sindoor and India’s Military Conflicts: A Historical and a Critical Analysis

The winning strategy of war is: “If you want to shoot; shoot, don’t just talk”.  What it means is to go for the “Total Kill” right from the beginning, with no moral strings tied....

Politics of Pragmatism

In the annals of international relations theory, - Realism, Marxism and Liberalism/Idealism are the dominant schools of thought. These theories have played a critical role in shaping the nuances of theorisation in the world...

Submarines – The “Silent Warriors” in Modern Warfare

ubmarines don’t win wars, but they make sure you don’t lose one.” "SSubmarines also called "silent warriors” -- are one of the most powerful and sought after tools in naval warfare due to their unparalleled...

Why Australia-India Critical Minerals Cooperation Matters in a China-Dominated Market?

At a time when global supply chains exacerbate economic resurgence and security threats, the Australia-India partnership on critical minerals has become a strategic relationship with implications for the market dominated by China in the...

Reimagining the Kargil War in 2025

The Kargil War, an armed conflict, was deceitfully waged by Pakistan at extreme high altitudes ranging from 15,000 to 18,000 feet in the Kargil district in Jammu and Kashmir. The courageous Indian soldiers engaged...

Why IAF Pilots Die in Peacetime?

the Indian Air Force (IAF) has lost hundreds of its finest pilots and airmen —over the past 50 years, not in battle, but in peacetime. The reason - aging fighter jets and transport crashes. ...

Kargil Conflict to Operation Sindoor: Transformation of Military Doctrine

India’s military doctrines have largely developed conventional capabilities with a focus on air-land battle scenarios. India’s military engagements and skirmishes with Pakistan have historically shaped its strategic doctrine, foreign policy, and defence modernisation. Two...

Sky Wars: India’s Role in Shaping the Global Drone vs Anti-Drone Arms Race

The world is witnessing a dramatic transformation in the skies. Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), also known as drones, have evolved from niche military tools into powerful, multi-purpose machines that are reshaping industries, redefining warfare,...

Big Antenna, Bigger Dreams: The Story of NISAR

What is NISAR? NISAR is a special satellite that India’s space agency ISRO and America’s NASA have built together to observe and study Earth from space. It stands for NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar. Why is...

Paradigm Shift in India’s Tibet Policy

Ever since Xi Jinping’s rise in 2012, China has been acting offensively and aggressively against India. In the past, India had always responded in a muted manner to aggressive Chinese acts. Accordingly, for far...

South Asia Needs a ‘Water NATO’

South Asia, home to more than 1.9 billion people, is a land of stark contrasts — lush monsoons and chronically scarce drinking water, abundant rivers and empty wells, and the deep-rooted environmental agendas of...
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