Opinion

August 15, 2021, was a sombre moment in Afghan social history. It marked two important milestones-the withdrawal of American forces from Afghanistan after a two-decade long occupation of the country under the pretext of...

A bill titled ‘United States-India Defense Cooperation Act of 2024’ was proposed by Republican US Senator Marco Rubio in July this year, which lays down the framework for strengthening Indo-US ties beyond the four foundational...

India has been an abode for cultural heritage, vibrant human potential, and a thriving democracy with a blessed geography. However, the nation's vision for Viksit Bharat as a global destination for peace, growth and...

If the tanks succeed, then victory follows…… Gen Heinz Guderian Introduction: The Future Ready Combat Vehicle (FRCV) was given the AoN (Acceptance of Necessity) by the Defence Acquisition Council on September 3, 2024. Its approval...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his bilateral press meeting with the Sultan of Darrusalem made a crucial point. He advocated how India stands for development and not expansionism. He also called on countries to...

The Indian Army has an existing fleet of over 2,000 Russian-origin BMP-II vehicles; which will need to be replaced as and when they complete their operational life. Despite all the noise about ‘Aatmanirbharta in...

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited the United States of America (August 23-26, 2024), met his counterpart, the US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin and discussed bilateral defence cooperation, defence innovation, industrial collaboration, and regional...

The Himalayan Kingdom of Nepal strategically located between India and China is a safe haven for international spying, intelligence gathering as well as transit point for illegal activities like money laundering, smuggling and distribution...

The Arighat, like its predecessor, the 6,400-ton Arihant commissioned in 2016, and made operational in 2018 was built at the Ship Building Centre (SBC) in a Public Private Partnership (PPP) with Larsen & Toubro...

The Indian Air Force (IAF), grappling with depleting numbers of fighter jet aircraft, has realised by now that the scheduled delivery of the indigenous Tejas Mk-1A aircraft will not happen on time. The Hindustan...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s three-day visit to Poland and Ukraine was a monumental step in the foreign policy lexicon of our country. India’s foreign policy in the post-Independence period was marked by a deep...

India has seen a remarkable surge in defence exports trajectory with thirty times more exports over the last decade. There has been a phenomenal 78 per cent rise in the first quarter of 2024-25...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Ukraine on August 23, 2024, amidst Ukraine's fresh military offensive in Russia's western Kursk region. In his opening remarks during the talks, PM Modi said that India is not...