The Indian Future Unmanned Fighter Aircraft (FUFA) project is a key initiative in India's pursuit of next-generation combat capabilities, combining strategic ambition and indigenous innovation in aerospace technology. We investigate the conceptual origins, technical...
The Imperative for Doctrinal Transformation: India’s Armoured Corps faces transformation challenges unique to the digital age of multidomain battlespace. The predominance of C5ISR and digital kill webs, along with unmanned aerial systems cum missiles,...
With Israel continuing to pound Gaza despite US President Donald Trump’s three-day old missive to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to immediately stop bombing Gaza, the fragility of Trump’s Gaza peace plan is more...
These days, the Indian media is making much noise over Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s statement regarding the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). The speculation is rife because of ongoing protests in PoK. Based on these protests,...
In a highly provocative speech, Syed Abdullah Muhammad Taher, a leader of the Jamaat-e-Islami party of Bangladesh, asserted that should India try to intervene in Bangladesh, it would have to “fight off five million youth...
The latest demand by POTUS to reoccupy Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, shows his modus operandi, insisting on a new toy after every few days, to further his MAGA ambition. The writer analyses the...
Technology-driven weapon systems have reshaped the very nature of modern military conflicts. Revolutions in military affairs have pushed the arena of war from ‘non-contact’ to ‘invisibility’. It simply means whatever is visible to the...
On September 26, 2025, the Indian Air Force (IAF) finally bid farewell to its last MiG-21s—the numerically largest fighter fleet in IAF history—after more than six decades of service. The final two squadrons, No....
On October 2, 2025, at a military base in Bhuj, Gujarat, during the Vijayadashami/Shastra Puja ceremonies, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh issued a stern warning to Pakistan regarding its activities in the Sir Creek area....
The reimposition of United Nations sanctions on Iran this September has been described in Western capitals as a triumph of resolve. In practice, it reveals the fundamental ineffectiveness of diplomacy and the failure of...
"Great leaders coming — Prime Minister of Pakistan coming and Field Marshal (Asim Munir) coming. Field Marshal of Pakistan is a great guy and so is the Prime Minister of Pakistan — both coming....
Bollywood movie, "Love and War," starring Alia Bhatt, Ranbir Kapoor, and Vicky Kaushal, filmed at the Nal Air Force Station in Bikaner, featured the Indian Air Force's MiG-21 jets. The film shoot marked the...
Operation Sindoor underlined India’s ability to impose its will on the battlefield. Yet the weeks that followed have shown that the bigger war is not about missiles or drones. It is about autonomy. The...