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LIC: Jihad Full Throttle

  The US has asked its citizens in India to exercise extreme caution in India due to crime and terrorism and issued a travel advisory on July 23, 2024, advising them not to travel to:...

MBT Future Market and Projects

Future Market Trend: As per the Global "Armoured Vehicles Market" Report for 2024, the global armoured vehicles market is expected to expand from US$29.9 billion in 2023 to US$36.9 billion in 2028 at a CAGR...

Defence Budget: Lingering Shortfall

In the Union Budget for the financial year 2024-25, presented on July 23, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has maintained the defence outlay nearly in line with the interim budget announced in February 2024, with...

India-Bangladesh Water Diplomacy on the Teesta River Project

The Teesta River, originating from the eastern Himalayas, flows through the Indian states of Sikkim and West Bengal before entering Bangladesh, where it eventually merges with the Brahmaputra River. Spanning approximately 414 kilometres, the...

Securing the Seas

The influence and contribution of the seas on world history are vital and have been a fascinating journey, as described in historian Paul Kennedy’s book, The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers: Economic...

Long-Term Fleet Management Perspective and Upgradation Philosophy

Armoured vehicles have been a cornerstone of military capabilities for being decisive enablers in combat operations as mobile-protected lethal firepower. The key to their combat readiness lies in long-term fleet management, a robust upgradation...

Terrorism in J&K Set to Become Uglier

The surge in terrorism in J&K is visible with more than eight terrorist incidents beginning with the Reasi terror attack coinciding with the swearing-in ceremony of NDA-3.0. So far, 119 security forces personnel, including...

AFV Technology: Perspective and Strategy

General: Armoured Fighting Vehicles (AFVs) are the harbinger of modern technology and thus always front runners of state-of-the-art technology infusion. From unmanned systems and advanced armour materials to AI and directed energy weapons, these innovations...

Olympus is Falling

Politics is a dangerous game, history is witness to the fact that prominent historical figures have risen and ebbed in history thanks to politics, either by a popular uprising or conspiracy. Modern politics is...

Consensus-The India Way

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Russia and Austria was nothing short of a remarkable exercise in statecraft. India, which has a long history of strategic culture, is known to be a balancing power....

Modernisation Strategy for Future-Ready Mechanised Forces

General: Mechanised Forces constitute the critical component of a nation's defence forces in the overall security matrix. They are the instrument of deterrence in peace and force of decision in war. Enriched by their...

PM Modi’s Russia, Austria Visits: Symbolism and Substance in Synergy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first bilateral visits, during his third term in office, to Russia and Austria have concluded, giving the international community much needed fodder to discuss and debate over India’s foreign policy...

Tank Warfare in the 21st Century: Need to Evolve and Transform

The Evolution of Tank Warfare: The concept of the tank emerged during World War I as a response to the stalemate of trench warfare. The name tank was to conceal its identity before being unleashed....
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