Opinion

Present India has toughened itself against China after latter’s recent escalation against the former at Line of Actual Control in Eastern Ladakh. Meanwhile, India has bought 36 Rafale aircraft from France out of which...

The first anniversary of abrogation of Article 370 and 35A of the Indian Constitution presents an occasion to introspect its impact and fallouts. It marked possibly the boldest history course correction since Independence, a...

  I ntroduction: Technology has been used to develop the sighting system in weapons, progressing from open sights to optical sights and paving the way for a field called Tactical Optics. Tactical Optics market is divided into...

  With the arrival of the five Rafale aircraft from France on July 29, it has indeed given rise to the imperative need for the latest aerial refueling aircraft for Indian Air Force which has...

The Triangle of Volatility The India-China-Pakistan strategic triangle is one of the most volatile and dangerous structure symbolised by disparate ideology yet mutually influencing relationship, deeply rooted and intertwined in historical contradictions. This triangle accounts...

  T he first five Rafale fighter jets from France landed at the frontline Ambala airbase on July 29 after flying a circuitous 7,000 km journey from Paris, with a brief stopover in Dubai. By...

Ever since the confrontation with China in the mountains of Ladakh, and the threat of escalation to war, retired armed forces officers have been calling for an increase in capabilities of their respective Services,...

  Recently an opinion piece published in the Chinese mouthpiece ‘Global Times’ dated June 17, 2020, featured an assertion by Chinese scholar Hu Zhiyong, a research fellow at the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences that...

With increasing tension along the borders with Pakistan and the continuing aggressive mode of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), India has stepped up its arms purchase programme....

  Arecent article published by The Taiwan Times titled “US Government Slams China’s Maritime Ambition In SCS” needs to be deliberated at length due to the strategic nature and wider implications the subject matter carries...

    Himalayan Voids and Scenario Painting The recent India China standoff on the high mountains has brought forth two serious capability voids. One, the C5ISR void resulting in the intelligence failure and two, lack of Light...

    Aspiring India is under tremendous pressure for sure. And so is the state of decision making by the Indian military planners, policy makers and strategists. It seems that while planning, their abundance knowledge being...

  The draft Defence Procurement Procedure 2020 (DPP-2020) released on March 20 by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh for comments is the sixth with the first in 2006, and has been growing in volume with the...