Opinion

  Israel is ranked eighth in world arms exports, and in relation to its population, Israel is the largest arms exporter in the world. There is an extensive defence industry in Israel, which began to...

  A summit of Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (QSD, also known as the Quad) was held on March 12. Quad which is an informal strategic dialogue between the United States, Japan, Australia, and India discussed regional...

  Maritime transport is the backbone of global trade. It underpins global supply chain linkages and economic interdependency, with shipping and ports estimated to constitute over 80 per cent of global merchandise trade. About 30...

India-South Korea strategic relationship: Brief introduction: Paradigm shift in the geopolitics of the Asia Pacific has resulted in strategic policy making by many regional powers. Since May 2015, India – South Korea, officially known...

  According to a recent report by Stockholm-based Sipri, India’s import of arms decreased by 33% between 2011-15 and 2016-20. The reason for the decline has been a combination of a convoluted procurement process and...

Global politics is a never ceasing saga and formation of new equations, alignments and axis continues with the passing time that provides and creates both opportunities and challenges afresh before the nations. Evolution of...

  The Indian Air Force has a total strength of 1,276 aircraft, including 434 combat/air superiority jets and 102 ground attack planes. Although the IAF remains the fourth largest air force in the world, its...

  Government's 'Make in India' initiative, as far as the aerospace and defence sectors are concerned, has certainly gathered momentum over the last year. The opening up of the defence sector to privatisation through the...

Self-reliance or ‘Atmanirbharta’ is both a human as well as a national aspiration, which most associate with self-esteem and respect, but which has much larger connotations when it comes to the defence of a...

India’s defense and security relations with the Gulf countries, especially Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), have flourished in recent years. Bilateral cooperation in maritime securityand counter-terrorism, and military-to-military ties have strengthened...

Last week, the US Navy conducted a Freedom of Navigation Operation (FONOP) in India’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). As per the US 7th Fleet’s press release, USS John Paul Jones “asserted navigational rights and...

  Indigenisation of the defense sector is of crucial importance for any sovereign nation and it becomes even more crucial for a country like India with an expanding economy, a wide variety of security challenges,...

The research and development (R&D) organisation in any country plays an important role in the development of the nation as well as its society. All nations, therefore, invest a sizeable portion of their budget...