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Unmanned Underwater Vehicle – The Invincible ‘Varun Astra’

Vaibhaz Kullashri - December 3, 2022

In 1890 in his book The Influence of Sea Power upon History, Alfred T Mahan argued the importance of sea power and made deliberate attempts to advocate controlling the world sea-lanes. His dictum, ‘Whosoever...

Airbus: Committed to Meeting Indian Navy’s Strategic Requirements

RA Editorial Desk - December 3, 2022

Airbus' association with the Indian aerospace sector goes a long way, one that is built on mutual trust, commitment and cooperation. The company is actively supporting India’s military modernisation as well as the nation’s...

India@75: Moments of Reflection

Md. Muddassir Quamar - August 14, 2022

Since achieving independence in 1947, India has come a long way from a post-colonial “Third World” country. As India celebrates 75 years of its independence, Indians can take pride in the monumental transformation the...

India’s Strategic Realignment Amidst Global Chaos

Maj Gen G Shankarnarayanan - August 14, 2022

Geopolitical Landscape Nations around the world are witnessing uncertainties hitherto unheard of in recent history. The storming of the Capitol Hill, Russian incursion into Ukraine, the forced eviction of the ruling leadership in Sri Lanka,...

Harnessing India’s Demography

Aditya Bhan - August 14, 2022

The United Nations Population Fund defines a demographic dividend as the potential for substantial national economic payoff in a period in which the working-age population is healthy, educated, and gainfully employed, with a low...

Maturing of India’s Defence Diplomacy

Pranay K Shome - August 14, 2022

Diplomacy is as old as the ancient Roman Empire. However, with the evolution of international political structure and the evolution of human cognition, the nature of diplomacy has undergone myriad paradigmatic changes. Diplomacy in...

Soaring Ever Higher

Air Marshal Anil Chopra - August 14, 2022

In sync with the Prime Minister’s vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat, the Defence Ministry has notified three positive indigenisation lists to further push self-reliance in defence production. It has also been clarified that indigenisation did...

HENSOLDT TwinSens – Combined Passive and Active Radar Technology for Protection Against Aerial Threats

Admin - August 14, 2022

Recent conflicts have demonstrated how drones can be used with devastating effect to find and then destroy key assets. Ground-based air defence (GBAD) systems have proven to be particularly vulnerable due to their high-power...

Ukraine War: India’s Stature in the Emerging World Order

Admin - August 14, 2022

India’s firm stand of neutrality about the conflict in Ukraine has attracted considerable attention from the world’s strategic thinkers and governments. In this regard, many see the rise of India as a future pole...

Decoding the Final Frontier

Dr Ajey Lele - August 14, 2022

India’s space programme has a very interesting history. It is important to look at India making investments in the space domain not in isolation, but against the backdrop of India’s overall science and technology...

Glorious India @75: India Matters to the World

Maj Gen C P Singh - August 14, 2022

"Hele verden vil være venner med Indien" (Everyone wants to be friends with India) These were the headlines of prominent Newspapers in Denmark when the PM of India visited Denmark and Eastern Europe in May...

Boeing’s F/A-18 Super Hornet to Offer Transformative Carrier Fighter Capability to Indian Navy

Admin - August 14, 2022

Boeing has been a trusted partner of India’s aerospace sector for more than 75 years, both as the mainstay of India’s growing commercial aviation sector and, in the modernisation and mission readiness of the...

Navigating Choppy Seas to India’s Rise as a Robust Blue Economy

Comde Anil Jai Singh - August 14, 2022

“To me the Blue Chakra or wheel in India’s national flag represents the potential of the Blue Revolution or Ocean Economy. That is how central the ocean economy is to us” Prime Minister Narendra Modi,...