• 02 April, 2025
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RESETTING DETERRENCE – ISRAELI AIR STRIKE ON IRAN

RESETTING DETERRENCE – ISRAELI AIR STRIKE ON IRAN

Amidst narratives of the ongoing conflicts in Europe and the Middle East, increasing employment of missiles and drones have captured the imagination of the military and the civil domains alike, consigning the future of air power to somewhat over-simplistically to bots a

By Air Marshal (Dr) Diptendu Choudhury (Retd) PVSM, AVSM, VM, VSM
India-Central Asia Connectivity and the Role of International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC)

India-Central Asia Connectivity and the Role of International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC)

Introduction Central Asia is an integral element of India’s extended neighborhood. India has enjoyed millennia old historical, cultural, economic and civilisational links with Central Asia. Although the Connect Central Asia Policy was launched in 2012, the region s

By Ashok Sajjanhar
TERROR ON THE RAILWAY TRACKS: A BALOCH TRIGGER

TERROR ON THE RAILWAY TRACKS: A BALOCH TRIGGER

It was waiting to happen.  A big-ticket event revolving around a high-profile act of terror, is something one could have expected any time after the triggering of turbulence in the international order in 2025.  Terrorists too like to show their place in the world’s

By Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)
WHY WAS PAKISTAN PLOTTING TO CAPTURE THE WAKHAN CORRIDOR?

WHY WAS PAKISTAN PLOTTING TO CAPTURE THE WAKHAN CORRIDOR?

There have been widespread talks and increased curiosity about Pakistan's plan (now aborted) to annex the 350 km long and 13–65 km wide Wakhan Corridor from Afghanistan. Pakistani analysts have been churning out papers on the corridor’s historical, geographical,

By Phunchok Stobdan

National Security

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F-47 NGAD: What We Know So Far

F-47 NGAD: What We Know So Far

On March 21, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump made a highly anticipated announcement. The Pentagon awarded the contract for the U.S. Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) future fighter aircraft to Boeing. It is somewhat coincidental that the 47th Presiden

By Cdr Sandeep Dhawan (Retd)
THE LIGHT COMBAT AIRCRAFT MARK-II: INDIA’S QUEST TOWARDS BALANCING REGIONAL AIR COMBAT CAPABILITIES

THE LIGHT COMBAT AIRCRAFT MARK-II: INDIA’S QUEST TOWARDS BALANCING REGIONAL AIR COMBAT CAPABILITIES

The Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Mark-II is the flagship, under-development product of the LCA Program, that was itself conceived in the early 1980s. While the Program itself has been afflicted by delays due to various causes, the completion of the TEJAS LCA Mark-I deliv

By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)
INVOLVEMENT OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN INDIAN FIGHTER JET PRODUCTION

INVOLVEMENT OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN INDIAN FIGHTER JET PRODUCTION

A recent Indian defence committee has recommended increasing private sector participation in military aircraft manufacturing to enhance the Indian Air Force's capabilities. The committee, led by the defence ministry's top bureaucrat, submitted its report to Defence Mini

By Air Marshal Anil Khosla (Retd)
RESETTING DETERRENCE – ISRAELI AIR STRIKE ON IRAN

RESETTING DETERRENCE – ISRAELI AIR STRIKE ON IRAN

Amidst narratives of the ongoing conflicts in Europe and the Middle East, increasing employment of missiles and drones have captured the imagination of the military and the civil domains alike, consigning the future of air power to somewhat over-simplistically to bots a

By Air Marshal (Dr) Diptendu Choudhury (Retd) PVSM, AVSM, VM, VSM