- 27 July, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityDefence & Strategy
The MRFA Deal & Atmanirbharta
The Indian Air Force (IAF) published a Request For Information (RFI) in April 2019 to purchase 114 Multi Role Fighter Aircraft (MRFA) at an estimated cost of $18 billion. This…
By Air Cmde SP Singh (Retd)
India-Spain Defence Partnership: A Growing Force for Regional Stability
It’s been a little under seventy years since India established diplomatic relations with Spain. Both countries have come a long way since the opening of the Spanish embassy in New…
By EKAMVIR SINGH research associate
FIGHTING THE DRAGON: INDIA’S BORDER INFRASTRUCTURE WAR WITH CHINA
Everyone wants to climb and live on top of a mountain. But your climb and happiness on the top depends on your preparation. -General Ved Prakash Malik, Former Chief of…
By SHIVANSH SINGH, research associate
PRACHAND: THE HIMALAYAN GRIFFIN
In mid-June, news channels and strategic community circles were abuzz with the news that the Ministry of Defence, Government of India, had issued an RFP for the procurement of 156…
By Air Marshal Anil Khosla (Retd)
P8I Poseidon – Brain and Muscle
In June 2017, residents of Sikkim saw a strange, gray-colored aircraft loitering in that region for days together. On scrutiny, they found the Indian Navy written on its fuselage. What…
By Cdr Sandeep Dhawan (Retd)
COUNTERING HYPERSONIC WEAPON THREAT: A DIFFICULT BUT MANAGEABLE PROBLEM
Introduction Decades ago, ballistic missile defence was developed to intercept predictable targets outside the atmosphere. Since then, the missile threat spectrum has broadened, becoming more endo-atmospheric and manoeuvrable. Hypersonic weapons,…
By Air Marshal Anil Khosla (Retd)
ZORAWAR-INDIA’S LIGHT TANK: IS IT ENOUGH?
India has rolled-out Zorawar, described as Armoured Fighting Vehicle- Indian Light Tank (AFV-ILT) for trials and evaluation. The tank has been developed in fast-track mode in three odd years, after…
By Lt Gen K J Singh (Retd)
CHANGING DYNAMICS OF AIR DEFENCE OPERATIONS AND THE WAY AHEAD
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh, during the Air Force Commanders' Conference in New Delhi on October 26, 2023, pointed out that new trends have emerged in the field of air…
By Air Marshal Anil Khosla (Retd)
ASSAULT RIFLE FOR THE INDIAN ARMY: A NEVER-ENDING WAIT
The rifle is an iconic weapon with a long and illustrious history. Rifles have come to dominate the battlefield since their introduction, despite their obscure origins. Assault rifles are a…
By Maj Gen (Dr) Rajan Kochhar (Retd)
MANY SUITORS FOR STRATEGICALLY IMPORTANT DJIBOUTI
Djibouti is a small country in the Horn of Africa located on the southwest shores of the Gulf of Aden. It is adjacent to the narrow Bab el-Mandeb Strait (a…
By Air Marshal Anil Khosla (Retd)
NATIONAL SECURITY WISHLIST: SOME EXAMPLES FROM CHINA
Fernand Braudel, academic and historian of the early 20th Century, is widely credited with the statement that “The geography of a region plays a significant role in shaping its history.”…
By Brigadier Sanal Kumar (Retd)
Mission Divyastra Successful: New Frontiers
On March 11, 2024, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) under “Mission Divyastra” successfully tested the Agni-V ballistic missile, which uses Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV) technology. This is…
By Air Cmde SP Singh (Retd)
