Spotlight
THE BHARTIYA VAYUYAN VIDHEYAK 2024: A LANDMARK REFORM IN INDIAN AVIATION
The Indian Parliament, on December 5, 2024, enacted the Bhartiya Vayuyan Vidheyak 2024, replacing the nearly nine-decade-old Aircraft Act of 1934. This monumental legislation heralds a new era in Indian…
By AM (Dr) Sanjeev Kapoor AVSM, VM (Retd)
CRITICALITY OF AIRPOWER IN THE INDIAN NAVY
On December 4, 2024, the Indian Navy (IN) celebrated Navy Day. The Indian Navy has made significant progress since its inception, growing from a fleet of just 35 warships at…
By Cdr Sandeep Dhawan (Retd)
THE SYRIAN MELTDOWN AND ITS STRATEGIC IMPACT
We have just witnessed the first order effects of the Syrian meltdown, with glee in the streets of Damascus, people rushing to the infamous Sednaya prison to locate many of…
By Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)
India-Bangladesh Ties – The Way Forward
More than four months have elapsed since Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was forced to flee from Dhaka to India on August 5, 2024. She had to take this precipitous step…
By Ashok Sajjanhar
RUSSIA’s MISSILES: A KNIFE AT EUROPE’s THROAT!
November 21, 2024, 5:17 AM. An ‘Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile’ (IRBM) fired from Russia hit a major Ukrainian military-industrial site used for manufacturing missiles/ armaments in Dnipro, a town in Eastern…
By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)
OPERATIONALISING ACT EAST POLICY THROUGH NORTHEAST
India recently celebrated 10th anniversary of Act East policy. PM Modi visited Singapore, Brunei and Laos in Sept-Oct 2024. He also attended the 21st ASEAN-India Summit and the 19th East…
By Lt Gen K J Singh (Retd)
ANTARIKSHA ABHYAS 2024: A NEW ERA FOR INDIA’S SPACE SECURITY
India conducted its first comprehensive space defence exercise, “Antariksha Abhyas 2024”, from November 11 to 13, 2024. It was spearheaded by the Defence Space Agency (DSA) and sought to simulate…
By Air Marshal Anil Khosla (Retd)
DISENGAGEMENT TO DE-ESCALATION: INDIA, CHINA AND THE LAC
“De-escalation between India and China is not just a military necessity but a diplomatic opportunity to transform contention into cooperation, paving the way for lasting peace and shared prosperity in…
By Lt Gen Shokin Chauhan (Retd)
ZHUHAI AIRSHOW: SHOWCASING THE DRAGON’S MILITARY MIGHT!
The 15th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition (CIAAE), also known as Airshow China, and the only international airshow in mainland China, was organised in Zhuhai city-prefecture in the coastal…
By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)
HOW WOULD INDIA NAVIGATE THE CHAOTIC NEXT DECADE
As the excitement surrounding Donald Trump’s election as the 47th president of the United States begins to fade, it’s time to analyse the future trajectory of India over the next…
By Cdr Sandeep Dhawan (Retd)
STEALTH DRONES: NINJAS OF THE MODERN BATTLESPACE!
December 05,2011. Iran captures a United States’ (US) Lockheed Martin RQ-170 Sentinel Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) (nicknamed ‘Wraith’) over the city of Kashmar in Iran’s Northeast. The Iranian Government announced…
By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)
EUROPEAN SECURITY IN THE ERA OF AMERICA FIRST
Given the rhetorical emphasis on Making America Great Again (MAGA) during the recently held elections in which Donald trump emerged victorious, one is given to lookback on his isolationist policies…
By Col Deepak Kumar (Retd.)
