Spotlight
Be careful of China’s Deception Tactics
The Chinese are masters of deception and denial is well known, for they see nothing illogical as being deceptive and talking of trust. In 2016, to neutralise India’s position on…
By Phunchok Stobdan
Fifth Generation Fighters: India’s Choices & Options
As India rightly pushes for Atmanirbharta, it is very clear that the highest dividend for indigenisation in defence is in aviation sector. Aircraft requires the leading-edge technologies. No country shares…
By Air Marshal Anil Chopra (Retd)
EXERCISE TARANG SHAKTI: INTRICACIES OF MULTI-NATIONAL MILITARY EXERCISES
India’s largest international air exercise, Exercise Tarang Shakti 2024, is in progress. Phase I at Sulur Airbase has been completed, and phase II is now underway. Military exercises are an…
By Air Marshal Anil Khosla (Retd)
GROUND EFFECT MARITIME VEHICLES: A RESURGENCE?
On October 16, 1966, a monstrous 300-foot-long aircraft, longer than a Boeing-747, with a 125-foot wingspan/121-foot tail-stabiliser span, glided over the Caspian Sea. The machine was as high as a…
By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)
The Rising Wave of Air Power -Exercise Tarang Shakti
The largest-ever International Air Exercise that mainland Asia has seen in over six decades is underway as the Indian Air Force hosts friendly foreign Air Forces from thirty nations, ten…
By Air Marshal (Dr) Diptendu Choudhury (Retd) PVSM, AVSM, VM, VSM
PM MODI IN UKRAINE: A TIMELY VISIT AND AN IMAGE BOOST FOR INDIA
Anyone avidly following the war in Ukraine would realise that it is a futile war where termination is going to be a real challenge. It is a war of national…
By Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)
India’s Maritime Diplomacy: Strategies for Navigating the Indo-Pacific Landscape
The Indo-Pacific region can be understood as a geopolitical area that comprises of the waters of the Indian Ocean, the central and western Pacific Ocean, and the seas that connect…
By EKAMVIR SINGH research associate
Strategic Fault Lines in the People’s Liberation Army
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the backbone of China's military power, tasked with safeguarding the Communist Party's control and advancing China's global ambitions. Over recent decades, the PLA has…
By SHIVANSH SINGH, research associate
Ring of Conflict Zones Around India – Clear and Present Danger
Last year, I discussed how India’s neighbouring countries were increasingly burdened by debt, which I referred to as the ‘Ring of Debt.’ I also predicted that after this phase, anti-India…
By Cdr Sandeep Dhawan (Retd)
High Altitude Platform Systems: Imperative Players in Surveillance, Communications and Kill Chains
In October 2023, Pentagon press secretary Brigadier General Pat Ryder stated that the United States (US) had commenced Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) persistent surveillance flights over the Gaza Strip to…
By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)
Why the Bangladesh Crisis is a Major Concern for India
After weeks of demonstrations and violence that started in July 2024, the Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled to India on 5th August 2024. The World’s longest-serving female…
By Cdr Sandeep Dhawan (Retd)
BANGLADESH: DEVIL & THE DEEP SEA OPTIONS FOR INDIA
A perfectly stable government, only recently elected, with a history of 15 years of continuous rule, suddenly comes apart and its leader, the Prime Minister of the country has to…
By Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)
