• 27 January, 2025
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THE FUTURE OF QUAD IN TRUMP 2.0

THE FUTURE OF QUAD IN TRUMP 2.0

Introduction The first Quadrilateral Security Dialogue or QUAD Meetings of the Trump Administration was held between the foreign ministers of the four member countries viz. Australia, India, Japan and USA, on January 21, 2025, one day after the inauguration of Presid

By Ashok Sajjanhar
THE GLACIERS IN CONTENTION:  SHOULD OUR STANCE CHANGE?

THE GLACIERS IN CONTENTION: SHOULD OUR STANCE CHANGE?

Having been there, done that, qualifies many of us to express opinion on tricky operational strategic issues. I lay claim to the fact that I am one of those who has written extensively on the Siachen Glacier complex and attempted to bring the several connected nuances t

By Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)
INDIA’S FOREIGN POLICY IN 2024: MANY SUCCESSES, A FEW HICCUPS

INDIA’S FOREIGN POLICY IN 2024: MANY SUCCESSES, A FEW HICCUPS

Introduction 2024 has been a tumultuous year. Many totally unanticipated events took place during the year. Wars that started some time ago have continued unabated. 2024 was also a year of elections in which more than 60 countries went to the polls. Several of them t

By Ashok Sajjanhar
US POLICY TOWARDS IRAN UNDER TRUMP 2.0

US POLICY TOWARDS IRAN UNDER TRUMP 2.0

When Donald Trump first came to power as President of the US in Jan 2017, it was clear that he would target Iran and work on regime change through a strategy of diplomacy and coercion without necessarily going militarily ballistic. That is exactly what he did.  He wit

By Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)

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A DESTROYER, A STEALTH FRIGATE AND A SUBMARINE:  LETHAL ADDITIONS TO INDIA’S NAVAL MIGHT!

A DESTROYER, A STEALTH FRIGATE AND A SUBMARINE: LETHAL ADDITIONS TO INDIA’S NAVAL MIGHT!

The Hon’ble Prime Minister (PM) of India, Shri Narendra Modi, inaugurated three frontline men-o-war of the Indian Navy (IN) in an impressive ceremony at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai on 15 January 2025, which was also coincidentally the 77th Army Day! In a telling disp

By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)
INDIA’S QUEST FOR AN INDIGENOUS NAVAL FIGHTER

INDIA’S QUEST FOR AN INDIGENOUS NAVAL FIGHTER

The first Indian naval air station, INS Garuda, was commissioned in May 1953. However, it wasn't until 1959 that naval aviation received its first fighter, the Hawker Sea Hawk. This was followed by the formation of INAS 300, the White Tigers, which consisted of 36 Sea H

By Cdr Sandeep Dhawan (Retd)
INDIA’S DEFENCE SPENDING: TIME FOR A VERY SERIOUS RE-THINK

INDIA’S DEFENCE SPENDING: TIME FOR A VERY SERIOUS RE-THINK

‘What I Fear Is Not the Enemy’s Strategy but Our Own Mistakes’ - Pericles, The Mayor of Athens The Argument This is not merely an argument for enhanced allocations for defence, but a wider plea for greater cost-effectiveness and better delivery in national

By Lt Gen Raj Shukla
FIRST-PERSON VIEW DRONES: LETHAL ASSETS IN MODERN WARFARE

FIRST-PERSON VIEW DRONES: LETHAL ASSETS IN MODERN WARFARE

As the world continues with unabated fervour in describing the exploits of ‘First-Person View’ (FPV) Drones (FPVD) in the Russia-Ukraine War and the Israel-Hamas/Hezbollah standoff, it may not be out of place to state that FPVD have been participants in combat since

By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)

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