India’s Quest For A Reliable Assault Rifle

In the modern contactless hi-tech warfare, do assault rifles really make that difference? This is a question stuck on the minds of many. In an era of battlefield dominance by…

By Col Danvir Singh (Retd)

The New-Breed of Protected Mobility Vehicles– Do They Fit the Bill?

While the Future Infantry Combat Vehicle ( FICV) Program of the Indian Army (IA) (earlier covered in detail @ https://chanakyaforum.com/indias-futuristic-infantry-combat-vehicle/) aims to make the mechanized forces self-sufficient in tracked Infantry…

By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)

Violence escalates in India’s northeast after forces mistakenly fire on civilians -officials

By Zarir Hussain GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) -Protesters threw stones and set fire to areas around a camp belonging to Indian forces in the remote northeast, with one civilian shot dead…

6th Edition of Indo France Joint Military Exercise“EX SHAKTI 2021” Culminates in France

6th Edition of biennial Indo - France military exercise “Ex SHAKTI- 2021” culminated on 25 November 2021 after twelve days of intense joint military training, exhibiting their combat power and dominance…

Kashmir : The Negative Spiral Returns

There are certain characteristics in insurgencies or terror campaigns, and the counter operations undertaken to neutralize them, especially in the Indian context. The belief emanating from my Counter Insurgency and…

By Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)

Closing Ceremony Indo-Kazhakstan Joint Taining Exercise KAZIND – 21

The 5th edition of Indo-Kazakhstan Joint Training Exercise, EXERCISE KAZIND-21 culminated today at Training Node Aisha Bibi, Kazakhstan after  12 days of mutual learning. In the Joint Exercise which began on…

Ground Realities – Chhattisgarh Ambush

Ground Realities - Chhattisgarh Ambush The ambush by Naxals in Chhattisgarh on 3 April 2021 inflicting heavy casualty on police and CRPF party came as a big shock and caused…