Indian Armed Forces
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
Terrorism in J&K: Shifting Across Pir Panjal
The formidable Pir Panjal range, the transient home of nomadic shepherds of Gujjars and Bakarwal tribes, slices Jammu and Kashmir into two distinct areas. In the first few decades of…
By Maj Gen Neeraj Bali, SM (Retd)
Role Of Indian Defence Forces During Freedom Struggle
As India Celebrates 75 years of Independence and commemorates the freedom struggle by the Indian citizens against the British Empire, the role of British Indian forces to preserve the British…
By Col Deepak Kumar (Retd.)
Sino-Indian War: Are We Prepared?
As they say ‘War’ is never a solution to a problem as it is a barbaric activity which only results in loss of lives and property/land. Both the parties persecuting…
By Maj Gen (Dr) Rajan Kochhar (Retd)
India as an Emerging World Power: Vision 2047
As India celebrates its 75 years of independence, there is a realization that much has been achieved since 1947. Today India can boast of being the fifth largest economy of…
By Maj Gen (Dr) Rajan Kochhar (Retd)
India’s Strategic Communication – Need for a Policy and Capability Development
In the last ten years or so, the number of times I have spoken on the need for a policy on strategic communication along with a coordinated capability for India,…
By Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)
Agnipath scheme for armed forces evokes mixed response from veterans
New Delhi, Jun 14 (PTI) Armed forces veterans have expressed mixed reaction to the Agnipath scheme under which soldiers will be recruited in the Army, the Navy and the Air…
Agnipath, and the Changing Character of Army’s Rank and File!
The writing on the wall clearly indicates that the decision to implement the ‘Tour of Duty,’ called Agnipath, in the Army has been taken and the implementation modalities are being…
By Lt Gen (Dr) Rakesh Sharma
Atmanirbhar Bharat 2022: A Report Card on Defence Modernisation
A lot has been spoken and written on Atmanirbhar Bharat in recent times. There was a lot of fanfare associated with the Make-in-India campaign wherein a number of defence reforms…
By Maj Gen (Dr) Rajan Kochhar (Retd)
Field Marshal SHFJ Manekshaw Too Deserved a Farewell with Honour
On 06 February 2022 as the nation mourned the passing away of Lata Mangeshkar who apart from a well-known singer of international repute was also an awardee of Bharat Ratna,…
By Lt Col JS Sodhi (Retd)
Enhancing the Cyber Posture of Defence Forces
A framework for enhancing the Cyber posture of Defence Forces was approved by the GoI/MoD in 2018. Defence Cyber Agency and Army, Navy and Air Force Cyber Groups have been…
Replacement of Helicopters of Indian Armed Forces
Replacement of aircraft fleet of the defence forces including Cheetah and Chetak helicopters is reviewed from time to time keeping in view the operational requirements. This is a continuous process.…
