Border Infrastructure – Defence Minister’s intervention warranted
On Army Day 2015, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat had stated that of the 73 strategic roads only 22 had been completed after so many years, and ‘all’ of the 14 strategic rail-lines approved remain on paper only. Both the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence and the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) have...
North Korea: A Rogue State Pain in the Neck for All
North Korea has been accelerating its nuclear weapons development under the leadership of Kim Jong Un, a third-generation dictator who has conducted four of North Korea’s six nuclear tests since taking power in 2011. The weapons are being tested at a torrid pace and include solid-fuel missiles have been designed for...
The F-35 Programme: Lessons for the Aviation Industry
The F-35 programme was being driven by a very professional team of uniformed and civilian members of the Pentagon. The Indian MoD needs to have such core ability and learn programme management. Public criticism of the Pentagon for the programme resulted in huge public and government pressure and in turn, aircraft...
North Korea: A Rogue State Pain in the Neck for All
North Korea has been accelerating its nuclear weapons development under the leadership of Kim Jong Un, a third-generation dictator who has conducted four of North Korea’s six nuclear tests since taking power in 2011. The weapons are being tested at a torrid pace and include solid-fuel missiles have been designed for...
Is China’s ‘Frontline State Strategy’ going out of Control or North Korea Crazy?
The Frontline State Strategy of China When President Trump on taking over tried to outsource the problem of resolving North Korean Crisis to China presumably in exchange of some trade concessions, his administration overlooked the fact that China was part of the problem. The disappointment which his Administration...
Will jihad kill China-Pakistan Economic Corridor!!!
China and Pakistan have signed an Anti-Terror Cooperation Agreement devoted exclusively for China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The imperative being increasing threat to the CPEC from jihadi groups. The agreement was signed in Beijing after extensive talks between Meng Jianzhu, head of the Commission for Political...
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Border Infrastructure – Defence Minister’s intervention warranted
On Army Day 2015, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat had stated that of the 73 strategic roads only 22 had been completed after so many years, and ‘all’ of the 14 strategic rail-lines approved remain on paper only. Both the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence and the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) have...
Road Ahead for the New Defence Minister
Mr. Narendra Modi has removed the glass ceiling for women, by appointing Nirmala Sitharaman, as the full time Cabinet Minister for the Defence. This would certainly buttress the position of women in the Union Cabinet, as two of them would be in the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS); and the third in charge of...
Raksha Mantri Flags off Navika Sagar Parikrama
Nirmala Sitharaman Raksha Mantri flagged-off Indian Naval Sailing Vessel Tarini (INSV Tarini) with an all women crew from INS Mandovi boat pool, Goa at 01:00 PM today (10 Sep17). This is the first-ever Indian circumnavigation of the globe by an all-women crew and shall attempt to circumnavigate the globe on Indian...
Surrender is the best recourse for local terrorists in J&K
On September, 10, in the course of a counter-terrorist operation in Barbugh District Shopian, Kashmir, two terrorist were killed by the security forces while one surrendered. Investigations established that while the killed terrorists were old and experienced cadre of the Hizbul Mujahedeen (HM) the terrorist, Adil...
Let Kashmiris Take a Call!
The latest and among the most heart wrenching images coming out from Kashmir, which went viral on the social networking sites, is the picture of grief-stricken, five year old girl, Zohra, as she tries to touch the coffin of her slain father. With a stark, pain-stricken look on her face and tears trickling from her...
David versus goliath myth on insurgency
A military historian and author of “Quest for Peace: Comparative Studies in Counterinsurgencies”. In the 20th century insurgencies were a major issue of world politics. The decade of 1960s and 1970s were dominated by the Vietnam conflict. The decades of 1980s were dominated by the insurgency in Afghanistan. In the...
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The F-35 Programme: Lessons for the Aviation Industry
The F-35 programme was being driven by a very professional team of uniformed and civilian members of the Pentagon. The Indian MoD needs to have such core ability and learn programme management. Public criticism of the Pentagon for the programme resulted in huge public and government pressure and in turn, aircraft...
Mahindra Defence Systems, Lockheed Martin Commemorate C-130J Training Center at Hindon
Mahindra Defence Systems dedicated its state-of-the-art C-130J Super Hercules simulator training center in service to the nation at a commemorative event at the Air Force base at Hindon. With a full motion simulator, the C-130J training facility offers complete training solution of training aircrews who operate the...
The Albino Debacle – will we learn?
There was great euphoria on the social media when during the run up to the semifinal for the recent Tank Biathlon held at the 2017 International Army Games at the Alabino Range training ground outside Moscow, the Indian team performed exceedingly well – coming toppers. The Indian media has not covered this brilliant...
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North Korea – A Delinquent State?
Diplomacy has failed because North Korea remains determined to build its nuclear arsenal. Resuming talks would achieve nothing, when it is so close to attaining an effective arsenal. North Korea now says that it will denuclearise only after USA and South Korea negotiate a peace treaty with it to end the Korean War...
Will China walk the talk on Terror?
Unpredictability seems to be the mantra of China’s foreign policy! To everyone’s surprise,...
Nepal a Crumbling Shield of Heart Land India
Chanakya had said, “Neighbouring states are most relevant in foreign policy”[1].Nations...
China’s Strategic Thinking: Yesterday and Today
Introduction ‘Strategic Leadership’ often does not mean ‘Morals and Ethical leadership’. One...
Marshal of the Air Force Arjan Singh (1919-2017): Man of Stupendous Achievements
It is appropriate and befitting, given his stature and distinctive profile, that the only...
Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, VM, ADC interacting with General...
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The Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the Six women officers of the Indian Navy who are due to...
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The President Ram Nath Kovind paying homage at the Amar Jawan Jyoti, India Gate, on the occasion of 71st...
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Raksha Mantri Arun Jaitley along with three Service Chiefs paid homage to the martyrs at the Amar Jawan...
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Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa PVSM, AVSM, YSM, VM, ADC after a sortie in Rafale...
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