Chinese Doklam Standoff very different from previous Border Disputes
Discarding Bhutan’s objections, when Chinese unilaterally started constructing a Class 40 road towards Bhutan Army’s camp in Zompelri on 16 Jun in Doklam area, thereby bringing the Tri Junction Point of Bhutan, Sikkim and Tibet border 7.5 kms further down South and posing a direct strategic threat to India’s...
Politics over China’s Political Warfare
Query about China’s political warfare in India and you receive blank looks as if the antecedents of Princess Wei are being asked who as per President Xi Jinping was married to the moon in ancient times. So China must be highly amused at the cacophony in India after Lou Zhaohui Chinese Ambassador to India met a host...
Non Traditional Threats: South Asia's “Meth” Traffic
The intensity of the issue within South Asia is clearly visible from the fact that, those nations which are principle “consumers” of methamphetamines, be it Laos, China and Myanmar, are not only the largest consumers, they also make a major “profit” from the largest drug trade in the history of South East Asia....
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Chinese Doklam Standoff very different from previous Border Disputes
Discarding Bhutan’s objections, when Chinese unilaterally started constructing a Class 40 road towards Bhutan Army’s camp in Zompelri on 16 Jun in Doklam area, thereby bringing the Tri Junction Point of Bhutan, Sikkim and Tibet border 7.5 kms further down South and posing a direct strategic threat to India’s...
Politics over China’s Political Warfare
Query about China’s political warfare in India and you receive blank looks as if the antecedents of Princess Wei are being asked who as per President Xi Jinping was married to the moon in ancient times. So China must be highly amused at the cacophony in India after Lou Zhaohui Chinese Ambassador to India met a host...
Doklam Standoff: A case of Chinese duplicity
Consistency has never been a virtue for the Communist rulers of China in settling their border disputes with the neigbours. They have used different principles for different countries. And this is the biggest bottleneck in arriving at an amicable solution to the present faceoff between the Chinese and Indian troops in...
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A Nuclear Command and Control System for India
The recent missile tests have brought to the fore, once again the talks on south Asian nuclear arms race and scenarios. It is imperative to understand that mere capability in terms of Agni V or any other nuclear delivery capability does not signify step-change in nuclear postures. The overall nuclear capability...
India’s Military Might: The Real Truth
No country has become a regional or global power without the ability to project military power in the region or across the globe. The Navy and the Air Force are major players in developing this capability. India’s land centric or continental fixation has created a very large Army which continues to grow. The Navy and...
Indian Air Force: 2025
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Beyond Amarnath Yatra Attack
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Kashmir: Now or Never
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Why the Human Rights of Soldiers not Respected in India?
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Non Traditional Threats: South Asia's “Meth” Traffic
The intensity of the issue within South Asia is clearly visible from the fact that, those nations which are principle “consumers” of methamphetamines, be it Laos, China and Myanmar, are not only the largest consumers, they also make a major “profit” from the largest drug trade in the history of South East Asia....
IAI expands JV with Kalyani Group for Advanced Air Defense Systems
As part of India’s PM Narendra Modi visit in Israel this week, executives from Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Kalyani Strategic Systems (KSSL), the defense arm of a Kalyani Group, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) addressed to expand the joint venture that the companies are establishing. The new MOU...
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Garware-Wall Ropes Ltd. (GWRL), a leading manufacturer of technical textiles for the Indian and global markets, announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Israel’s Aero-T showing intention to combine their capability for manufacturing and supply of advanced aerostats for Indian...
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Interviews / Spotlight
Doklam Standoff – Secure Peace But Prepare for War
In the Chinese language, the word “crisis” is composed of two characters, one representing the danger and the other, opportunity. The Doklam standoff offers risk of escalation of local war and an opportunity for India to send a message that the rolling strategy of pushing frontiers will no more be tolerated by India....
China-Pakistan Water Axis on the Indus
Before the Belt and Road summit held at Beijing in mid-May 2017, several memoranda of...
Damp squib response to diktats indicate irrelevance of Syed Sallahuddin
What happened to the weeklong agitation that Syed Sallahuddin had ordered to be observed to mark...
The Malabar Exercises: An Appraisal
The 21st edition of the Malabar exercises, Malabar-17, was conducted in the Bay of Bengal from...
An Integrated Indian Military Strategy - 2040: A Perspective (Part-V)
Conclusion The clear and present dangers that India faces across both its unresolved borders are...
Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa PVSM, AVSM, YSM, VM, ADC after a sortie in Rafale...
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Indian Naval Ship Sumitra was awarded a Special Search and Rescue (SAR) Award by Chairman, National...
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HAL signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the financial year 2017-18 with Ministry of Defence...
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A high-level delegation led by Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, Commander-in-Chief Defence Services,...
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