Develop Cutting Edge Defense Industries

To develop cutting edge defense industries, New Delhi must eschew the inherent divisive tendencies. Instead of consolidating Aero India 2009 as the foremost Asian aerospace show, we reduced its functional importance by taking away two aspects integral to it. Ministry of Civil Aviation

Solution to the Pakistani terrorist quagmire

It is difficult to comprehend why some people resort to terrorism. One of the main reasons put forward – economic failure – is no excuse to pursue the path of terror. There are many extremely poor nations and societies that struggle for a better future in a peaceful and non-violent way. For decades, a significant [...]

Strategic Implications of Exercise Red Flag 2008

In the second week of July 2008, a contingent of the Indian Air Force (IAF) consisting of eight Su-30 MKI air dominance fighters, two IL-78 in-flight refuellers and an IL-76 heavy lift transport aircraft along with 247 personnel winged their way halfway across the globe to the deserts of Nevada. At the invitation of the [...]

Nepal: Export of fake currency

At most places along the 751 km Bihar-Terai contiguous no-man’s land on the India-Nepal border are dirt tracks. Solitary signpost marks the international boundary here. On one side is Bihar, on the other Nepal’s Terai region. The border is largely unmarked, unguarded and highly porous, the people who live in these parts desperately poor. Cross-border [...]

EADS DS: To launch new partnerships in India

The Defence & Security Division (DS) of EADS is fully committed to support AERO INDIA 2009 in order to make it a successful air show and international defence exhibition. Therefore DS will highlight its products and capabilities to the Indian customers both on the EADS stand as well as on the Eurofighter stand. The German [...]

Eurofighter Typhoon : Ready for India

The Eurofighter consortium is fully committed to meet the future requirements of the Indian Air Force (IAF). As the Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) competition progresses, EADS which is the lead company for the Eurofighter Typhoon campaign in India, has initiated intensive preparations for the forthcoming flight trials scheduled for summer 2009.

Rheinmetall: Charting a course for the future

Oceans cover 71% of the earth’s surface. Today, around two-thirds of the world’s population live in coastal zones. Nearly 95% of global long-distance freight is shipped by sea. Each year, around 3.5 billion tons of cargo and some 350 million passengers pass through European ports alone. Globalization is nowhere so apparent as on the world’s [...]

Tactical Shifts in the Terror Profile

From June 08, India has been victim of a new phase of terrorism and enhanced ISI activities. This spurt in ISI sponsored terrorism was presumably initiated by Lt Gen Nadeem Taj to divert attention from former President Musharraf’s mounting problems at home.

Tibet: The Real Issue

“Following the logic of power, empires in their expansive phases push out their frontiers until they meet the resistance of a strong neighbour, or reach a physical barrier which makes a natural point of rest, or until the driving force is exhausted. Thus through the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, British power in India expanded,

Sri Lankan Tamils: Anatomy of Indian Involvement

The core problem in Sri Lanka is one of identity. The Tamils want to preserve their identity. The Sinhalas want to overrun it. No solution has emerged ever since Sri Lanka became a republic almost sixty years ago. 

The Sethusamudram Ship Canal Project

At present, ships transiting between the coasts of India have to go all the way around Sri Lanka because of a reef called Adam’s Bridge at Pamban, near Rameswaram Island. At Pamban, the depth of water is 11 feet.