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Royal Brunei Airlines (RB) has signed a contract with Airbus covering the firm order of seven A320neo aircraft plus three options, under the latest phase of its fleet modernisation programme....

Boeing Delivers 100th EA-18G Growler to US Navy

By: IDR News Network |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 06 May 2014

Boeing delivered the 100th EA-18G Growler to the U.S. Navy, marking a major milestone in the program that has transformed airborne electronic warfare capability for the U.S. and its allies. A...

Creation of Bangladesh: Shining Moment or Strategic Blunder

By: Maj Gen Sheru Thapliyal, PhD |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 06 May 2014

“DURGA ASTRIDE A TIGER”. This is how Atal Behari Vajpayee described Indira Gandhi immediately after India’s lightening victory in the 1971 war, which resulted in creation of Bangladesh. ...

Taking on the Dragon

By: Maj Gen Sheru Thapliyal, PhD |Issue: Vol. 27.4 Oct-Dec 2012 | Date: 06 May 2014

A defeat in a future conflict with China will be a disaster for India. Apart from the economic ruin, it will substantially damage India’s standing in the comity of nations and degrade her...

Chinese are coming…

By: Bharat Verma |Issue: Vol. 28.2 Apr-Jun 2013 | Date: 05 May 2014

After the Mughals and the British, it now appears to be China’s turn to encircle, enslave and make India a surrogate power. Apparently, China firmly believes that two tigers cannot live on the...

India’s Security Concerns

By: Maj Gen Afsir Karim |Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 04 May 2014

Once the United States and NATO forces leave the Afghanistan– Pakistan region, the ongoing conflict in the region is likely to be exacerbated. The Taliban is undefeated and waiting to reestablish...

China: LAC impasse and Army-ITBP spat

By: Lt Gen (Dr) JS Bajwa |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 03 May 2014

First the facts – Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has five battalions deployed in Eastern Ladakh including those on the Line of Actual Control (LAC). ITBP does not have its own integral...

Siachen is not low hanging fruit

By: Vikram Sood |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 03 May 2014

History’s lessons, the immutability of geography and the politics of any region will determine how nations behave with each other. Nations cannot up and away and change location from a difficult...

Arihant: The Annihilator

By: Rear Adm AP Revi |Issue: Vol 24.4 Oct-Dec 2009 | Date: 03 May 2014

The launching of the Arihant by the Prime Minister (PM) on 26th July 2009 has hopefully, at last, partially lifted the top security veil over the Advance Technology Vessel (ATV) Project. In that...

Has NFU stumped the BJP manifesto?

By: Lt Gen Vinay Shankar |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 02 May 2014

It would be reasonably in order to assume that the BJP manifesto was drafted after much deliberation and debate involving all the intellectuals of the party and many outside. It would also be...

New Breed of Babus in the Indian Army

By: Danvir Singh |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 01 May 2014

The army in India was not a mere replica of the British army at home, in terms of higher organisation, staff and command arrangements. It was led by the C-in-C in India, who was, in turn,...

Nexter & MBDA showcase cutting edge European Armament Technology

By: Danvir Singh |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 30 April 2014

A Pre-Eurosatory press visit was organized by the Defence Industries of France from April 22 to 25, 2014. This visit was coordinated by the DGA and conducted by the Nexter Group. It gave an...

Siachen was accepted as Indian Territory in 1949!

By: Claude Arpi |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 30 April 2014

The Boss of Pakistan says: “It’s time to resolve the Siachen issue”, but what General Kayani forgets is that the Siachen issue was ‘solved’ long ago, in fact, in July 1949. I reproduced here an...

Employment of INS Vikramaditya for Military Diplomacy and Power Projection

By: Maj Gen Rajesh Singh |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 29 April 2014

INS Vikramaditya a $2.33 billion refurbished aircraft carrier was acquired recently from Russia in November 2013 and is based at Karwar Naval Base on India’s Western Sea Board. This 44,500 ton...

Keeping the Faith

By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 28 April 2014

Invited to speak at the National Defence University (NDU) at Washington DC in 2012 on ‘Countering Violent Terrorism & the Role of Military Special Forces, of one’s own volition JS (America),...

'The P-17 Frigates, heralds a paradigm shift in the design'

By: Bharat Verma |Issue: Vol 25.2 Apr-Jun 2010 | Date: 27 April 2014

Interview with Rear Admiral KN Vaidyanathan, Director General Naval Design Shivalik, the first Ship of the P-17 Class, appears different from earlier designs of IN ships. What are the major new...

Handling Red Terror: Chicken Egg Debate

By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 23 April 2014

Any debate about handling the Maoist insurgency finally boils down to whether it is or isn’t a ‘Law and Order’ problem and whether it should or should not be handled by the Centre or the...

India must revamp its policy towards Pakistan

By: Kanwal Sibal |Issue: Courtesy: Mail Today | Date: 22 April 2014

Several aspects of our Pakistan policy need a fresh look by the new government in May, though how much change can be brought about remains an open question as the issues involved and the options...

Political parties’ manifestos mean little for the armed forces

By: Air Marshal B D Jayal |Issue: Courtesy: The Telegraph | Date: 22 April 2014

The eagerly awaited election manifesto of the principal opposition party is now in the public domain and it is natural for students of national security to look at it in some depth since opinion...

Foreign Funding of Indian NGOs

By: Sanjeev Nayyar |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 21 April 2014

Introduction to FCRA From time to time there is a furor over receipt of donations from abroad. In December 2013 the Supreme Court gave the Central Bureau of Investigation a further period of...