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< !DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> The issue of the Chinese aircraft carrier, the former Russian Varyag, has re-emerged in the last few days. Both the United States and Japan have asked China to “˜explain its perceived need for...

Counter-Terrorism: Need to Revisit Security Procedures

By: B Raman |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 17 February 2012

Since 2007, five Iranian nuclear scientists have been killed in Iranian territory. In some of these instances, the terrorists had attached small magnetic bombs to the exterior of the victims...

India's Role in Afghanistann - I

By: Bhashyam Kasturi |Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 17 February 2012

Any study that seeks to understand the dynamics of Indias “presence” in Afghanistan with the application of soft power must realise that it is a carefully crafted piece of...

India and its neighbours

By: Kanwal Sibal |Issue: Vol 25.1 Jan-Mar 2010 | Date: 16 February 2012

< !DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> It is considered almost axiomatic that management of relations with neighbours should be the first priority of any countrys foreign policy. The stakes are always high as conditions in its...

War and Oil - The Pipeline Politics

By: Rohit Singh |Issue: Vol 24.2 Apr-Jun 2009 | Date: 16 February 2012

One has heard of the great depression that has struck the world on at least two occasions, once in the early 20th century, and the other one we are going through, currently. While the current...

Parameters for Indian Army 2020

By: Lt Gen Vinay Shankar |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 16 February 2012

Recently under the aegis of the Army a seminar was conducted to discuss the shape, size and structure of our Army in 2020. The scope of the seminar also included an assessment of emerging...

Lockheed Martin's Fighting Falcon evolves with New F-16V

By: IDR News Network |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 16 February 2012

Lockheed Martin unveiled a new version of the F-16 at the Singapore Airshow. The F-16V will feature enhancements including an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar, an upgraded...

Mi-17 V5 helicopter to be inducted into the IAF

By: IDR News Network |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 16 February 2012

Mi-17 V5 helicopter would be inducted into the IAF on 17 February 2012. This helicopter falls in the category of armed helicopter, with substantial and effective firepower with the latest and...

Indian Air Force of the future

By: Air Marshal BK Pandey |Issue: Vol 24.1 Jan-Mar 2009 | Date: 16 February 2012

Planning for the future has always been a daunting task, especially when it concerns the military of a nation. As the military is a vital component and in fact the ultimate instrument of national...

New technologies and trends in Submarines

By: Vice Adm Rajeshwer Nath |Issue: Vol. 26.4 Oct-Dec 2011 | Date: 15 February 2012

“At the beginning of the last century, Admiral Sir Arthur Wilson described submarine as underhanded, damned un-English and he suggested that we treat all submarines as pirate ships in wartime...

Pakistan 2030: Possible Scenarios and Options

By: Col Harinder Singh |Issue: Book Excerpt: Asia 2030 - The Unfolding Future | Date: 15 February 2012

George Friedman once said that the first line of defence against Islamic radicals would be the Muslim states themselves. It could be believed that Pakistan quite accurately represents this fault...

Burma to Japan with Azad Hind-I

By: Air Commodore Ramesh S Benegal |Issue: Book Excerpt: Burma to Japan with Azad Hind | Date: 14 February 2012

JAPAN Our first impression—and it turned out to be a lasting one—was that the people in Kyushu were quite different from the Japanese we had encountered in the occupied territories of Burma,...

Combat capability of the Naval Air Arm

By: Vice Adm (Retd) GM Hiranandani |Issue: Book Excerpt: Transition to Guardianship: The Indian Navy 1991-2000 | Date: 14 February 2012

In the four decades since independence, the nation’s naval air arm had grown substantially to emerge as a prominent fighting force. By 1991, the combat capability of the Air Arm had leapfrogged...

Revolution in military logistics

By: Rear Adm AP Revi |Issue: Vol 23.3 Jul-Sep 2008 | Date: 14 February 2012

Everyone on the streets today is talking about globalisation. In military circles, there is much talk about Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA). The military is also going full steam ahead on...

Terrorist Attack on Israeli Diplomat

By: B Raman |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 14 February 2012

The wife of the Israeli Defence Attache in New Delhi, her Indian driver and two bystanders on the road were injured on February 13, 2012, when what was believed to be an explosive-cum-incendiary...

The Pakistani Conundrum

By: B Raman |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 14 February 2012

After having fairly successfully defied the Army over the so-called Memogate affair, the elected Pakistani Executive headed by President Asif Ali Zardari has now chosen to defy the judiciary on...

Facts about Chinese presence in POK

By: Bhashyam Kasturi |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 13 February 2012

At the end of last year, statements were made by the Indian Army Chief, General V.K. Singh about the presence of Chinese Peoples Liberation Army [PLA] troops in the Northern Areas of Pakistan....

Future of Aerospace Power

By: Admiral Arun Prakash (Retd.) |Issue: Vol 22.2 Apr-Jun 2007 | Date: 13 February 2012

Let me start by being the devil’s advocate and making two points to this audience. One: that this seminar is about “Aerospace Power” and not “Air Force Power”. The army and the navy,...

UN Peacekeeping: Thinking 'out of the box'

By: Ali Ahmed |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 13 February 2012

The story of India’s peacekeeping engagement is too well known to recount. However, less known is the fact that India numbers among the five top UN troop contributing countries. In effect,...

IAF Chief Leads Delegation to Singapore

By: IDR News Network |Issue: Net Edition | Date: 13 February 2012

Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne, Chief of the Air Staff, is on a, four day Defence Cooperation visit to Singapore from 13 Feb 2012. Leading a Composite Defence Delegation to Singapore, the Air...