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Articles By Vice Adm BS Randhawa

 

Indian shipbuilding: key to maritime and economic security

Issue: Vol 25.1 Jan-Mar 2010 | Date: 03 February 2012

The first anniversary of 26/11 brings to mind the profound statement of Jawaharlal Nehru ‘To be secure on land we must be supreme at sea’. While Pandit Nehru’s views would have been formed in the wake of the colonization of...

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Design Considerations for Indigenous Aircraft Carrier 2

Issue: Vol 25.4 Oct-Dec 2010 | Date: 30 January 2012

The keel of India’s first Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) was laid by the Raksha Mantri at Cochin Shipyard on the 28th of February 2009. This major milestone of the IAC project underlined the commitment of the nation to acquire the...

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