Articles By Cmde Ranjit B Rai
China-Pakistan Naval Axis to Contain India's Dominance in IOR
By: Cmde Ranjit B Rai | Date: 02 Nov , 2020
On October 7, Admiral Zafar Mahmoud Abbasi handed over the telescope of the Pakistan Navy (PN) to Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi as PN’s 17th Chief of Naval Staff at a parade at PNS Zafar...
A lend-lease charter with the US will bolster India's Maritime Security
By: Cmde Ranjit B Rai | Date: 13 Oct , 2020
The India-China military standoff at the troubled LAC (Line of Actual Control) continues to simmer and the Tokyo Quad meeting of foreign ministers remains a work in progress. Historically, India...
China’s ‘String of Pearls’ – Is Male Next?
By: Cmde Ranjit B Rai | Issue: Vol. 28.2 Apr-Jun 2013 | Date: 24 Jul , 2013
Although embroiled in disputes with Japan and ASEAN over islands in the South China Sea, China has just announced a ‘Look West’ policy which includes steps to deal with India. As per...
Inter-Services Synergy: need of the hour
By: Cmde Ranjit B Rai | Issue: Vol. 28.1 Jan-Mar 2013 | Date: 11 May , 2013
The Indian Armed Forces have 13 geographically separated commands, five each for the Army and Air Force and three for the Navy and one joint command for the Andaman Nicobar Islands. The A&N, the...
China's String of Pearls vs India's Iron Curtain
By: Cmde Ranjit B Rai | Issue: Vol 24.4 Oct-Dec 2009 | Date: 19 Feb , 2013
“India’s growing international stature gives it strategic relevance in the area ranging from the Persian Gulf to the Straits of Malacca…India has exploited the fluidities of the emerging...
The inside story of SLBM K-15
By: Cmde Ranjit B Rai | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 11 Feb , 2013
On January 27, 2013 somewhere in the East Coast of India the 10.22-metre long K-15/B-05 solid-fuelled SLBM with a 750km-range and under water missile hit a predetermined target at sea successfully...