Articles By Danvir Singh
Multi-Calibre Assault Rifle: Made in India vs Make in India
By: Danvir Singh | Issue: Vol. 30.3 Jul-Sep 2015 | Date: 19 Mar , 2018
Aping the philosophy of the West, the Indian Army wanted a rifle that would incapacitate a solider instead of killing him thus increasing the logistics burden for each soldier injured. However, as...
Indo-French Naval Diplomacy
By: Danvir Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 08 Mar , 2018
Amid significant rise in presence of Chinese ships and submarines in the Indian Ocean region, India is looking to build strong ties with France and the US. French President Emmanuel Macron, who...
The Indian Defence Budget FY 2018-19
By: Danvir Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 02 Feb , 2018
India’s Defence Budget FY 2018-19, today registered a marginal increase. Allocation from previous FY moved up from 2.74 lakh crores to 2.95 lakh crores. Thus, pitching the increase at 1.58% of...
Infantry’s Day As It Was
By: Danvir Singh | Issue: Vol. 32.4 Oct-Dec 2017 | Date: 25 Nov , 2017
On October 24, India got the first news of invasion of Kashmir. It was through a formal dispatch from Pakistan Army Headquarter informing the supreme commander of all British forces in India and...
Strategic Partnership with Private Players: An Overview
By: Danvir Singh | Issue: Vol. 32.3 Jul-Sep 2017 | Date: 15 Oct , 2017
There are two concerns which need to be addressed to make Strategic Partnerships contribute in a meaningful and time-bound manner. The first and foremost concern is the lack of institutional...
Two Pak Army’s Bat Action Foiled in 24 Hours on the LoC in Keran Sector
By: Danvir Singh | Date: 27 Sep , 2017
On the eve of first anniversary of India’s surgical strike, Pakistan army’s Special Service Group (SSG) backed Border Action Team comprising 8-10 troops attacked our forward posts on the...
Indian Challenge in Rohingya Crisis
By: Danvir Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 26 Sep , 2017
As India surges ahead militarily and economically, the world and the region is keenly watching its every move. Doklam crisis and its resolution in India’s favour has proved India’s maturity...
Nirmala Sitharaman: First Woman Defence Minister of India
By: Danvir Singh | Date: 04 Sep , 2017
Nirmala Sitharaman becomes the first full fledged woman defence minister of India, though Indira Gandhi has held this portfolio before, in addition to her responsibilities as Prime Minister of...
Analysing PM Modi's Speech on 71st Independence Day: Security Aspects
By: Danvir Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 15 Aug , 2017
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the Nation from ramparts of Red Fort was the most balanced comprehensive and statesman like speech that has ever been delivered on this...
India’s Quest for Replacement of the Ageing MiG 21 Fleet of the IAF
By: Danvir Singh | Issue: Vol. 32.2 Apr-Jun 2017 | Date: 28 Jun , 2017
Swedish aircraft maker SAAB and US defence contractor Lockheed Martin are the runners-up in a fierce international competition to supply the Indian Air Force (IAF) with up to 250 new Western-made...
INS Khanderi: India’s Second Kalvari-Class Scorpene Submarine
By: Danvir Singh | Issue: Vol. 32.1 Jan-Mar 2017 | Date: 10 Feb , 2017
The jewel in the crown in the modernisation of MDL is the new Submarine Assembly shop, a sprawling 10,000-square metre facility, which, in one go, will enable MDL to undertake concurrent...
INS Mormugao in the Series of Indian Naval Destroyers
By: Danvir Singh | Issue: Vol. 31.4 Oct-Dec 2016 | Date: 30 Dec , 2016
The Indian Navy has 41 vessels of various types under construction including; an aircraft carrier, destroyers, frigates, corvettes, conventional and nuclear-powered submarines. The Indian...
A Failed Terrorist Strike at Nagrota
By: Danvir Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 03 Dec , 2016
On Nov 29, 2016 the enemy struck deep at Nagrota in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir. The target was the 16 Corps Headquarter. This formation is responsible for defending the Line of Control...
Decommissioning of INS Viraat
By: Danvir Singh | Issue: Vol. 31.3 Jul-Sep 2016 | Date: 25 Oct , 2016
As the glorious chapter in the Indian Navy’s history draws to a close, the decommissioning of INS Viraat is a symptom of metamorphism the Indian navy is undergoing. INS Viraat, originally...
The Ships are not Built for the Harbours
By: Danvir Singh | Issue: Courtesy: The New Indian Express | Date: 20 Sep , 2016
On September 18, Home Minister Rajnath Singh cancelled his overseas visit after hearing of the attack on an army camp in Uri. Back in 2014 on December 05, six terrorists had attacked the Indian...
Kashmir: The Soldier Betrayed
By: Danvir Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 14 Sep , 2016
As per the media reports, “in the next 48 hours, thousands more soldiers will be deployed in south Kashmir, with an emphasis on rural areas. The military is moving back into areas that it vacated...
Modi’s Visit to Vietnam and China: The Strategic Underpinnings
By: Danvir Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 04 Sep , 2016
The Prime Minister of India, Mr Narendra Modi started a four-day tour on Sep 02, 2016, visiting Vietnam and later China. At Hanoi, Prime Minister Modi met President Tran Dai Quang and Prime...
India’s Home Minister in Pakistan: Take Action Against Terrorists and...
By: Danvir Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 05 Aug , 2016
Ever since the formation of SAARC in 1985, Indo-Pak relations have always overshadowed various other important regional issues. Pakistan’s obsession of Kashmir and its aggressive stance on that...
“Our vision in next 10 years is to become top defence industry in the...
By: Danvir Singh | Issue: Vol. 31.2 Apr-Jun 2016 | Date: 24 Jun , 2016
The Defence Expo 2016, held at Goa; a maiden attempt to get the world to see a different destination rather differently. Goa is famous for its sea beeches, sun and sand. Every year lakhs of...
Indian Army: Decay sets in the last Bastion
By: Danvir Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 07 May , 2016
The most important pillar of any nation, The Armed Forces, they are proudly referred to as the last bastion. It is there strength upon which rest all others. The temples of democracy, freedom,...