Articles in Issues
Military Aviation and National Growth
By: Air Marshal BK Pandey | Issue: Vol 20.2 Apr-Jun 2005 | Date: 04 Oct , 2012
Adam Smith, the renowned proponent of economic thought has said, “The first duty of a sovereign, that of protecting the society from violence and invasion of other independent societies, can be...
1962: Celebrating the Golden Jubilee of a National Blunder!
By: Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee | Issue: Vol 27.3 Jul-Sep 2012 | Date: 03 Oct , 2012
Our narrative of the 1962 border conflict is but a list of self-deprecating ‘never dos’. A force of just three weak Brigades in the Eastern and two in the Western Sectors out of forty odd in...
1962 War: Chinese claim they fought in self defence
By: Claude Arpi | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 30 Sep , 2012
In continuation with my yesterday’s posting about the Sleeping Burgerade, I am today posting five links to Chinese propaganda videos showing Beijing’s version of the War. Most of these videos are...
The Tibetan Factor
By: Claude Arpi | Issue: Vol 23.2 Apr-Jul 2008 | Date: 29 Sep , 2012
An important factor which has been ignored by most students of history of the 1962 India-China War, is the ‘Tibetan factor’. It greatly hampered the PLA in scoring a more decisive victory...
Pakistan: Fault Lines
By: Anand K Verma | Issue: Vol 27.3 Jul-Sep 2012 | Date: 29 Sep , 2012
A reality deficit of staggering proportions now stands generated in Pakistan which, even while promoting a culture of militarism and religious bigotry, erodes the foundation on which democracy can...
Sagem unveils Sigma 30-700
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 29 Sep , 2012
Latest version of the Sigma 30 artillery navigation and pointing system Sagem (Safran group) has introduced the latest version of the well-known Sigma 30 family of artillery navigation and...
Boeing Receives $1.9 Billion Contract for 11 P-8A Poseidon Aircraft
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 27 Sep , 2012
US Navy orders 3rd phase of low-rate production, bringing total to 24 SEATTLE, Sept. 24, 2012 — The U.S. Navy on Sept. 21 awarded Boeing a $1.9 billion contract for 11 P-8A Poseidon aircraft,...
Maoists as political prisoners?
By: Prakash Nanda | Issue: Courtesy: Uday India | Date: 27 Sep , 2012
Two recent judicial pronouncements form West Bengal Courts have very dangerous implications for the country’s security and integrity. The first one was by the High Court and second was by a...
One Rank One Pension - a big joke on ex-servicemen?
By: Col RP Chaturvedi | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 25 Sep , 2012
As expected, the OROP story turned out to be a GOI joke. Not for the first time, has GOI spread canards, to slow down the Veteran momentum of demands, and package implementation of court orders...
An Integrated Approach to Defence Procurement
By: Air Marshal Raghu Rajan | Issue: Vol 27.3 Jul-Sep 2012 | Date: 25 Sep , 2012
It is evident that the services need to be more proactive in the process of procurement. It is also obvious that the optimum and cost-effective utilisation of the defence budget must be the basis...
Unending Threats to India’s Borders
By: Brig. Gurmeet Kanwal | Issue: Vol 23.1 Jan-Mar 2008 | Date: 22 Sep , 2012
With a landmass of sub-continental proportions, India occupies a predominant strategic position in Southern Asia and dominates the northern Indian Ocean with a coastline that is 7,683 km long,...
Commissioning of INS Makar
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 22 Sep , 2012
The Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command, Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha commissioned INS Makar into the Indian Navy today. Makar is a Catamaran Hydrographic Survey Vessel and is...
Maldivian boat in distress rescued by Indian Naval Ship Shardul
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 22 Sep , 2012
‘RANKURI’, a 95 feet long Maldivian mechanical boat, with four personnel onboard, reported missing at sea off the Southern cost of Maldives since 17 Sep 12 was rescued by Indian Naval Ship ‘INS...
Lateral Induction of the Military into Civil Administration
By: Bharat Verma | Issue: Vol 20.4 Oct-Dec 2005 | Date: 21 Sep , 2012
The map of Asia is dotted with small and medium sized Islamic countries that overtly or covertly tend to lean towards religious extremism in a variety of disguises. Many plant ridiculous ideas...
Time to say Good Bye to Prithvi Missiles?
By: Prakash Nanda | Issue: Courtesy: Uday India | Date: 21 Sep , 2012
Recently I attended a round-table symposium on how “Missile transparency” could be an important confidence building measure (CBM) between India and Pakistan. It was organised by the New...
IAF to spend 2 Lakh Crores on the procurements
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 20 Sep , 2012
Air Marshal RK Sharma AVSM VM, Deputy Chief of the Air Staff, IAF said that Indian Air Force will spend INR 2 Lakh Crores on the procurements during 12th and 13th Plan periods while speaking...
NBC Disasters: Prevention & Management
By: Lt Gen Shankar Prasad | Issue: Vol 22.4 Oct-Dec 2007 | Date: 19 Sep , 2012
Nuclear, Biological and Chemical weapons, fall in the category of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD). Each one of these is capable of causing major havoc, manifesting in unprecedented...
Northrop Grumman and AgustaWestland Announce Teaming Agreement
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 19 Sep , 2012
Northrop Grumman Corporation and AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company (FNC IM, SIFI.MI) announced today that they have signed a comprehensive teaming agreement to respond to anticipated...
China’s world view: What India needs to know -I
By: Shyam Saran | Issue: Courtesy: Uday India | Date: 19 Sep , 2012
Much of what I will say is drawn from my own experience of China, an abiding fascination with its unique civilization and a deep respect for its philosophical and cultural heritage. My...
Eighth C-17 Globemaster III for RAF
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Vol 27.3 Jul-Sep 2012 | Date: 18 Sep , 2012
Boeing has announced that the Ministry of Defence, UK, has signed an agreement for the acquisition of one C-17 Globemaster III, bringing the Royal Air Force (RAF) fleet of the world’s most...