Articles in Vol. 38.1, Jan-Mar 2023
IAF’s Squadron Strength: Crystal Gazing at the Next Two Decades
By: Gp Capt AK Sachdev | Issue: Vol. 38.1, Jan-Mar 2023 | Date: 03 May , 2023
In May last year, a report titled Global Air Power Rankings (2022) published by World Directory of Modern Military Aircraft (WDMMA) placed the Indian Air Force (IAF) above China’s People’s...
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Countering Stealth Technology in Military Aviation
By: Brig Arvind Dhananjayan | Issue: Vol. 38.1, Jan-Mar 2023 | Date: 02 May , 2023
The unveiling of the B-21 ‘Raider’ by the United States Air Force (USAF) and Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) on 02 December at the USAF’s classified Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale,...
The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) and the decline of US Leadership
By: Dr Rajasimman Sundaram | Issue: Vol. 38.1, Jan-Mar 2023 | Date: 01 May , 2023
The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) Having first been conceived in October 2021, and launched in May 2022, the United States (US) Trade Representative Katherine Tai and Secretary of...
Islamic State in Khorasan Province’s Central Asia Outreach: Its Potential...
By: Dr V Balasubramaniyan | Issue: Vol. 38.1, Jan-Mar 2023 | Date: 29 Apr , 2023
In the last few years, Chinese interests in Afghanistan-Pakistan (Af-Pak) region have come under repeated terrorist attacks. These attacks have not been carried out by the East Turkistan Islamic...
The IAF’S Weapons Systems Branch: A Prognosis
By: Gp Capt AK Sachdev | Issue: Vol. 38.1, Jan-Mar 2023 | Date: 28 Apr , 2023
The nature of warfare and consequently, the conduct of air warfare, are undergoing significant and rapid transformation as a result of the munificence of emerging technologies. The Indian Air...
India Responds to Turkey in Trouble: Proactive Diplomacy at its Best
By: Neeraj Mahajan | Issue: Vol. 38.1, Jan-Mar 2023 | Date: 25 Apr , 2023
An Unmitigated Disaster On February 06, 2023, three earthquakes in quick succession, one after another, measuring 7.8, 7.6 and 6.0 in magnitude on the Richter scale, woke up the people of Turkey...
Rotary Wing Platforms: India’s Great Indigenisation Story
By: Air Marshal Anil Chopra | Issue: Vol. 38.1, Jan-Mar 2023 | Date: 13 Apr , 2023
India has come a long way since the Indian aerospace major Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) first started manufacturing helicopters in 1962, by entering an agreement with Sud-Aviation...
Indian Lighthouse Guides the World to Raisina
By: Ramananda Sengupta | Issue: Vol. 38.1, Jan-Mar 2023 | Date: 12 Apr , 2023
If one were to just count the number of VIPs, delegates and representatives from over a 100 countries that attended the 8th edition of the Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi March 2-4, it would be...
An Era of Wars, No Wars Nether Peace!!
By: Lt Gen (Dr) JS Bajwa | Issue: Vol. 38.1, Jan-Mar 2023 | Date: 11 Apr , 2023
The 21st Century and its post-modern society has rejected the “universal validity” of binary oppositions, stable identity, hierarchy, and categorization. Postmodernism is largely a reaction to...
Pakistan’s Internal Situation: Its Impact on its Military Readiness
By: Danvir Singh | Issue: Vol. 38.1, Jan-Mar 2023 | Date: 10 Apr , 2023
Other Than Military General Qamar Bajwa, Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff was exposed in front of his country in a report published by the Fact Focus website. As per the alleged tax records of...
The Road to Zorawar
By: Lt Gen (Dr) NB Singh | Issue: Vol. 38.1, Jan-Mar 2023 | Date: 09 Apr , 2023
On December 22, 2022, projects for the Indian Army valued at around Rs 85,000 crore, including light tanks, Futuristic Infantry Combat Vehicles (FICV), mounted gun systems, drones and minesweeper...
The Ukraine Conflict: A Blueprint for Future Wars
By: Lt Gen Harinder Singh (Retd.) | Issue: Vol. 38.1, Jan-Mar 2023 | Date: 07 Apr , 2023
A year ago, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The war came as a shock despite the intelligence inputs in the preceding months. As the world expected Kyiv to fall, it was a...
IAF Celebrates its 90th Air Force Day at Sukhna Lake, Chandigarh
By: Dr Arun Khanna | Issue: Vol. 38.1, Jan-Mar 2023 | Date: 07 Apr , 2023
All arms of the Indian defence forces, known and acknowledged to be the finest across the globe, are famous for executing missions with precision, style and panache, be it conflict, war or...