Articles in Vol. 37.4, Oct-Dec 2022
Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems: Existential Threat to Humanity?
By: Brig Arvind Dhananjayan | Issue: Vol. 37.4, Oct-Dec 2022 | Date: 22 Feb , 2023
Early in January 1942, Project X-Ray of the United States of America (USA) envisaged using the Mexican Bat, endemic to South Western USA, as a retaliatory weapon against the Japanese for the...
Air Superiority or Air Denial: The Truth about the Air War in Ukraine
By: Gp Capt PK Mulay | Issue: Vol. 37.4, Oct-Dec 2022 | Date: 21 Feb , 2023
In 1939, Winston Churchill described the intentions of Russia as “A riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma”. The idiom is equally relevant today in respect of Russia’s war in...
Quantum Technology: Gartner’s Hype Cycle and its Implications for National...
By: Dr Sharad S Chauhan | Issue: Vol. 37.4, Oct-Dec 2022 | Date: 13 Jan , 2023
The 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to three scientists “for experiments with entangled photons, establishing the violations of Bell Inequalities and pioneering quantum information...
Cost of National Defence Index (CNDI): Towards an Affordable and...
By: Navneet Bhushan | Issue: Vol. 37.4, Oct-Dec 2022 | Date: 12 Jan , 2023
We define a new metric – the Cost of National Defence Index (CNDI). The Armed Forces Sizing Index (AFSI), proposed earlier showed the minimum of one soldier supporting and supported by 1,000...
Rethinking the Politics of Airpower
By: Gp Capt PK Mulay | Issue: Vol. 37.4, Oct-Dec 2022 | Date: 11 Jan , 2023
Airpower is the most difficult of military force to measure or even express in precise terms. — Winston Churchill General Norman Schwarzkopf, the CENTCOM Commander during the Persian Gulf War...
India-US Military Exercises and China’s Woes: Stop Reacting, Start Responding
By: Dr Rajasimman Sundaram | Issue: Vol. 37.4, Oct-Dec 2022 | Date: 05 Jan , 2023
The state of Sino-Indian bilateral relations according to India’s Foreign Minister and former Foreign Secretary Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar is ‘not normal’. Even while the militaries of both...
Significance of Joint Maritime Exercises
By: Vice Admiral MP Muralidharan | Issue: Vol. 37.4, Oct-Dec 2022 | Date: 02 Jan , 2023
Relevance of Joint Military Exercises Joint Military Exercises are often used by nations to display their military might by showcasing weapons, systems and well-trained soldiers. Such exercises...
Operational Capability of LCA Tejas Variants
By: Air Marshal Anil Chopra | Issue: Vol. 37.4, Oct-Dec 2022 | Date: 31 Dec , 2022
With the clearance for the development of the indigenous Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Mark 2 fighter for the Indian Air Force (IAF), the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) has reposed its trust...
Escalating-Level of Crisis and Widening Geo-political Divides Hitting...
By: Neelapu Shanti | Issue: Vol. 37.4, Oct-Dec 2022 | Date: 29 Dec , 2022
Afghanistan is riven by geopolitical divides, conflicts, and instability for decades which inflicted incalculable damage and the unflinching testimonies of a future of constant crises and...
Turkey’s Rise in the Security Sphere: Can Turkey Sustain it or will She...
By: Danvir Singh | Issue: Vol. 37.4, Oct-Dec 2022 | Date: 27 Dec , 2022
Turkey’s geo-strategic location in Europe gives it a unique bridging ability between Russia and the West. Turkey’s geo-political influence expands across continents, from states on its...
Today’s Era is Not of War: A Strong Nation Needs a Strong Military
By: Lt Gen (Dr) JS Bajwa | Issue: Vol. 37.4, Oct-Dec 2022 | Date: 20 Dec , 2022
“Today’s Era is Not of War: A Strong Nation Needs a Strong Military” “I know today’s era is not of war…… that democracy, diplomacy and dialogue touch the entire world”. Prime...