Interviews/Spotlights
China’s War on Buddhism – Tibetan’s strategic depth
By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 21 Mar , 2014
The release of the Hollywood movie ‘The Monument Men’ has been a huge hit. Not merely because of its celebrated cast but more because of the singular effort made by these men to recover and...
Strategic Miscalculations
By: Kanwal Sibal | Issue: Courtesy: The Telegraph | Date: 06 Mar , 2014
The United States of America is, once again, not managing its relations with India well. Gains made during George W. Bush’s presidency in building strategic trust between the two countries are...
Remembered Only at Election Time
By: Air Marshal B D Jayal | Issue: Courtesy: The Telegraph | Date: 05 Mar , 2014
It is no secret that the armed forces of the Union have, to an extent, been viewed by our ruling elite as a necessary burden. Reportedly at one time our first prime minister even wondered if they...
Rise of Naxal Violence
By: Dr Sudhir Hindwan | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 25 Feb , 2014
The recent Naxal attack in Bihar is a disturbing reminder of an array of issues which the country is yet to come to grips with. The series of violent activities by the Maoists in Bihar suggest...
India's BrahMos Aerospace in new missile race
By: Dr Tom Simko | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 24 Feb , 2014
In a replay of cold war rivalries, a new missile race is shaping up but this time America and Russia are joined by India and China. All of these nations are rushing to develop new anti-ship...
OROP: Spoofing Soldiers and Veterans
By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 18 Feb , 2014
Anyone who saw AK Anthony thumping the desk in Parliament with both hands when Chidambaram announced OROP was sanctioned, would have also noticed the cynical mirth with which Anthony was bursting...
Turning Putin into a Demon
By: Kanwal Sibal | Issue: Courtesy: Mail Today | Date: 14 Feb , 2014
From our vantage point the vicious onslaught against president Putin in western political circles, especially the media, is difficult to appreciate. The media is of course reflecting prevailing...
Political insult administered to Modi shouldn’t be overlooked
By: Kanwal Sibal | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 13 Feb , 2014
US diplomacy is a cynical mixture of principle and expediency. The world’s foremost power needs to project internationally that its policies are based on certain high principles so that its...
Modernisation of Indian Police
By: Dr Sudhir Hindwan | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 10 Feb , 2014
During the last few days or so, due to uncontrollable repeated cases of rape and violence in different parts of country, the Indian Police perspective of dealing with law and order problem has...
India's Special Operations Capability
By: Air Marshal Narayan Menon | Issue: Vol. 26.3 July - Sept 2011 | Date: 09 Feb , 2014
The relentless pursuit of Osama Bin Laden ever since 9/11 occurred and his elimination early May by US Special Forces in the spectacular ‘Operation Geronimo’ has been a landmark event in the...
Indian Energy Security
By: Ashish Puntambekar | Issue: Vol 23.1 Jan-Mar 2008 | Date: 09 Feb , 2014
Talking about energy security has become a fashion. Every now and then there is a conference on the subject or someone writes a scholarly article. The flavour of the season could be “equity...
India Needs to Be Proactive in Afghanistan
By: Maj Gen N S Sapre | Issue: Courtesy: CLAWS | Date: 09 Feb , 2014
As the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) prepares to withdraw by the end of 2014, there is growing uncertainty about the situation in Afghanistan post-2014. There is an...
MBDA: Solutions Covering the Full Military Spectrum
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 08 Feb , 2014
MBDA’s stand at DEFEXPO 2014 will be divided into four distinct areas: ground based air defence, combat aircraft weapons, maritime superiority and battlefield systems. Each area will feature the...
Russia Retains Dominance in India
By: Dr Nikolai Novichkov | Issue: Vol. 29.1 Jan-Mar 2014 | Date: 07 Feb , 2014
Today, some 70% of India’s weapons and arsenals are manufactured in Russia. However, in recent years Russia’s military complex faces the stiffening competition on the part of foreign rivals,...
Eurosatory Defence and Security Tradeshow
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 07 Feb , 2014
Eurosatory is the leading international land and air-land Defence and Security exhibition where you can really find exhibitors and visitors from all over the world. In 2012, the event was...
Elibit Systems Presents Cutting Edge Solutions
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Vol. 29.1 Jan-Mar 2014 | Date: 06 Feb , 2014
Elbit Systems is a world leading provider of innovative, cutting-edge, battle-proven solutions for all sectors of the defence market. The Company will offer its wide range of technologies and...
Misinterpretation of Religion and Rise of Terrorism
By: Dr Sudhir Hindwan | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 22 Jan , 2014
Condemnation should ring out loud and clear against the recent reign of Islamic terror spread by Boko Haram in Nigeria that killed 40 innocent school students and left over 18 wounded. This is not...
Assisting Afghanistan Militarily
By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch | Issue: Courtesy: CLAWS | Date: 11 Jan , 2014
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Hamid Karzai discussed the US-Afghanistan Bilateral Security Arrangement (BSA) when they met in New Delhi last month. The US withdrawal from Afghanistan...
Islamic Terror and American Dualism
By: Prakash Nanda | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 10 Jan , 2014
The other day I went to the New Delhi-based Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, with which I am associated in some way, to hear Professor Stephen P Cohen, the leading American expert on the...
Time for Adopting a Life Cycle Approach to Defence Acquisitions
By: Bikramdeep Singh | Issue: Courtesy: CLAWS | Date: 09 Jan , 2014
Till very recently Indian Army has been looking at acquiring weapon systems and platforms to meet operational voids and emerging requirements to deal with known and perceived threats, without due...