IDR Updates
Why are Parties to Russia-Ukraine War Prolonging it?
By: Maj Gen SB Asthana | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 30 Sep , 2022
Backdrop Russia-Ukraine War seems to be entering a deadly phase after seven months, witnessing significant twist in the form of Kremlin’s declaring victory in hasty referendum in four regions...
Crossing the Nuclear Rubicon in Ukraine: Long Term Implications
By: Col Anil Athale | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 29 Sep , 2022
As a longtime student of nuclear warfare, (I began to study it in 1965 as an NDA Cadet, my Staff College dissertation on this subject in 1979 to my book in 1997) one has seen the evolution of...
Rebuilding the Combat Fleet of the IAF to 42 Squadrons
By: Air Marshal Anil Chopra | Issue: Vol. 37.1, Jan-Mar 2022 | Date: 28 Sep , 2022
In his first major media interaction in October 2021, just after taking over as the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari said, “The Indian Air Force (IAF) is focused on...
Ladakh Standoff: Beijing’s Muscle-Flexing Backfires
By: Nilesh Kunwar | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 27 Sep , 2022
Many views are being expressed regarding the disengagement of Indian army and Peoples Liberation Army [PLA] from Gogra Heights-Hot Springs area near Patrolling Point-15 [PP 15] in Eastern...
Putin’s Folly: The Long Road to Self-Destruction
By: Brig Deepak Sinha | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 24 Sep , 2022
Ever since President Putin ordered the occupation of Ukraine in a ‘Special Military Operation’ this February, he has been at the receiving end of a stream of bad news. Neither were the...
Pakistani Taliban is a Volcano waiting to Erupt
By: Manish Rai | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 23 Sep , 2022
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in June this year declared an indefinite ceasefire to facilitate peace talks being brokered by the Afghan Taliban. But there have been regular clashes between TTP...
Thales Alenia Space to lead EROSS IOD, On-Orbit Servicing project
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 20 Sep , 2022
European Horizon programme will deploy advanced space robotics to support sustainability in space by enabling satellites’ life extension and life enhancement to reduce space debris Thales...
Ladakh Stand-Off and Indian Army’s Commendable Response
By: Nilesh Kunwar | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 19 Sep , 2022
Though reassuring, New Delhi’s recent statement that both India and China have “agreed on disengagement in the area of Gogra-Hot Springs [PP-15]” doesn’t mean that existing perceptional...
The Great Churning: Reset of Global Geopolitical Order
By: Lt Gen (Dr) JS Bajwa | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 16 Sep , 2022
“A new world order can only be created if we establish an order where the powerful wolf cannot eat the weak lamb!”— Mehmet Murat ildan The geopolitical order of the world was radically...
Understanding the Strategic Shift in South Asia
By: Col Anil Athale | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 14 Sep , 2022
Conditioned by decades of ‘passive’ defence policies, most Indians, including military analysts, tend to see the happenings in South Asia in terms of narrow Indo-centric focus. The two major...
South Korea is important in India’s Look East policy
By: KN Pandita | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 13 Sep , 2022
On May 10, 2022 the Republic of Korea elected Mr Yoon Suk-yeol as its 20thPresident. In his inaugural address President Yoon spoke of the relevance of liberal democratic values of society. He...
Indian & the Chkraview is there a need for Samudra Manthan for National...
By: Brig Pradeep Sharma | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 09 Sep , 2022
Introduction With the withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan, the alignment between Russia-China-Pakistan-Turkey and Iran, tensions and competition in the South Pacific, South China Sea and...
A Great Success of Russian Engineers
By: Slavisha Batko Milacic | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 06 Sep , 2022
From August 26 to 30, a group of international journalists had the opportunity to visit Crimea and see how the European Union sanctions affect Crimea. The author of this article was among that...
Two Cheers To INS Vikrant
By: Prof (Dr) SN Misra | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 05 Sep , 2022
India has the dubious reputation of being the largest importer of conventional arms (SIPRI Yearbook). Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, heading a committee to suggest improving India’s self-reliance...
Islamabad’s Embargo on Indo-Pak Trade- Who Loses?
By: Nilesh Kunwar | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 02 Sep , 2022
The massive floods that have hit Pakistan couldn’t have come at a more inopportune time. Struggling to keep its economy afloat by relying on the lifebuoy of international loans, the widespread...
INS Vikrant: The First Indigenous Aircraft Carrier
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 02 Sep , 2022
INS Vikrant is designed by Indian Navy's in-house Warship Design Bureau (WDB) and built by Cochin Shipyard Limited, a Public Sector Shipyard under the Ministry of Ports, Shipping &...
New Delhi looks upbeat on the Iran factor but must not forget Afghanistan
By: Harsh Behere | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 30 Aug , 2022
Following two weeks of Chinese huffing and puffing in the Taiwan straits, this week has brought optimism around Tehran, with prospects of a Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) revival...
Biden signs CHIPS Act, Leaves No Bargaining Chip for China
By: Hemant Adlakha | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 27 Aug , 2022
The new USCHIPS and Science Act of 2022 is the beginning of Washington’s“technology arms race” against China, analysts are telling us. As was expected, Beijing has reacted strongly by...
Russian plan to exit World Trade Organisation and other Global Bodies
By: Col (Dr) PK Vasudeva | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 26 Aug , 2022
In view of the economic sanctions imposed by NATO countries and other European Union (EU)countries on Russia for its invasion on Ukraine, Russia plans to quit the World Trade Organisation (WTO...
USA, China, Russia and the Ongoing Churn in International Affairs
By: Gp Capt PK Mulay | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 24 Aug , 2022
The Ukraine-Russia war gets curiouser and curiouser as it enters the seventh month. The happenings could well qualify as a comedy, were it not for the tragic consequences: death and destruction...