IDR Updates
In praise of folly: How lifting the ban on Islamic radical organizations can...
By: Dr Punsara Amarasinghe | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 24 Jul , 2023
Sri Lanka witnessed its first brutal experience from the Islamic fundamentalism in 2019 April, which was known as “Easter attacks” resulted in more than 250 civilians’deaths including...
Theatre Commands: Apprehensions, Challenges and Alternatives
By: Gp Capt PK Mulay | Issue: Vol. 38.2, Apr-Jun 2023 | Date: 23 Jul , 2023
Soldiers hate two things; change and the way things are — Anon The National Defence Academy (NDA) was established with the lofty ideal of inculcating a sense of camaraderie among the cadets....
SOS from North East India
By: Col Anil Athale | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 22 Jul , 2023
The violence that began in May 2023 and seems to continue to date, has the potential to unravel peace in the entire North Eastern region. Peace in the North East has been brought about after...
Maritime Cyber Security Concerns
By: Vice Admiral MP Muralidharan | Issue: Vol. 38.2, Apr-Jun 2023 | Date: 21 Jul , 2023
The globalisation of trade and commerce as well as increasing liberalisation has resulted in interlinking of economies of nations towards the end of the last century. Development of newer...
J&K: Pakistan’s Proxy War and India’s Response
By: Nilesh Kunwar | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 20 Jul , 2023
Pakistan’s Lament Islamabad has a perpetual grudge that it isn’t taken seriously by the global community. While this observation is undeniably true, international apathy towards Pakistan is...
Argentinian Defence Minister Visits HAL. LoI Signed on Co-operation for...
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 20 Jul , 2023
HAL and the Ministry of Defence of The Republic of Argentina have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) on productive cooperation and acquisition of Light and Medium Utility Helicopters for the armed...
Does the SCO 2023 Summit Hint at the Organisation’s Dilution?
By: Neelapu Shanti | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 19 Jul , 2023
In pursuit of its vision for peace, prosperity and development in the Asian region, the 23rd Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit under India’s first ever presidency chaired by Prime...
The deceitful war of the US in Ukraine
By: Prashant Sharma | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 18 Jul , 2023
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has been going on for more than 500 days. Both sides on every other day claim to be dominating and getting closer to rout the other. However, there is no end in...
Ashok Leyland bags Defence orders worth Rs. 800 Cr
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 17 Jul , 2023
Ashok Leyland, the Indian flagship of the Hinduja Group and the largest supplier of logistics vehicles to the Indian Army today announced significant order wins, valued at INR 800 Crores in the...
Naval Group welcomes the announcement made by Indian and French authorities...
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 15 Jul , 2023
Naval Group would like to thank the Indian and French authorities for the announcement regarding the extension of the Indo-French partnership and the objective to explore more ambitious projects...
Economic and Technological Overview of Indian National Power
By: Prashant Sharma | Issue: Vol. 38.2, Apr-Jun 2023 | Date: 15 Jul , 2023
Correlli Barnett, British military historian wrote in The Collapse of British Power, that national power “consists most of all in the nation itself, the people, their skills, energy, ambition,...
Internal Cohesion: Key to Military Prowess
By: Lt Gen Gautam Banerjee | Issue: Vol. 38.2, Apr-Jun 2023 | Date: 14 Jul , 2023
“What perturbs me greatly is the fact that not only India has once before lost her independence, but she lost it by the infidelity and treachery of some of her own people.” - Debate in...
India selects the Navy Rafale
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 14 Jul , 2023
The Indian Government announced the selection of the Navy Rafale to equip the Indian Navy with a latest-generation fighter. Following an international competition launched by the Indian...
L&T Powers ISRO’s Moon Mission – Chandrayaan 3
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 13 Jul , 2023
Five decades of L&T ISRO partnership in space missions Larsen & Toubro (L&T), an Indian multinational engaged in EPC Projects, Hi-Tech Manufacturing and Services, has been associated with...
Hypersonic Weapon Systems for India
By: Gp Capt AK Sachdev | Issue: Vol. 38.2, Apr-Jun 2023 | Date: 13 Jul , 2023
In the beginning of March this year, Russia launched its biggest aerial attack in its ongoing war with Ukraine. The attack comprised a variegated weapon mix, the most interesting one of which was...
Strategic Readiness: Revisiting Close and Deep Engineering Support
By: Lt Gen (Dr) NB Singh | Issue: Vol. 38.2, Apr-Jun 2023 | Date: 12 Jul , 2023
The Ukraine war has witnessed huge amounts of hardware attrition on both sides. Ukraine has suffered heavily in terms of destruction of infrastructure, power plants, industries and human lives....
Thales to provide new-generation sonar suite for France’s nuclear-powered...
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 11 Jul , 2023
Thales has been awarded a contract by the French defence procurement agency (DGA) to develop a new sonar suite for France’s third-generation nuclear-powered ballistic-missile submarines (SNLE...
Small Quick Launch Satellites: Future of Space Action Time India
By: Air Marshal Anil Chopra | Issue: Vol. 38.2, Apr-Jun 2023 | Date: 11 Jul , 2023
A new era of small satellites has emerged augmenting larger systems and in some cases, replacing them. Governments are taking a new look at small satellites, as commercial customers use them for...
Godrej Aerospace Empowers India’s Space Exploration and Civil Aviation...
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 10 Jul , 2023
Aims to invest Rs 250 cr in a state-of-the-art facility The business supplied critical components for ISRO's Chandrayaan 3 mission Godrej & Boyce, the flagship company of the Godrej Group,...
Trade Disputes between the United States and India Resolved
By: Col (Dr) PK Vasudeva | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 10 Jul , 2023
On June 22, 2023, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced that the United States and India reached an agreement to terminate ongoing disputes at the World Trade Organization...