Military & Aerospace
The Nehruvian Blunder
By: Bharat Verma | Issue: Vol. 27.4 Oct-Dec 2012 | Date: 06 Dec , 2023
In any future conflict, New Delhi’s political will and the capabilities of the Indian military should be such that China and Pakistan are hard-pressed to defend Tibet and Lahore respectively...
Cybersecurity, ICT and Media Policies
By: Dr Manavik Raj | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 06 Dec , 2023
The technological revolution has facilitated global communications, trade, and the growth of economies but many emerging conflicts pose serious challenges to countries. The Russia-Ukraine war and...
Indian Navy Must Redraw It’s Strategy in the Western Theatre
By: Ravi Srivastava | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 05 Dec , 2023
India with its geography sits as one of the most strategically located nation especially in the Asian context. It has a 2.4 percentage share of the world’s total landmass. It consists of...
India: Never Forget 19 November 1962
By: Col Anil Athale | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 20 Nov , 2023
19 November 1962 was the darkest day in the history of post-independent India. On that day as the famed 4th Indian Division of the Indian Army disintegrated and abandoned its defences in the...
Crafting India’s National Security Strategy: A Multifaceted Approach
By: Dr. Aniruddha Babar | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 14 Nov , 2023
"In the realm of national security, a nation's survival depends not on idealism but on a clear-eyed assessment of its interests and a readiness to safeguard them with pragmatism and strength." ...
Yom Kippur 2.0: Wider Implications
By: Col Anil Athale | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 30 Oct , 2023
Yom Kippur War 1.0 began on the 6 Oct 1973 and was a watershed moment in the history of the Middle East. It was the first time an Arab nation had a measure of Israel on the battlefield. The...
Differing National Security Perspectives: Need for Realism
By: Brig Deepak Sinha | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 27 Oct , 2023
One may recall that Prime Minister during his address to the Joint Session of the United States Congress, repeated the advice he had earlier given President Putin with regard to the Russo-Ukraine...
Disabling the Military
By: Brig Deepak Sinha | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 13 Oct , 2023
One of our military veterans, Major DP Singh, better known as the Blade Runner, is a Battle Casualty of the Kargil War. He made the telling point in a recent interview to journalist Barkha Dutt...
HAL Hands Over LCA Tejas Twin Seater to IAF in Presence of RRM
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 04 Oct , 2023
HAL handed over the first LCA Tejas twin seater to the Indian Air Force in the presence of Rakha Rajya Mantri, Mr. Ajay Bhatt at a ceremony here today. It is a huge boost to self-reliance, said...
India-Pakistan War 1965: A Reappraisal
By: Col Deepak Kumar | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 22 Sep , 2023
It is imperative to revisit history often to see if it was analysed correctly or the correct lessons were learnt.The interpretation of history also changes as the perspectives change with time....
The Cloud Messengers of Siachen
By: Amit K Paul | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 14 Sep , 2023
Between 1980 and 1983 shadow mountaineering was underway on the peaks in and around the Siachen Glacier with both India and Pakistan sending reconnaissance patrols to the region. Additionally...
Indian Air Force successfully tested the “Type V Heavy Drop System”
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 12 Sep , 2023
The Indian Air Force recently successfully tested the “Type V Heavy Drop System” from a cargo aircraft. With the help of this system, Arms/equipment’s /Ammunition weighing up to 20 Ton can...
Cracking the Siachen Walnut
By: Amit K Paul | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 05 Sep , 2023
Walnuts, also known as ‘doon’ in Kashmiri and ‘akhrot’ in Hindi are found in large numbers in the Valley. Vonth, Kaghazi and Barzul are three local varieties of Kashmiri walnuts or...
Grad-P on the Bilafond La in April 1984
By: Amit K Paul | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 25 Aug , 2023
Despite drone warfare and other technological advancements in this field it is widely accepted that the Russian artillery and its traditional artillery practices played a pivotal role in creating...
Pentagon establishes Task Force Lima to Study AI Issues
By: Col (Dr) PK Vasudeva | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 24 Aug , 2023
The U.S. Defence Department has created a Task Force to evaluate and guide the application of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) for national security purposes, amid an explosion of public...
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Rawalpindi [Selectively] Cracks the Whip on Rioters
By: Nilesh Kunwar | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 21 Aug , 2023
In his farewell speech last year, former Pakistan army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa expressed concern regarding burgeoning domestic criticism of the Pakistan army, and opined that “… the...
Baloch Liberation Army Revs up its Activities
By: Aparna Rawal | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 17 Aug , 2023
Post the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) attack on a convoy of Chinese engineers in Gwadar on August 13th, the rebel outfit has issued a 90 days ultimatum to the Chinese citizens. The BLA has asked...
Manipur Unrest and Unfair Demonising of Assam Rifles
By: Nilesh Kunwar | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 13 Aug , 2023
It’s distressing to hear that 40 Members of the Legislative Assembly [MLA] belonging to various political parties have sought replacement of Assam Rifles to assist Manipur police for restoring...
To Transform or To Perish?
By: Lt Gen (Dr) VK Saxena (Retd.) | Issue: Vol. 38.2, Apr-Jun 2023 | Date: 10 Aug , 2023
Premise We are passing through changing times. The ‘pace of change’ driven by the fast grind of ‘enabling technologies’ is blistering. The bottom-line is ‘flow with the tide and time or...
Chandrayaan-3: What would landing on the lunar South Pole mean for India and...
By: Neeraj Mahajan | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 03 Aug , 2023
On 14 July 2023, Chandrayaan-3 India’s third spacecraft began its 384,400-kilometre journey towards the Moon atop the medium-lift Launch Vehicle Mark-III (LVM3) rocket, positioning India as a...