India, China can Easily Avoid Border Face-offs Permanently
Starting from 2013, India-China boundary has had a few incidents. Prior to that, only two incidents of importance had occurred post the 1962 war between India and China. They were at Nathu L... Read more
2020 is Not 1962; How Ready is India to Take on Chinese Aggression?
Chinese ingress breaching the Line Of Actual Control (LAC) is a yearly phenomenon but this time the size of the PLA troops involved in the standoff is bigger in Ladakh. Amid conflicting medi... Read more
The Pacific Deterrence Initiative: Peace Through Strength in the Indo-Pacific
The credibility of American deterrence rests on a simple foundation. America prevents wars by convincing its adversaries they cannot win. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis said it succinctly:... Read more
Tour of Duty: Give it a Chance
Modernisation of IA : Crying for Help 1.Why do we need it? Primarily for two major reasons. Defence budget falls drastically short of meeting the needs of capability development of the Armed... Read more
How the Military can Get a Bang for Every Buck
COVID-19 has had an unambiguous impact on the Indian defence forces. The establishment cannot afford to ignore it. Under the circumstances — whereas Reserve Bank of India Governor Shak... Read more
L&T Delivers Critical Nuclear Power Plant Equipment to Global Customers During Lockdown
Engineering and construction firm Larsen & Toubro on Wednesday said it has delivered critical nuclear power plant equipment to its global clients during the lockdown. The company’... Read more
The Inside Story of Two Supersonic Flights that Changed how America Operates the F-35
The F-35 pilot who flew the two infamous supersonic missions that inflicted damage to the jet’s stealth coating and tail wants to set the record straight. When pilots conduct supersonic inte... Read more
Corporatization of OFB – The Unknown Angel
General Corporatization of OFB and ‘not privatization’ repeat ‘not privatization’ of OFB was announced with emphasis by the Finance Minister as one of the big bang reforms being undertaken i... Read more
A Cold War is Heating Up in the South China Sea
I spent most of my seagoing career in the Pacific, and sailed many times through the humid waters of the South China Sea. It’s a big body of water, the size of the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexi... Read more
Military Pressure on India hasn’t Worked After 1962: Lt Gen DS Hooda
Amid an unprecedented spurt in Chinese transgressions at various places in Ladakh along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), former Northern Army Commander Lt Gen DS Hooda (retd) says India wil... Read more









