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House Defence Panel Must Ask 4 Key Questions — From Lower Expenditure To Pension Bill

Photograph Of Parachute Special Forces, During Republic Day March Past.Lt General Prakash Menon And Pranay KotasthaneWhen the Parliamentary Standing Committee…

Tibet’s Geo-strategic relevence in the Indo-Pacific theatre: Military analyses

Chinese Army(PLA) Photograph: The Statesman1. The Tibetan Freedom Initiative (TFI) should become the Centre of the US Foreign Policy. This…

In a Complex, Changing World, Countering China Is a Multifaceted Problem for India: An Opinion

An expansionist, economically and militarily strong China looms large over India’s north-eastern border, its Indian Ocean neighbourhood, and its ties…

India’s 2021-22 Defence Budget Needs Honest Financial Reckoning, Not Empty Rhetoric

Indian army officers stand on vehicles displaying missiles during the Republic Day parade in New Delhi, India, January 26,India’s military…

Army’s ‘Tour of Duty’ Proposal Is a Hare-Brained Idea; Won’t Be Good For India’s Frontline

There are ideas, damned ideas and then there’s the Indian Army’s ‘Tour of Duty’ proposal. An ill-conceived scheme to allow…

From India’s Wars, Five Lessons for the Present – Indian Defence News

Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s decision not to allow Indian forces to cross the Line of Control during the Kargil…

India, China stand-off to continue through winter after no breakthrough at talks

New Delhi: The stand-off between India and China in eastern Ladakh, which has entered its seventh month, is set to…

India & China cannot afford to have a full-fledged war: Lt Gen (Retd) Hooda

 “Indian Army has a tactical advantage over Chinese (PLA), as the Indian Security Forces have operating experience at higher altitudes…

Future of India-US Ties: An Opinion

 Across spheres — defence, new tech, economy and development — India and the US have a conceptual overlap. But the…

For Navy helicopters, ‘Make in HAL’, why look to foreign companies?

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) started the design and development of the Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) in 1984. The ALH was…

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