The Future of Indian Power: Hard vs. Soft
There has been considerable talk over the past few years about India as a “global soft power”. This is a reference to the spread of certain aspects of Indian culture (such as Indian cuisine, music, and...
View ArticleSiachen Glacier is critical to India’s sovereignty
The author is a retired Infantry officer of the Indian Army. There is a concerted effort on the part of many interested parties to demilitarise the Siachen Glacier. However, the realities of the...
View ArticleSikorsky S-70B – Right choice for Indian Navy Multirole Helicopter program
The Indian Navy’s Multi Role Helicopter (MRH) competition has been the source of much discussion with regards to which of the two final candidates (NH90 & S-70B) is best suited for the Indian Navy...
View ArticleAn Analysis of the Kargil War
Chronology of key events: 1983: Mar-Apr – Pakistani Generals decide to stake their claim to the Siachen glacier – an unmarked, strategically important territory claimed by both countries post the Simla...
View ArticleNew Visa Agreement Signed by India and Pakistan
Shri Sushilkumar Shinde, Home Minister of India and Mr. A. Rehman Malik, Pakistan Interior Minister jointly operationalized the new Visa Agreement between India and Pakistan on 14th December, 2012 at...
View ArticleIAF to hold biggest air exercise ‘Iron Fist’ at Pokhran in February
The Indian Air Force will conduct its first ever day-night exercise and display its full combat capability during ‘Iron Fist’ to be held at Pokhran firing ranges here from February 22, 2013. Work at...
View ArticleT-80UD Main Battle Tank – A Pakistani Perspective
The T-80UD main battle tank is currently the most advanced and best protected tank in Pakistan armed forces arsenal. Designed during the second half of 1980’is in KMDB (Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building...
View ArticleAgni V missile: What is the true range?
India tested the Agni V missile for the second time. Once again it was called as an “over” 5000 kms range missile. I am recounting from the first test and all the information that came out from it in...
View ArticleIndia has to consider its security policy more seriously
Ever since independence India has followed a policy of independent foreign policy and not aligning with either of the super powers during the cold war. India championed the Non Aligned Movement with...
View ArticleUS Navy’s role in the Arctic
Due to the geographical conditions, it is the US Navy which plays the most important role in shaping US military presence in the Arctic. Its task is to protect US strategic interests in this part of...
View ArticleChina’s Cyberspace Whitepaper
The following is the whitepaper released by China on cyberspace. This paper is courtesy @rajfortyseven on Twitter. International Strategy of Cooperation on Cyberspace Contents Preface Chapter I....
View ArticleIndia is not moving to counterforce doctrine
The current estimate of India’s nuclear arsenal is not good enough for minimum credible deterrence, let alone a counterforce first strike to disarm Pakistan The post India is not moving to counterforce...
View ArticleThe Distrust : Can India ever trust Pakistan’s religiously zealot polity and...
The Beginning “We will eat grass and leaves or even go hungry if required, but we will get the bomb” so said the Pak Foreign Minister Mr Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in 1965. He later went on to become the...
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