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BrahMos Reborn: The Scramjet, The Wave Rider, And The Next Frontier – OpEd

BrahMos Reborn: The Scramjet, The Wave Rider, And The Next Frontier – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Somewhere over the Indian Ocean, a Sukhoi-30 fighter streaks across the sky with a BrahMos tucked under its

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Grounding A Giant: Inside HAL’s Disqualification From The AMCA Stealth Project – OpEd

Grounding A Giant: Inside HAL’s Disqualification From The AMCA Stealth Project – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Somewhere on a drawing board in Bengaluru sits the shape of India’s most ambitious aircraft yet: the Advanced

22.10.2026 5

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Mortgaging The Youth: The Squeeze On France’s Future – OpEd

Mortgaging The Youth: The Squeeze On France’s Future – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Paul Krugman, the Nobel-winning economist, posed a blunt question on Substack on October 8 in a piece titled

19.10.2026 5

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Chasing The Firestorm: The Engineers Building The Fastest Weapons On Earth – OpEd

Chasing The Firestorm: The Engineers Building The Fastest Weapons On Earth – OpEd

Key Takeaways: In November 2004, a small unmanned aircraft called the X-43A, built by NASA, flew at roughly Mach 9.6,

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IAF Gets Its Own Voice In The Sky: GSAT-7C Deal Seals India’s Dedicated Air Force Satellite – OpEd

IAF Gets Its Own Voice In The Sky: GSAT-7C Deal Seals India’s Dedicated Air Force Satellite – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Somewhere above the Himalayas, a fighter pilot banks into a valley where mountain walls swallow radio signals. Hundreds

17.10.2026 7

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The Unsung Workhorse: Why India’s Navy Needed INS Samarthak – OpEd

The Unsung Workhorse: Why India’s Navy Needed INS Samarthak – OpEd

Key Takeaways: On the crest of the newest ship in the Indian Navy, an elephant climbs out of the sea.

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Mecca Pact Tested: Who Stands With Riyadh? – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Yemen, Saudi Arabia’s southern neighbour, has been at war for years. On one side stand the Houthis, a

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Jio’s Satellite Gambit: Why Musk’s Starlink Got Outplayed On Indian Soil – OpEd

Key Takeaways: In a Himalayan foothill village, a child waits for a video lesson to load while a shopkeeper hopes

11.10.2026 7

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Powering The Skies: How HAL’s Helicopter Engine Paves The Way For AMCA – OpEd

Key Takeaways: By March 2027, New Delhi must make a decision that will outlive most of the officials who make

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Grounding Enemy Wings: How India’s Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon Shuts Down Runways – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Picture a fighter pilot crossing into hostile skies at night. Every kilometre closer to an enemy airbase means

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Taming The Sky: How HAVA Brings Reusable Hypersonic Flight To India – OpEd

Key Takeaways: On 22 July 2024, a slender rocket climbed away from Sriharikota carrying something more valuable than any satellite:

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Inches From Escalation: How An India–Pakistan Naval Patrol Turned Dangerous – OpEd

Key Takeaways: At sea, a few metres can decide everything. A warship weighing thousands of tonnes cannot brake like a

17.09.2026 10

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Inside HAL’s HTT-40: The Cockpit Where Fighter Pilots Are Born – OpEd

Key Takeaways: On a quiet morning at an Indian airbase, a nervous trainee pilot will strap into a cockpit and

09.09.2026 10

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The 1,200-Kilometre Stalker: How Iran’s Qasem Basir Pushed The US Navy Back – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Six years ago, an elite Iranian commander was killed far from home by an American drone, ordered by

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Out Of The Blind: How KHAGANTAK Stays Deadly In Freezing Heights And Desert Heat – OpEd

Key Takeaways: On the 2nd of September, a Sukhoi Su-30MKI climbed high, steadied itself, and released a heavy cylindrical object.

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Spotting The Shadow: Can AI Truly Prevent Shark Encounters? – OpEd

Key Takeaways: AI Drones Now Guard Swimmers From Sharks On a bright morning above an Australian beach, a small aircraft

06.09.2026 10

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The Brutal Truth Behind Every Fighter Jet Landing – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Picture a warship in the middle of the ocean, its deck rolling gently with the swell, and a

01.09.2026 10

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Fire, Forget, And Forge: The High-Stakes Geopolitics Behind India’s Javelin Buy – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Imagine a battlefield. Suddenly, an enemy tank rolls in front of you. You have three choices: send in

29.08.2026 20

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Drones, Decoys, And Deep-Sea Trials: The Tactical Power Of Samarthak – OpEd

Key Takeaways: The Indian Navy has received a ship that is not tied to one single job. Samarthak, the first

28.08.2026 20

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When The Lion Roars: The Story Of The AK-203 Sher – OpEd

Key Takeaways: There is a new roar coming out of Amethi in Uttar Pradesh. It is not the roar of

27.08.2026 20

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Ninety Metres To Stop: The Brutal Truth Behind The Naval LCA – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Every fighter plane in the world is built as light and as strong as possible. The reason is

26.08.2026 10

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The Two-Year Countdown: Can HAL Master ISRO’s Tacit Rocket Science? – OpEd

Key Takeaways: On 10 September 2025, in Bengaluru, something happened for the first time anywhere. The Indian Space Research Organisation

25.08.2026 10

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Blind But Deadly: The Rise Of GPS-Denied Drones – OpEd

Key Takeaways: Imagine a soldier who loses his eyes in battle, yet still walks straight to his target without one

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Silent Hunter Of The Coast: INS Mangrol Joins India’s Navy – OpEd

Key Takeaways: On Friday, 21 August, Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) handed over a new warship named ‘Mangrol’ to the Indian

23.08.2026 10

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From Backbone To Beast: The Super Sukhoi Transformation

Key Takeaways: India is getting ready for one of the biggest fighter aircraft upgrades it has ever attempted. The Indian

19.08.2026 20

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Stronger Engine, Sharper Radar, Deadlier Tejas Mark-II – OpEd

Key Takeaways Every fighter jet has a working life, and India’s older ones are quietly reaching the end of theirs.

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India’s One Lakh Crore Race For New Airlifters – OpEd

Key Takeaways India is preparing for one of the biggest defence purchases in its history. The Defence Ministry has issued

14.08.2026 10

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After 80 Years, Vande Mataram Finally Echoes From Red Fort – OpEd

Key Takeaways On Saturday, 15 August 2026, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi steps onto the ramparts of the Red Fort

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HAL’s Slow Pace Makes Rafale A National Necessity – OpEd

Key Takeaways India is not buying more Rafales because it loves French aircraft. India is buying them because the alternative

12.08.2026 20

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Kal Drone: India’s Next Big Defence Export Story – OpEd

Key Takeaways: For many years, India carried a tag it was not proud of — one of the world’s biggest

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Bangladesh Violence: How Domestic Instability Is Being Strategically Exploited – OpEd

The killing of Bangladeshi student leader Sharif Osman Hadi in Dhaka, followed shortly by the attempted assassination of Motaleb Shikder

23.12.2025 30

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Europe’s Striking Syndrome – OpEd

By Mark Nayler The strike that closed almost all of London’s underground network for four days in mid-September is estimated to have

04.10.2025 30

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A Rare Alignment: The World Stands Ready, Are The Palestinians? – OpEd

By Alon Ben-Meir The international community has rallied behind the Palestinians in support of their aspiration for statehood. The question

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‘All Hell Will Break Out’: Trump Gives Hamas A Final Ultimatum – OpEd

US President Donald Trump has given Hamas a final deadline. They must accept his peace plan by Sunday, 6 pm

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Diamond And Bangles To The Gulf – OpEd

By Jake Scott The ongoing realignment of international trade flows in the midst of the escalating tariff wars between the

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Karachi Is Just 200 Km Away: Is India Ready To Cross The Sir Creek? – OpEd

On Thursday Oct 2,  Defence Minister Rajnath Singh issued a stern warning to Pakistan: any aggression in the Sir Creek

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From Hype To Reality: Building The True Foundation For AI Success – OpEd

Artificial intelligence (AI) will not save us. But people using AI might. Today, there is a lot of excitement around

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Who Rules The Waves? The Answer Is Shifting To New Delhi – OpEd

Recent political moves in Indian Ocean island nations are boosting India’s influence in the region. In May, following a UN...

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