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Indian military hierarchy must learn from US–loyalty must be constitutional, not political.
Ever-increasing cases of police high-handedness against soldiers are impacting the morale of the Armed Forces. It is only a matter of time before the...
Drones are certainly the cheapest and most effective precision-guided munition. However, their impact on the tactical battlefield is evolutionary...
On the face of it, the joint statement on defence ticks all the right boxes. However, the two-decade-long India-US defence cooperation has promised...
The military differential between India and China is predominantly in the domains of electronic and cyber warfare, and in the quality and quantity of...
Adopting a similar model to China, India should transform its armed forces to be in a position to challenge Beijing by 2035 and seek parity in...
India must transition from ‘conflict management’ to ‘conflict termination’ in J&K. For this, a de novo political and military approach is required.
The selection system of Service Chiefs and the CDS remains opaque, making it open to unethical interference both from within the armed forces and from...
The most suitable place to honour Shivaji would have been Leh. As a regimental icon of the Maratha Light Infantry, his reverence should have been...
Current problems stem from a hastily executed policy and the inadequate grooming of women officers for higher ranks. They will, in future, be...
The surrender painting was tangible and factual — a depiction of the armed forces’ finest hour. The replacement painting is steeped in religiosity,...
India must warn China that the present borders defined by the LAC cannot be changed and using the border dispute to impose hegemony will be...
Self-styled experts on social media cannot be allowed to ridicule IAF. Domain experts from IDS must brief media on the Indian military's...
The India-China crisis has led to a de facto delineation of the 1959 Claim Line in Ladakh. Why can’t this delineation be extended to the rest of...
The quest for territory is not the driver of the border dispute; it is merely China’s tool to assert hegemony. India needs until at least 2047 to...
The incident of 1951 in Ladakh's Chushul is a lesser-known historical fact. It was India's first brush with the PLA under unusual circumstances.
My assessment is that the Indian armed forces are adopting emerging technologies for incremental change and not transformation—which is the need of...
Any future tactical agreement in Eastern Ladakh will be based on India accepting the 1959 claim line. The diplomatic challenge is to reach a face-...
The recent order of 73,000 SIG Sauer rifles has triggered debate on India’s long quest for a modern rifle. The India-Russia AK-203 joint production...
Since a peace initiative is not likely before next year, heavy fighting before the winter is inevitable, with each side trying to capture more...
An unfriendly government in Bangladesh can dilute the BIMSEC programme, undermining India’s status as a regional and emerging world power.
We must stop fixating on ‘Israeli model’ in Gaza to deal with terrorism and conventional threats. Ismail Haniyeh killing holds deeper lessons.
There are 3 facets to resolving the crisis in J&K—avoiding outright military confrontation, optimising the counter-insurgency grid, and...