By N. C. Bipindra An old adage goes, “it’s hard to see things when you are too close – take a step back and look – you may discover a larger plot”. The adage has been proven true, yet again. More than a year after the ill-fated grounding […]
By A Correspondent New Delhi: Human Rights activists globally have urged democracies like India to condemn and impose sanctions on Communist China and its leadership for its unabated genocide of and persecution of Uyghurs in East Turkistan, called Xinjiang. At an online event organised by Delhi-based think-tank Law […]
New Delhi: In an eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation for over two years now, India and China today announced that they have begun troops disengagement at one of the key friction points in Gogra-Hot Springs in eastern Ladakh, following discussions between military commanders on Jul. 17. The troopers of the two […]
General Manoj Mukund Naravane, in an exclusive interview, tells editor N. C. Bipindra that engagement on both fronts simultaneously would be a challenge, but the Indian Army is cognizant of the possibilities and is well-poised to handle more than the two fronts. Ques. What are the military technologies […]
By N. C. Bipindra New Delhi: India‘s missile muscle got a boost with its all-weather friend Russia helping the nuclear-armed South Asian giant to catch up in air defence capabilities with its arch rival China. India and China are currently in a military faceoff in the Ladakh region […]
New Delhi: Vice Admiral R. Hari Kumar, who has commanded the now decommissioned aircraft carrier INS Viraat, will take over as the next Chief of Naval Staff on Nov. 30, when the incumbent Admiral Karambir Singh retires from service. The announcement on the appointment of Vice Admiral Hari […]
Mumbai: India’s navy today got delivery of its fourth Scorpene submarine from the state-run shipbuilder Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL), adding more teeth to its underwater fighting capabilities to meet the challenges posed by Chinese warships and submarines in the Indian Ocean Region. The submarine, built as the […]
Leh: In a signal to an aggressive China, India today said it has recruited 99 young youth from the Ladakh region as soldiers into its army. India has been fighting a menacing China in a military conflict in the Ladakh region since May 2021 and the Indian Army […]
(Editor’s Note: The views are that of the author’s. For the writer’s other interests, read the credit line at the end of the article.) By Lt Gen Prakash Katoch. The United States identifies Russia as its top adversary. On Jul. 19, 2021, the Russian frigate ‘Admiral Gorshkov’, sailing […]
New Delhi: Acquisition of new technologies and promotion of indigenisation will be the key result areas of Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari, a fighter pilot, who took over as the Indian Air Force (IAF) chief today from Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Bhadauria, who retired from service. […]
Bengaluru: India‘s Arunachal Pradesh province got a major boost to its regional connectivity, with the state-run aircraft maker Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) signing a lease agreement with Alliance Air Aviation Limited for the supply of two civilian Dornier Do-228 aircraft for operating in the state bordering China. HAL’s […]
New Delhi: India today placed a $1-billion order for 118 locally-made ‘Arjun‘ main battle tanks for its army, boosting self-reliance in the critical area of heavy combat vehicles and boosting its battle readiness against its archrivals China and Pakistan. “(The) Ministry of Defence (MoD) placed the order with […]
New Delhi: In an effort to blunt China‘s huge influence and forays into the African continent, India has decided to engage with defence ministers of African nation in an institutionalised biennial dialogue during the DefExpo event. The first-ever India-Africa Defence Ministers Conclave (IADMC) was held in Lucknow, Uttar […]
New Delhi: India has cleared a $1.5-billion proposal to build airborne warning and control systems for the air force taking over six Airbus A321 passenger aircraft off the national carrier Air India, to act as the ‘eyes in the sky’ to keep a watch on military movement in […]
New Delhi: A research study has shown that China has lavishly spent huge sums of money to buy influence in India’s film world, universities, social institutions, research think-tanks, social media, and the tech industry, posing a serious threat to national security and democracy. The 76-page Study Report titled […]
