China’s political, military and economic engagements in Afghanistan are driven by its own domestic security reasons.
China’s political, military and economic engagements in Afghanistan are driven by its own domestic security reasons.
India’s service chiefs would need to lay down their priorities. These would involve a mix of operational and non-operational tasks.
The global nuclear framework still faces many challenges. Often, bleak predictions motivate the international community to collectively ensure that such predictions do not come true. This essay attempts to gauge the future of the global nuclear framework based on current trends.
The PPCOSC is not likely to ever be the overall commander of the armed forces as a CDS would be.
The Indian Navy’s effectiveness as a net-security provider will depend, in large measure, on its leadership’s ability to plan for complex future challenges.
Ten years on from 26/11, the NSG continues to face serious logistical and transportation challenges. Simply put, the NSG cannot wait around to execute a planned counter-assault.
Pakistan’s strategy of ‘bleeding India by a thousand cuts’ has been implemented by exploiting religious sentiments and whipping up passions on communal and sectarian lines.
Ten years on, the two obvious questions we continue to ponder are first, why Mumbai? And more importantly, can it happen again, and if so, is Mumbai prepared?
Coastal preparedness is better than earlier — but the overall picture remains less than satisfactory. While the state of inter-agency coordination has improved, state governments continue to be indifferent to needs of coastal security, and the state-police still reluctant to shoulder responsibility.
Amidst the celebrations following the INS Arihant’s first patrolling mission, it is ironical that the Indian navy’s tactical war fighting fleet of diesel-electric submarines continues to languish.
If — as the PMO press release says — that INS Arihant completed its first deterrence patrol, it is a welcome development.
Theoretically, sheer naval presence is a form of naval diplomacy that achieves multiple goals such as expressing intent, reassuring partners and deterring the enemy. The Cam Ranh Bay port is facilitating the same for Vietnam.
India is asserting its rights as a Nuclear Weapons Power, and France is helping us do this at great risk to itself, and the Indian public discourse seems intent on proving India is an unreliable partner. It is high time the government stops treating this ...
To ensure self reliance, the government is emphasising on “Make in India”. It is undoubtedly in the right direction, however, implementation needs to be fine tuned.
A review of existing and future capability is essential to offer a holistic appraisal of current and predicted trajectory of the IAF vs. PLAAF discourse.
The challenge to Beijing is that it may be instigating an arms race where it does not seek one, especially with regard to India, which increasingly sees itself in a rivalry with China for great-power status in the Indo-Pacific.
Unlike other great powers of the past New Delhi has encountered, China impinges directly on India’s geopolitical landscape in multiple ways. The rise of China has only exacerbated its intensity.
There is no reason to expect that India’s deterrence strategy will change in the near future.
The world needs to evolve a balanced and unified stand to deal with the Korean nuclear impasse.
Defending Indian airspace from any potential Chinese aerial challenge or intrusions in the future with the proliferation of stealth aircraft in the region, will be eventualities that the Indian Air Force must contend with.
Several emerging trends like increasing congestion of global commons, especially in the maritime domain and the rapid development of disruptive technologies highlight over next decades, countries are likely to reconfigure their military forces to fight protracted conflicts at distant places.
David Petraeus is a retired United States Army general. ...
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