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Does the Quad have a security agenda?
Oct 04, 2024

Does the Quad have a security agenda?

A close examination of the Quad's evolving maritime security efforts suggests that it would be premature to dismiss the group's gradually refined secu

भारतीय हवाई दलाचे आव्हान: हवाई दलाच्या लढाऊ क्षमतेत लक्षणीय घट
Oct 03, 2024

भारतीय हवाई दलाचे आव्हान: हवाई दलाच्या लढाऊ क्षमतेत लक्षणीय घट

हवाई दलाच्या लढाऊ क्षमतेत लक्षणीय घट झाली आहे. वारंवार ह�

The multiple travails of the IAF: India’s fighter strength depletion
Sep 19, 2024

The multiple travails of the IAF: India’s fighter strength depletion

The IAF faces a significant depletion in its fighter strength. Frequent crashes, supply chain issues, and reliance on GE for engines further hinder th

Continuing salience of the Quad
Aug 08, 2024

Continuing salience of the Quad

The recent Quad Foreign Ministers' meeting dispels doubts about the Quad's future and highlights India's role in Indo-Pacific maritime security and go

The case for militarising the Quad just got nudged
Jun 12, 2024

The case for militarising the Quad just got nudged

With the emergence of Squad, a new Pacific multilateral, the question whether the Quad should be militarised has resurfaced

स्क्वॉड: इंडो-पॅसिफिकमध्ये एका लहान गटाचा उदय!
Jun 06, 2024

स्क्वॉड: इंडो-पॅसिफिकमध्ये एका लहान गटाचा उदय!

इंडो-पॅसिफिकमध्ये चीनच्या वाढत्या आक्रमकतेमुळे अमेरिक�

‘स्क्वॉड’: हिंद-प्रशांत के इलाके में एक लघु समूह का उदय!
May 30, 2024

‘स्क्वॉड’: हिंद-प्रशांत के इलाके में एक लघु समूह का उदय!

हिंद-प्रशांत इलाके में चीन की आक्रामकता में हुई वृद्धि न�

Squad and the rise of minilateralism in the Indo-Pacific
May 24, 2024

Squad and the rise of minilateralism in the Indo-Pacific

The rise in Chinese aggression in the Indo-Pacific has prompted the emergence of Squad—a minilateral grouping between the US, Japan, Australia and t

देशाच्या लढाऊ विमानांची आणि हेलिकॉप्टरच्या ताफ्याची समस्या
Jan 05, 2024

देशाच्या लढाऊ विमानांची आणि हेलिकॉप्टरच्या ताफ्याची समस्या

भारताच्या लढाऊ विमानांच्या तुकड्यांची घटती संख्या आणि �

India’s fighter squadron and helicopter fleet conundrum
Dec 13, 2023

India’s fighter squadron and helicopter fleet conundrum

Tactful usage of available resources is essential to mitigate the diminishing strength of India’s fighter squadrons and the vulnerability of its hel

What does an emerging Squad in the Indo-Pacific mean for India?
May 24, 2024

What does an emerging Squad in the Indo-Pacific mean for India?

This new mini-lateral grouping of the US and three of its allies could coordinate actions with the Quad for regional stability

Leapfrog? Just a chimera chase
Apr 16, 2018

Leapfrog? Just a chimera chase

A reworked bid gifts India the prospect of owning 110 medium-role combat aircraft. Nevertheless, the IAF may be down to 15 squadrons by 2032.

Let us get our wings at home
Jun 12, 2015

Let us get our wings at home

Even if the Centre's Rafale deal for the two squadrons comes through, it will only temporarily arrest the decline of squadrons for the IAF. The long-term answer may just lie in the home-grown Advanced Multi-role Combat Aircraft, being developed by the Aeronautical Development Agency , Bangalore.

South Asia South Asia Weekly 62
Mar 09, 2009

South Asia South Asia Weekly 62

A suicide bomber believed to be from the LTTE Black Tiger suicide squad blew himself up inside a mosque killing nearly 14 people and injuring 20 others including a Postal Services minister Mahinda Wijesekera and Culture minister Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena during a congregation held to

The Indian Air Force, Sub-Conventional operations and Balakot: A practitioner’s perspective
May 13, 2019

The Indian Air Force, Sub-Conventional operations and Balakot: A practitioner’s perspective

India’s employment of offensive air power in sub-conventional operations has evolved rather slowly for several reasons, primary of which is the quest for restraint in the application of force against internal fissures. There is also a popular reluctance to recognise the capabilities of air power in pursuing counter-insurgency, counter-terrorism and counter-infiltration operations. This brief explores the evolution of a doctrinal clarity for the