Newly ‘emboldened’ defence ministry and ‘Hanuman’-like Indian Air Force (IAF) appear to have pitched forth, for a 42-squadron service. The goal is oft...

India may have between 10-12 years to reduce the asymmetry for its forces when compared to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China. Many military...

Thus, while the pro-Congress coalition lobby of the West Bengal state committee survived by the skin of their teeth as they were universally...

The US and India has a tacit understanding that neither will ‘surprise’ each other on sub-continental issues. But in March, 2004, when the George W...

To make the Indian navy have a much smaller carbon footprint on the blue waters, the service has plans of making design changes of its ships in three...

In that light, Defence Minister, Manohar Parrikar’s recent visit to the UAE – delayed by a couple days for unknown reasons – has special...

For, the strategic partner (SP) that the designated four domestic shipyards need to access technology to build the subs has not yet been identified....

Like the much reviled political Islam, Christianity has remained a political religion. It is the Treaty of Westphalia that severed the direct contact...

The price at which the Ministry of Defence (MoD) is negotiating the 36 Rafale jets, at $200 million each, is being considered as an “overpricing”...

The Logistics Support Memorandum of Agreement (LSMOA), which was signed between the government and the US department of defence this week, needs to be...

The Kollam temple fire emerged on the news horizon at about 7:00 pm on Sunday. By 9:00 pm, VS Achuthanandan, the former Chief Minister of Kerala and...

The transformation of the command and force structures of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), Army and Navy, besides the structures of the higher...