India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi will attend the Combined Commanders’ Conference in Karwar in March 2023. Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen Anil Chauhan will also be present. It is expected that the Indian military leadership will take decisive steps towards creating the much-awaited military theatre commands during this meeting. Three services are likely to … Continue reading Indian Military Reforms: Delays, Dispassion and Dissociation
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Hypersonic Program of India: Hype or Rewarding
In September 2020, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) tested its Hypersonic Technology Demonstration Vehicle or HSTDV. During the test, the HSTDV attained a speed of Mach 6 for 23 seconds. Hurrah, India, had crossed a milestone and joined the elite club of nations with such a technology. Today there is a race between nations to … Continue reading Hypersonic Program of India: Hype or Rewarding
India’s Offensive Against China Should Be in the Grey Zone
Grey zone is not a fixed concept but a hypothetical place between peace and war. Until now grey zone activities were generally restricted to psychological warfare, subversion of political systems, and covert paramilitary and information operations. China and Pakistan are expanding that envelope. While I was writing this article, a never heard of development was … Continue reading India’s Offensive Against China Should Be in the Grey Zone
When India Goes to War With China
It is an open secret that China challenges everything India sets its eyes on, be it cooperation with Quad partners (the United States, Australia, Japan), international organizations like United Nations, WHO, or designating a terrorist organization. India, a Quad member and a close ally of the United States, has become the biggest eyesore for China. … Continue reading When India Goes to War With China
Strike China and Save the World: Part 1 – The Timing
Employing force to contain aggression is a well-known strategy. The timely dominance of an aggressor can save a nation from a very painful future. India has seen this first hand in the last 1000 years or so. In the recent past too, with the collapse of the Soviet Union, people thought that the concept of … Continue reading Strike China and Save the World: Part 1 – The Timing
Integrated Theatre Commands: India Needs to Think Big
The United States was the first country to start working on the concept of jointmanship among all the branches of its military. Though the US Army started working on joint functioning way back in 1905, the concept of the Unified Command Plan (UCP) took off only in 1946, soon after the World War II, in … Continue reading Integrated Theatre Commands: India Needs to Think Big
When the Hunters Became the Hunted: The Galwan Valour
15 June 2021 is the 1st anniversary of the Galwan Valley clash. Chinese treacherous design had once again raised its ugly head. However, instead of falling prey to the Chinese design and running for the cover, the Indian troops took the Chinese head-on and reportedly unleashed a reign of terror, unheard of in modern military … Continue reading When the Hunters Became the Hunted: The Galwan Valour
THE PROMISE OF INDIA
For over a decade India and China have been touted as the next superpowers. The notion of India as a “rising global power” received broader acknowledgment when then-President Barack Obama, on a visit to India in 2010, said that “India is not just a rising power; India has already risen.” Was this just a rhetorical … Continue reading THE PROMISE OF INDIA
India-China Cyber Asymmetry: Act Now
This is a regular working day in Mumbai, India. The lines outside the ATMs and Bank tellers are getting serpentine, and people are losing their patience, the banking servers have crashed. In a short while stock market Servers crash, and airlines & train bookings are not accessible. Airliners in the air and trains on the tracks … Continue reading India-China Cyber Asymmetry: Act Now
TIME TO EXPLOIT DECEPTIVE CHINA’S FAULT LINES
Today every free country is looking at China in disbelief. The CPC and XI Jinping have opened up a number of fronts, more than they can afford. China faces humongous challenges in the aftermath of the pandemic. Unemployment is going through the ceiling, and demonstrations against the government are on the rise. PLA veterans are … Continue reading TIME TO EXPLOIT DECEPTIVE CHINA’S FAULT LINES
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