Summary The procurement of 26 Rafale Marine aircraft enhances India’s naval aviation capabilities, strengthens India–France ...

Senior Fellow, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Uttam Sinha met GOC-in-C Eastern Command, Lt Gen RC Tiwari on 04 August 2025 and discussed the River relations with Bangladesh and the Brahmaputra.… Continue r ...

Retired IPS Dinesh C. Pathak Delivers Talk on ‘Importance of Intelligence-based Operations’ August 12, 2025 Events Read More ...

After eight years of governance by a Republican Administration, the United States elected a Democrat as its president. The Democrat President, Barack Hussein Obama, assumed presidency and appointed ...

This article intends to examine the notion of ‘Revolution in Military Affairs’ (RMA) in China and how the People’s Liberation Army (zhongguo renmin jiefangjun) is thrusting RMA initiatives on its ...

Praveen CV asked: What are the challenges faced by India in its bid to secure the permanent membership in the UNSC?

replies: Every insurgency has its own peculiarities and dynamics, which defines and characterises it. Even two insurgencies in a single state could have a very different character. A look at… Continue ...

Ved Prakash asked: What strategic role is India playing in the Asia Pacific region to counter China’s aggressiveness?

replies: Pakistan’s NCWF was formulated in response to India’s Cold Start doctrine. It was thereafter tested and implemented within the armed forceS. Kalyanaraman Pakistan considers India its major ...

On March 1, 2005, Afghan President Hamid Karzai appointed Uzbek militia commander Abdul Rashid Dostum as Chief-of-Staff to the Commander-in-Chief of the Afghan armed forces – a post which he… Continue ...

D. PADMA KUMAR PILLAY Pillay replies: The exact number depends on multiple variables and cannot be listed as an annual statistic. The numbers vary according to the deployment and operational… Continue ...

Harry asked: What are the strategic and other implications of the recent launch of AGNI V by India?