Experts Speak
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September 14, 2024
China's LARID Radar
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)The Low Latitude Long Range Ionospheric Radar's (LARID) ability to detect plasma bubbles and stealth aircraft offers significant military implications, enhancing China's early warning capabilities and improving the performance of its radar systems, particularly for over-the-horizon detection
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September 14, 2024
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Use in Military
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)AI integration in the military domain raises significant legal, security, and ethical concerns, especially regarding transparency, accountability, and bias, amplified in high-risk military contexts
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September 5, 2024
A September Revolution
By Major General Atanu K Pattanaik (Retd)The German provincial elections could be remembered as the beginning of a broader political shift, influencing electoral agendas in other countries
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August 30, 2024
India's Balancing Act: Managing Strategic Dilemmas
By Major General Atanu K Pattanaik (Retd)In a rapidly evolving world, India's foreign policy pragmatism allows it to navigate complex global dynamics, seeking support from one or more great powers while retaining strategic autonomy
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August 25, 2024
Visit of Prime Minister Modi to Poland and Ukraine
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)The visit was timed to balance India's ties with both Russia and the US, especially following Modi's Russia visit and the backlash from both Ukraine and the US
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August 25, 2024
Bad Vibes from Bangladesh
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), which is pro-Pakistan and pro-China, is expected to gain influence, possibly canceling pacts signed with India, while China continues to provide military equipment and support to Bangladesh's armed forces
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August 25, 2024
Indian Army's Future Goals
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)The Indian Army's Vision@2047 is “to transform into a modern, agile, adaptive, technology-enabled, and self-reliant future-ready force, capable of deterring and winning wars in a multi-domain environment”
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August 25, 2024
More Howitzers, New Kamikaze Drone
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)Indian Army is upgrading its firepower, with several acquisitions in the pipeline, including the 155mm/52 Caliber Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System (ATAGS) and Kamikaze drones
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August 25, 2024
Defence Minister Visits USA
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)During the visit, Rajnath Singh invited US defence companies to collaborate with Indian partners to accelerate the “Make in India” programme, aiming for joint co-development and co-production in defence technologies
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August 15, 2024
Manipur's Baby Peace Step
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)On August 1, 2024, the conflicting Meitei and Hmar of Jiribam District signed an agreement to end hostilities, a significant step towards restoring peace in Manipur
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August 15, 2024
State Visit of Vietnam's Prime Minister
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)During the visit, Prime Minister Modi highlighted Vietnam as an 'important partner' in India's Act East Policy and Indo-Pacific vision, underscoring the strong coordination between the two countries on regional matters
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August 15, 2024
China's New Pangong Tso Bridge
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)China's construction of a new 400-meter bridge across Pangong Tso, with satellite images showing armoured vehicles on it, has strategic implications for faster PLA mobilisation and shifts the power balance in favour of China
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August 12, 2024
East Pakistan: Re-launched
By Major General Atanu K Pattanaik (Retd)Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had claimed a few months back that 'conspiracies' were being hatched to topple her government and that she may be assassinated just like her father
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August 6, 2024
Making Sense of the Riots in Britain
By Major General Atanu K Pattanaik (Retd)Anger on the streets has been piling up for a variety of reasons, including the failure of authorities to address the vulnerability of the local white population to migrants' crime
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July 31, 2024
Canals, Cycles & Cathedrals
By Major General Atanu K Pattanaik (Retd)The Netherlands is yet another European state to have swung to the right after the far-right Freedom Party (PVV) won the largest number of seats in the national elections. The collapse of the Dutch government of Prime Minister Mark Rutte highlights how the issue of immigration has become a critical dynamic of European politics.
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July 23, 2024
First Defence Budget of NDA 3.0
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)In her seventh Union Budget presentation on July 23, 2024, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced no change in defence allocation from the ₹6.21 lakh crore allocated in the interim budget five months earlier, despite threats to India's national security increasing by the day
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July 23, 2024
Frontline Robots
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)In recent experiments, US Generals want to send robots to face the enemy's first bullets, as human casualties come with a significant price
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July 23, 2024
DEWS and EMP Weapons
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)The significance of these capabilities cannot be overstated, as they hold the potential to reshape the landscape of defence technology and significantly enhance operational capabilities
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July 23, 2024
Camcopter S-100 under 'Make in India'
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)Production of the Camcopter S-100 under the 'Make in India' initiative will boost India's military capabilities, supporting operations in challenging terrains and extreme climatic conditions
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July 23, 2024
Indo-Russian Joint Defence Ventures
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)The Indo-Russian bilateral relationship is described as time-tested, with Russia remaining a priority in India's foreign policy, highlighted by the agreement on military technical cooperation for the 2021-2031 decade
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July 11, 2024
Kargil...25 Years On
By Major General Atanu K Pattanaik (Retd)As we pay homage to the martyrs and recount their supreme sacrifice, it is also an occasion to reflect whether we as a country and as a society treat our armed forces veterans with care, compassion, and respect they deserve
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July 11, 2024
22nd India-Russia Annual Summit
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)During the bilateral and delegation-level discussions, both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Vladimir Putin appreciated the time-tested India-Russia relations based on trust, mutual understanding and strategic convergence, as also agreeing to make all efforts to optimise full potential of the strategic partnership
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July 11, 2024
Military Mobility
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)In combat, military mobility in terms of speed, stealth, survivability, swiftness, and operational mobility are extremely important and foundational for the operational success of any professional military
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July 11, 2024
Pakistan – Talibanisation & counter-terrorism
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Shatif has approved a new counter-terrorism (CT) strategy, Operation 'Azm-e-Istehkam', to combat extremism and terrorism in a decisive manner
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July 11, 2024
Joint Stryker ICV Production
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)The project is in three-phases - limited off-the-shelf purchase of Stryker ICV under America's foreign military sales (FMS) programme; joint production in India, and; co-development of futuristic armoured versions of Stryker ICV
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June 28, 2024
Europe Goes Downhill
By Major General Atanu K Pattanaik (Retd)Europe grapples with mounting divisions within the European Union and NATO, while facing a barrage of challenges on multiple fronts
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June 25, 2024
25 Years Since Kargil Conflict
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)The Silver Jubilee of the Kargil Conflict must make us look back and seriously examine what lessons we need to draw and act upon to ensure our National Security
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June 25, 2024
India-US Review iCET Progress
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan visited India to conduct the first annual review of the Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technologies (iCET), a collaboration between the two countries in advanced technological domains
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June 25, 2024
Indigenous ULUAV & SMG
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)These ULUAV and SMG orders highlight the growing prowess of local firms in innovating and demonstrates their capability to develop advanced defence technologies
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June 25, 2024
Counter Drone & Loiter Munitions for Army
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)The indigenous development of counter-drone and loiter munitions for the Indian Army has seen significant advancements, all designed to enhance the Army's capabilities in modern warfare with advanced technologies
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June 25, 2024
State visit of Bangladesh Prime Minister
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)The highlight of Sheikh Hasina's visit was holding discussions with Narendra Modi and signing seven memorandums of understanding (MoUs) and renewing three previous agreements to solidify the bilateral relationship further.
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June 11, 2024
NDA 3.0 and Defence Allocations
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)With India already a $5 trillion economy and aiming for $7 trillion by 2030, an annual defence budget of 4-5 per cent of GDP is needed through the next decade.
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June 11, 2024
Drone Wall
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)The goal of the drone wall is to use drones and other technologies to protect borders against provocations from unfriendly countries and to prevent smuggling.
