Features
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January 4, 2018
Cancellation of Spike – discouraging for FDI in defence
By Rohit SrivastavaIn a surprise move to boost Make in India, Ministry of Defence in December cancelled the much awaited anti tank missile deal with Israeli missile maker Rafael Advanced Defence System.
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December 8, 2017
Centre to set up security grid on Bangladesh border
By Rohit SrivastavaTo check illegal immigration and smuggling through the porus borders of Bangladesh, Centre is planning to setup a security grids in the border states by bringing the central and state security agencies together.
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December 7, 2017
India rejects Chinese claim of air intrusion
By Rohit SrivastavaThere has been a fire accident in the Central Ammunition Depot at Pulgaon wherein fire broke out in the depot in the early hours of the morning today.
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December 5, 2017
Godrej Aerospace to manufacture airframe assemblies for air launched BrahMos
By Rohit SrivastavaGodrej Aerospace, a unit of Godrej & Boyce, has received order to manufacture 100 sets of airframes for air launched version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise...
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November 30, 2017
India-Singapore — Deepening defence relations, Source of Envy for China
By Ranjit KumarWith these significant dose of new agreements, the latest round of Defence Ministers Dialogue will help India-Singapore defence and strategic relations cross new milestones in promoting each others' strategic interests in the region...
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November 30, 2017
India-Singapore Defence agreement
By Rohit SrivastavaWith twin objective of balancing the expanding footprints of Chinese Navy in the East Asian waters and creating a strong military base for 'Act East' policy, India and Singapore on November 29 signed India-Singapore Bilateral Agreement for Navy...
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November 8, 2017
Regional challenges driving Indo-US relations
By Dr Vivek Lall, General AtomicsFrom a neutral standpoint, the relations between the US and India have always been influenced by the regional hegemonies of South-East Asia.
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November 3, 2017
India-Italy to re-engage in defence
By Ranjit KumarThe first Prime Ministerial visit from Italy in a decade was intended to mend the relations with an emerging Asian giant and a rising economic power, which is also set to be the biggest defence market in the coming years.
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October 31, 2017
Tillerson Cements India-US strategic bonds
By Ranjit KumarThough the Donald Trump administration took more than nine months to finalise the South Asian strategy, the road laid by previous Obama administration, for a comprehensive and solid strategic partnership with India has further...
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September 29, 2017
India-US: New Phase in Defence Partnership
By Ranjit Kumar
After India-US defence relations reached to its astounding heights at the fag end of Obama administration, both the countries saw a lull in high level contacts creating a perception that the new Trump administration believes more on transactional relationship than sharing something critical to India's defence needs.
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September 22, 2017
India-Nepal Joint Exercise, Surya Kiran-XII
By Lt General V.K. Kapoor (Retd)India-Nepal Joint Military Exercise Surya Kiran-XII, pitched at battalion level, was conducted at Nepal Army Battle School (NABS), Saljhandi, Nepal from September 3 to September 16, 2017.
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September 7, 2017
High Expectations from Nirmala Sitharaman
By Ranjit KumarWith only 20 months left for the new defence minister to justify her appointment, Nirmala Sitharaman faces an uphill task to meet the expectations of the defence community.
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May 4, 2017
Erdogan's visit will cement relations
By Ranjit KumarIndia and Turkey have differences over the status of Kashmir and Northern Cyprus, but that has not stopped the two nations from strengthening relations. Both nations believe that economic and trade relations can be more comprehensive and India believes that economic-relations can help in weaning away Turkey from Pakistan.
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December 13, 2016
Carter reaffirms roadmap for the next US Defence Secretary
By Ranjit KumarAfter contributing immensely to India-US defence relations in his various avatars in Pentagon, and hence giving a solid content and meaning to the India-US...
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November 16, 2016
ScanEagle and Integrator may be produced in India
By Ranjit KumarIf negotiations with Indian defence and armed forces officials proceed well, India could soon be producing the most advanced Integrator and ScanEagle drones.
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October 17, 2016
Goa Takeaway: India-Russia mega defence deals
By R. ChandrakanthDespite India's strengthening of defence and other ties with the US and Russia's recent overtures in Pakistan, the relationship between India and Russia has a historic bonding.
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April 30, 2016
India Pak — No forward movement
By Ranjeet KumarThe on-off India Pakistan talks at various levels in recent years after the 26-11 Mumbai attack, has been like taking one step forward and then two step backwards.
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April 14, 2016
Deepening partnership - India and US
By Ranjeet KumarThe fourth meeting on April 11, 2016 within a span of one year between the Indian Defence Minister, Manohar Parrikar and the US Secretary of Defence, Ashton Carter has resulted in an unprecedented announcement from India that both the countries have agreed in principle to sign the much discussed and negotiated...
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March 1, 2016
Erdogan's visit will cement relations
By Ranjeet KumarProbably this year's defence budget (2016-17) has seen the lowest rise in the history of defence budgets. The negligible rise in this year's defence budget will shock the armed forces and the strategic community who visualize a new great power role for the country.
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October 7, 2015
Merkel pushes for defence cooperation
By Ranjeet KumarIn recent decades defence cooperation has not been a shining example of Indo-German relations and strategic partnerships. And the just concluded visit (4th to 6th October, 2015) of the German Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel conveyed the same impressions.
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September 30, 2015
Giving economic muscle to strategic partnership - Modi in USA
By Ranjeet KumarIndia and US have already achieved a bilateral trade of US $ 100 billion and aim to raise this to the level of US$ one trillion by 2030.
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September 29, 2015
First Defence deal of Modi regime with the United States
By Ranjeet KumarEven before Prime Minister Narendra Modi ushered into the meeting room of President Barack Obama in the Headquarters of the United Nations, the officials of the Indian Ministry of Defence put final signatures to the two most significant deals with the US Department of Defense and Boeing, the manufacturers of the two helicopters Chinook and the Apache.
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September 29, 2015
India-US sign mega defence deal for Apache, Chinook helicopters
By R. ChandrakanthA little before the two heads of State, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President, Barack Obama met in New York, the two countries signed in New Delhi a mega defence deal for the purchase of two of the most advanced American helicopters in a deal worth about $3billion (Rs. 19,800 crores). The agreements, after many delays and price escalations, were signed in the headquarters of the Ministry of Defence in South Block.
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September 23, 2015
Apaches and Chinooks- CCS clears the deal
By Ranjeet KumarBefore his second crucial US visit and meeting with President Barak Obama in New York on 28th September, Prime Minister Narendra Modi presided over the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) meeting on 22nd September, to clear the roughly US$ 3.1 billion deal for two of the world's most capable helicopters of their class, the heavy lift Chinooks and the Apaches Longbow gunships.
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September 18, 2015
IRRC will fast track defence cooperat
By Ranjeet KumarIn order to deepen defence relations with India, US administration has decided to clear all hurdles in its path by establishing a country specific cell called the India Rapid Reaction Cell (IRRC).
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September 14, 2015
Israelis eager to participate in 'Make in India' programme
By Ranjeet KumarIsrael has emerged as India's second largest supplier of defence hardware, not only because of a special relationship with India, but also because they have done a miracle in the defence sector by mastering the art and science of developing modern weapons systems, which India needed very much at a time when no other country was willing to export to India.
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July 17, 2015
India Pakistan — Ufa betrayed
By Ranjeet KumarOne step forward and two steps backward has become a norm in India Pakistan relations. The flurry of telephonic conversations on 15th and 16th July between the Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and the Pakistani High Commissioner Abdul Basit and the Indian Foreign Secretary S. Jayshankar in New Delhi...
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June 12, 2015
Sweden eyeing Indian defence market
By Ranjeet KumarThe Swedes are showing their eagerness to mend fences with India. After muddling their fingers in the Indian market in mid eighties, the Swedes have decided to repair their fractured relationship in defence sector with India.
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June 8, 2015
Netherlands eager to enter Indian defence market
By Ranjeet KumarThe Dutch Prime Minister's visit to India will go a long way in creating awareness about the Indian defence market and available opportunities for the Dutch defence industries.
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June 5, 2015
Carter visit — new roadmap for defence relationship
By Ranjeet KumarThe outcome of the much-touted visit (June 2 to 4, 2015) of the US Defence Secretary Dr Ashton Carter was on expected lines.
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May 29, 2015
Germany - Wooing India for Subs and fighters
By Ranjeet KumarLobbying for the Submarine acquisition programme under P-75I of Indian Navy has begun in a serious note with the visit of German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen to New Delhi and Mumbai from 26th to 28th May, 2015.
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May 19, 2015
India South Korea — evolving defence relations
By Ranjeet KumarWith India and South Korea raising the level of bilateral relations to 'Special Strategic Partnership', the two countries are poised to play a bigger role together in East Asian Affairs, giving a significant boost to India's 'Act East' policy.
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May 19, 2015
Modi in China — Trust deficit remains
By Ranjeet KumarPrime Minister Narendra Modi's much-hyped visit to China was significant in itself, but it did not yield substantial results. However, in spite of the prevailing and deepening trust deficit, on issues ranging from border and territory to strategic ones like the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea and China's stand on various international organizations vis a vis India's membership of UNSC and NSG and other export control regimes, the Chinese leaders did not hesitate...
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May 1, 2015
Ashton Carter visit — New phase in India US defence relations
By Ranjeet KumarAs a follow-up to the US President Barack Obama's visit to India for Republic Day, the US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter will make his maiden visit to New Delhi in his new avatar on June 2 and 3. The Carter visit is expected to mark a new phase in Indo-US defence and strategic relations as the two defence establishments are expected to give a major push to the 'Defence Trade and Technology Initiative' (DTTI). Both the countries are working on ground-breaking ideas and proposals to deepen the defence partnerships between them for decades to come.
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April 23, 2015
Parrikar invites Korean defence industry
By Ranjeet KumarTechnology giant South Korea is emerging as a major player in the development and production of defence systems and platforms.
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March 26, 2015
Modi to visit China — Multiple Challenges
By Ranjeet KumarSummits after summits have failed to resolve the contentious border issue between India and China and once again all eyes are now on the May end visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to China.
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January 30, 2015
US India strategic romance
By Ranjeet KumarHe came, he saw, he conquered. The three day (from January 25 to 27) visit of the US President Barack Obama as a guest of honour on India's Republic day was an overwhelming success from the perspective of deliverables.
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December 15, 2014
India Russia - Half Hearted Druzhba?
By Ranjeet KumarThe Joint India Russia Statement titled, "Druzhba-Dosti: A Vision for strengthening the Partnership over the next decade' promises a lot, reflecting the traditional strong strategic ties between the two Eurasian and Asian giants but it has also ruffled...
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October 31, 2012
Saab India Technologies offers India state-of-the-art ISR and UAV Systems
By Air Marshal V.K. Bhatia (Retd)Saab India Technologies gave a presentation on its latest state-of-the-art ISR and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) systems during a workshop in New Delhi.
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September 26, 2012
Raytheon's Ground Based Anti Tank Guided Missiles
By Lt General Naresh Chand (Retd)The tube-launched, optically-tracked, wireless-guided (TOW) weapon system, with the multi-mission TOW 2A, TOW 2B, TOW 2B Aero and TOW Bunker Buster missiles, is a long-range, precision anti-armor, anti-fortification and anti-amphibious landing weapon system used widely in more than 40 international armed forces...
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May 9, 2012
Army Aviation's Helicopter Deal Awaited
By Lt General Naresh Chand (Retd)Army Aviation Corps (AAC) currently holds 11 squadrons and five independent flights of Chetaks/Cheetahs with a total strength of about 300 helicopters.
