IAF & Theaterisation

IAF & Theaterisation

IAF & Theaterisation American example may have inspired India’s theaterisation plan, but the same example now strengthens the Indian Air Force to scuttle it Has the idea of theaterisation of Indian forces, now nearly five years old, gone under pause? This...
Farewell to MiG-21

Farewell to MiG-21

Farewell to MiG-21 During an informal discussion on India’s defence sector with Western European military officers in the 1980s, this writer was asked: why a ‘democratic’ India was buying defence equipment from a ‘communist’ Russia. Since furnishing details and data...
Is Trump killing Quad?

Is Trump killing Quad?

Is Trump killing Quad? By treating India now more or less as an enemy with his daily statements and highest tariff of 50 percent (the only country after Brazil), has President Donald Trump initiated the demise of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad), the...
Pause in Indo-Defense Ties?

Pause in Indo-Defense Ties?

Pause in Indo-Defense Ties? If for former U.S. President Joe Biden Indo-US ties were supposed to be the “most defining relationship of the 21st Century”, the incumbent President Donald Trump is perceived by many to have taken the most destructive turn in that...
No to Terror

No to Terror

No to Terror ● One, terrorists will not be treated as proxies. ● Two, cross-border terrorism will get an appropriate response. ● Three, terror and talks are not possible together. There will only be talks on terror. ● Four, not yielding to nuclear blackmail. ● And...