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Indonesian Defence Minister’s visit to India

August 22, 2020 Amruta Karambelkar Article

The defence minister of Indonesia, General Prabowo Subianto was on a three day-visit to India from 26-28 July. The meeting was aimed at strengthening bilateral defence relationship. Two years ago, both countries elevated their relationship to a compr....

National Security and Strategic Studies , International Relations and Diplomacy , Defence

Tags : Article , India , Indo-Pacific , Defence , Indian Ocean , Indonesia , Maritime , Natuna , Navy

Indian Navy Takes Lead to Build Indigenisation-Innovation Architecture

August 20, 2020 Dr Vijay Sakhuja Commentary

Earlier this month, the Indian Navy put out plans for the twinning of Indigenisation-Innovation, and announced setting up of the Naval Innovation and Indigenisation Organisation (NIIO).1 This initiative is in pursuance of the draft Defence....

National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence

Tags : Commentary , Atmanirbhar Bharat; Indian Navy; Naval Innovation and Indigenisation Organisation (NIIO); Directorate of Indigenisation;Draft Defence Acquisition Policy 2020 (DAP 20);Uttar Pradesh Expressway Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA);Maker Village , Kochi; Society of Indian Defence Manufacturers (SIDM);Raksha Shakti University (RSU);Maritime Innovation Forum (MIF); Security and Scientific Technical Research Agency(SASTRA);Defence Testing Infrastructure Scheme (DTIS);Defence Industrial Corridors (DICs

सीमा पर चीन का ख़तरनाक रुख : चीन से हो गई चूक

August 05, 2020 Air Marshal SS Soman (Retd.) Article

पिछले दो महीनों से पूर्वी लद्दाख़ में भारतीय और चीनी सैनिक ख़तरनाक ढंग से आमने-सामने हुए हैं और ....

National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence

Tags : Hindi , Article , ताइवान , चीन , तिब्बत , एलएसी , लद्दाख , गलवान घाटी , शिजियांग , एअर पॉवर , विस्तारवादी

वास्तविक नियंत्रण रेखा पर भारत-चीन टकराव का विश्लेषण

July 29, 2020 Lt Gen AS Bedi (Retd.) Article

हाल ही में एक प्रतिष्ठित लेखक ने एक प्रमुख भारतीय अखबार में एक लेख में भारत-चीन सीमा विवाद के बा�....

National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence

Tags : Hindi , Article , विभिन्न धारणाएं , गालवान घाटी , एलएसी , लद्दाख , नकुल , सिक्किम

AIR DEFENCE IS EVERYWHERE

July 24, 2020 Air Marshal Diptendu Choudhury (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VM, VSM, Distinguished Fellow, VIF Article

Introduction The term Air Defence (AD), is simplistically understood by most as defence of a nation’s territory from an enemy’s air attacks. For a professional air power practitioner however, AD today means much more. It encompasses a....

National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence

Tags : Article , Air defence , surveillance , AD Command , Air Space Management , Counter Air Operations , Counter Surface Force operations , Battlefield Air Support , Air Interdiction , Control & Reporting , Integrated Area Defence

Border Brinkmanship: A Miscalculation by China

July 09, 2020 Air Marshal SS Soman (Retd.) Article

India and China have been engaged in a tense military faceoff that has witnessed numerous violent incidents over the last two months in Eastern Ladakh. The standoff has resulted from an aggressive border brinkmanship triggered by China, to assert its....

National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence

Tags : Article , China , Taiwan , LAC , Ladakh , Tibet , Galwan valley , Xinjiang , Air Power , Expansionist

FDI in Defence: Some Thoughts

June 20, 2020 Lt. Gen P R Shankar (Retd.) Article

When our Finance Minister announced the raising of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) limit in the defence sector under the automatic route from 49% to 74%1 it was reported as a ‘big push’ for Make in India. It was simultaneously reported....

National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence

Tags : Article , Make in India , FDI , Defence sector , technologies , ROI

वास्तविक नियंत्रण रेखा पर भारत-चीन टकराव का विश्लेषण

June 16, 2020 Lt Gen AS Bedi (Retd.) Article

National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence

Tags : Article , विभिन्न धारणाएं , गालवान घाटी , एलएसी , लद्दाख , नकुल , सिक्किम

Synthesizing Indigenisation: Civil- Defence Aviation Partnership towards Self Reliance

June 11, 2020 Gp Capt Asheesh Shrivastava Article

On 16 May 2020, the Ministry of Finance announced the fourth tranche of Centre's ₹20 lakh crore fiscal stimulus1 for India. Unlike previous declarations which had addressed the needs of agriculture sector, urban poor, MSME, etc t....

National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence

Tags : Article , Indigenization , Civil Military Partnership aviation , MRO , Financial package , ac tyre tubes , ac batteries , aerolubes.

Decoding India-China Standoff at the LAC

May 28, 2020 Lt Gen AS Bedi (Retd.) Article

Recently, a distinguished author in an article in a prominent Indian newspaper while giving a detailed account of the India China border dispute has brought out some pertinent and relevant facts. However, while the facts may be appropriate, these hav....

National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence

Tags : Article , Sikkim , LAC , Ladakh , Galwan valley , Differing Perceptions , Nakula