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India’s Growing Defence Exports - Charting the Future

For a country that has long had the unenvious distinction of being the largest global arms importer, the narrative of `growing – arms exports’ is in itself a paradigm shift. It is with pride that the Raksha Mantri (Defence Minister) recen

Hellfire from the Heavens – A Perspective on Contemporary Aerial Strikes

Punitive response with the employment of air power is nothing new, and goes back to the British ‘watch and ward’ missions that the Indian Air Force undertook with the Royal Air Force in 1937, towards policing the recalcitrant tribes of Waziristan

Defence Corridor and Entrepreneurship in VUCA Times

Overview
The big question is in these turbulent times, how can India's Defence Corridor strengthen national security while acting as a center of entrepreneurial innovation? Let us discover! In the dynamic landscape of VUCA (Vola

The Changing Nature of Warfare: Lessons for India

The Russia-Ukraine war and the war in Gaza provide several pointers to how the nature of warfare is changing. Indian strategic thinkers need to carefully study these wars and imbibe the lessons. Indian armed forces are in the process of being reorgan

Bengaluru Water Crisis: A Case of Inadequate Water Management

Introduction
When Cape Town in South Africa faced a severe water crisis in 2018, it was predicted that soon many metropolitan cities across the globe would face the same fate. Unfortunately, this prediction came true for India as its thir

Nexus between Insurgency and Narco-Trafficking : A Case Study of Manipur

Introduction
The northeast region of India has been inflicted with long-standing separatist insurgencies. Since the 1950s, this region has witnessed frequent ethnic conflicts as well as insurgent violence. In the recent past, the overall

Mapping Terrorism & Extremism in Bharat

वेदाविनाशिनं नित्यं य एनमजमव्ययम्‌ । कथं स पुरुषः पार्थ कं घातयति हन्ति कम्‌ ॥ [Translation: “O Partha, how can a

Changing Contours of Drone Warfare – Dawn of a New Reality

Introduction
Military drones have become an indispensable tool in modern warfare, and stand poised to shape the contours of all future wars. Use of drones in warfare is not new, they were used in Vietnam, in the Kosovo war, Afghanistan,

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