Self-Styled ‘Bhindranwale 2.0’: A Troubling Element in Punjab
ਹਿੰਦੂ ਤੁਰਕ ਕੋਊ ਰਾਫਜੀ ਇਮਾਮ ਸਾਫੀ, ਮਾਨਸ ਕੀ ਜਾਤਿ ਸਬੈ ਏਕੈ ਪਹਿਚਾਨਬੋ ॥
[Quote bySri Guru Gobind Singh Ji Maharaj, Tenth Sikh Guru]<
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Could the Reaper Have Been Saved – An Analysis
The Incident
According to "Defense One," two Russian SU-27 aircraft intercepted a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle over the Black Sea on March 14, 2023. Apparently, the interceptors dumped fuel on it and then struck its propellersMarch 03, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence, Commentary, US, Russia, UAV, Reaper, SU 27
Take Aways from the New IAF Doctrine
The new Indian Air Force doctrine made available in the public domain has gone through various iterations and does incorporate aerospace aspects of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict also. There has been emphasis on capturing the growing role of aer
Analysing the Balloon Drift: Another Perspective
Introduction
The US Department of Defense released a photo of the alleged Chinese spy Balloon on February 22. The photo was taken by a U-2 aircraft as it sailed over the balloon on February 3, according to the caption. A U.S. Air F
Saving the Tiger
The Indian Express reported recently that Project Tiger, which was launched in 1973 to conserve the wild tiger population in India, completes fifty years in 2023. This is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme of the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climat
November 10, 2022 National Security and Strategic Studies, Climate Change, Russia, World Bank, Wildlife, Positive Bharat, Tiger
Geo-engineering: A Fringe Idea Whose Time Has Come?
Introduction
On 1 October 2022, the US government announced a Five-Year Plan to study the controversial and seemingly sci-fi notion of deflecting the Sun’s rays before they hit Earth in order to temporarily reduce the effects of global wa
Punjab: Frankenstein amidst Witches Brew
Punjab - the front line border state of India has seen fragility in the 1980’s and 1990’s in the form of a bloody terrorist campaign memories of which returned to haunt with images from Ajnala (near Amritsar) where followers of a radical extremis
October 23, 2012 Terrorism, National Security and Strategic Studies, Article, Pakistan, Punjab, ISI, Khalistan
Innovation for Defence Excellence (iDEX): Where do We Stand?
Innovation for Defence Excellence (iDEX) and the Defence India Start-up Challenge (DISC) platforms
The iDEX platform was launched in April 2018 under the DIO (Defence Innovation Organisation) and the aim was for “creation of an ecosysteOctober 15, 2019 National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence, Commentary, Defence, Defence production, R&D, iDEX, Start-up, Challenge, DISC, Innovators
India Launches World’s First Intranasal Anti-Covid Vaccine
On 26th January 27, 2023, Bharat Biotech launched the world’s first intranasal vaccine against Covid 19 in New Delhi. The vaccine uses a modified chimpanzee adenovirus to carry the Covid spike protein and cannot replicate in the body. It was develo
February 11, 2010 National Security and Strategic Studies, Covid 19, Bharat Biotech, Covishield, Covaxin, Positive Bharat, intranasal vaccine
Imperatives for Reconsideration of the Armed Forces Doctrines
Modern warfare dictates different Services and indeed different components of national power to be brought together intelligently to achieve unity of command and unity of effort. Modern warfare is also extremely complex, and no two wars can be stated
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