Articles

Agni I to VI and Counting...... - A Journey of Strength-to-Strength

Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM

This article chronicles the story of the Agni Surface-to-Surface Missile (SSM) from inception till date. In that, it brings out the rationale, as to why we moved from Agni I to Agni II and beyond up to Agni VI, and continuing further. It flags the....

January 23, 2017 Technological and Scientific Studies , Ballistic Missile , Agni VI , Surface-to-Surface Missile , SSM

Review Essay: ‘Deadly Impasse: Indo-Pakistani Relations at the Dawn of a New Century’, Dr Sumit Ganguly

Brig Gurmeet Kanwal

The terrorist attack at an army camp in Uri in mid-September 2016 was followed by several surgical strikes across the Line of Control (LoC) by the Special Forces of the Indian Army. Since then, India-Pakistan relations have deteriorated steadily and ....

December 01, 2016 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , POK , Indian Army , LoC , Ballistic Missile , Surgical Strikes , Book Reviews , SAARC summit , India-Pakistan

Has Iran given up its nuclear option?

Mayank Anand Purohit

The year 2016 has seen Iran re-integrate with the world, both politically and economically. This is enabled by the implementation of JCPOA (Joint comprehensive plan of action or the Nuclear Deal) in January. The nuclear sanctions over Iran were withd....

June 21, 2016 West Asia , Iran , JCPOA , Nuclear Deal , Ballistic Missile

Anti Satellite Weapons: A Likely Future Trajectory

Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM

The concept of ASAT weapons has evolved over time as a logical progression from the mother concept of Anti Ballistic Missiles (ABM) or its more recent coinage,the Ballistic Missile defence (BMD)-- a Missile-based defence against the adversary's threa....

May 30, 2016 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Ballistic Missile , ASAT , Anti Satellite Weapons

The Role of Ballistic Missile Defence in The Emerging India-China Strategic Balance

Brig Vinod Anand, Senior Fellow, VIF

India and China have been pursuing essentially a two pronged strategy in Asia, particularly in the Indian Ocean region. On the one hand, they are engaged in a growing economic partnership with a moderating influence on the strategic competition. On t....

January 15, 2013 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Ballistic Missile , India-China Strategic Balance