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S-400: Rupee-Ruble Matrix and Other Points of Caution
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM Article

Speaking to a select group of journalists on 22 Feb 2019 at the Aero India Show in Bengaluru, the Deputy Director of the Russian Military-Technical Cooperation Mr Anatoly said " Dollar is no longer the universal currency for trade in defence"1

March 07, 2019 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , S-400 , CAATSA , rupee-rouble trade
Make In India: Through Indigenous Research and Development by DRDO/Industry (a VIF Task Force Report)

India is one of the largest importers of defence equipment in the world. Compelled by the need of modernise its armed forces, India will be importing billions of dollars worth of equipment in the next ten years. The growing dependence on imported def....

February 27, 2019 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Make in India , Defence production , DRDO , Defence Procurement Policy , ISRO , LTTPP
Pulwama and After
Maj Gen P K Mallick, VSM (Retd) Article

At least 44 personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were killed and 70 injured when a Maruti Eeco car laden with explosives rammed into a CRPF bus—part of a massive convoy—in Awantipora town of Pulwama District in Jammu and Kashmir (....

February 27, 2019 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , Counter-terrorism , Pulwama retribution , Indian Army’s valour
Youth Development through National Cadet Corps
Lt. Gen. Vinod Vashisht, AVSM, VSM & Bar (Retd)

… motto of NCC, ‘Unity & Discipline’, is committed to the empowerment of youth .. making invaluable contributions towards nation building ... it flags two vital issues of contemporary concern .. united and disciplined citizenry would be central....

February 12, 2019 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Youth development & skilling , NCC in nation building , NCC
Is Artificial Intelligence (AI) Changing the Nature of War?
Maj Gen P K Mallick, VSM (Retd) Article

Introduction
The professional military body differentiates between an objective nature and a subjective character of war by drawing upon Clausewitz. Nature of war describes what war is and character of war describes how it is actually fou....

January 18, 2019 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , artificial intelligence , Nature and character of war
आईएनएस अरिहंत की निवारक गश्त: भारत की परमाणु स्थिति में मील का अहम पत्थर
Dr Kapil Patil Article

भारत के प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी ने 5 नवंबर को ऐलान किया कि भारत की पहली पूरी तह स्वदेश में डिज�....

January 11, 2019 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , आईएनएस अरिहंत का गश्त , भारत की परमाणु स्थिति
India’s Gradual Transition from ‘Defense Market’ to ‘Export Hub’
Devsena Mishra Article

2019, the final year of current Indian government, is the perfect time to trace and evaluate how much progress India has made on some of the ambitious targets related to defense sector i.e. promotion of indigenous defense development, reducing countr....

January 04, 2019 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , India’s defence , Defence modernisation
सामरिक मंच की सफलता का ढांचा: अरिहंत से मिले सबक
Vice Adm Raman Puri, PVSM, AVSM, VSM Article

कार्यक्रम
आईएनएस अरिहंत शिप सबमर्सिबल बैलिस्टिक न्यूक्लियर (एसएसबीएन) ने हाल ही में अपनी �....

January 04, 2019 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , नौसेना आईएनएस अरिहंत , परमाणु प्रक्षेपण विकल्प
A Welcome Verdict on Rafale Deal
Dr Kapil Patil Article

In a landmark judgment last week, India’s Supreme Court has summarily dismissed all the petitions challenging the price and propriety of the deal involving the acquisition of 36 Rafale Fighter Jets.1 Declining the petitions, the Supreme ....

December 26, 2018 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article
Optimising Defense Expenditure

… there is no place for wasteful expenditure. Indigenization must be the preferred option so that defense expenditure generates employment, helps in earning foreign exchange and sharpens our technology as also learning curve .......

December 12, 2018 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Defence budgeting , Defence industry , Defense Budgeting in India
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