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Legal Dimensions of Commercialisation of Space

(The following is a transcript of the presentation made by Dr Ranjana Kaul at the Vivekananda International Foundation during a joint roundtable with Indian Space Foundation on 18 January 2023) The world is moving towards contestation of the ‘....

May 04, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Technological and Scientific Studies , Space , Commercialization , Outer Space , Sputnik
India’s Defence Exports: Onwards to a Goal that Seemed Impossible
Lt Gen (Dr) V K Saxena (Retd), PVSM, AVSM, VSM Article

Start point - disbelief
When the Draft Defence Production and Export Promotion Policy (DPEPP) issued on 03 Aug 2020 by the MoD had stated upfront a goal of achieving defence exports target of Rupees 35000 Crores as a part of the overall def....

April 28, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , Defence Exports , Atmanirbhar Bharat , Make-in India
Challenges of Military Leadership in the Indian Context
Dr Anurag Jaiswal

The current geo-political environment indicates the enhanced challenges placed before military leadership, more so in the Indian context, as it experiences both external threats imposed by China & Pakistan and internal threats imposed by various acto....

April 26, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Hybrid Warfare , Cyber warfare , Military Leadership , Space Warfare , Agency Integration
Modern Wars through a Doctrinal Prism
Gp Capt Sartaj Sehgal Article

There have been numerous attempts to study the ongoing Russo Ukraine war and draw lessons through the prisms of doctrines, strategy and tactics for our armed forces. Rightly so, as doctrines are ever evolving and need to be in sync with the changing ....

April 13, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , Warfare , IAF , Counter Air Operations , Modern , doctrine , 2023 , service specific , conjoint , counter surface
Vimarsh by Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), Admiral R Hari Kumar, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC on National Security Challenges in the Maritime Domain

Over the years Vimarsh has emerged as a leading platform to facilitate interaction between the eminent people and the general public. The VIF is guided by the life and message of Swami Vivekananda who had a deep and abiding faith in Indian civilizati....

April 09, 2023 Vimarsh , National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , national security , Maritime domain , CNS
AUKUS’s Nuclear Submarine Pact: Implications
Prof Rajaram Panda Article

Two strategic groupings – the Quad and AUKUS – are in the news that has caught world’s attention. While the Quad has been for been in existence for some time now, AUKUS is a recent construct. When in September 2021, Australia, the UK and the US....

March 20, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , South China Sea , Taiwan , Strategic competition , AUKUS , defence spending , Nuclear submarine deal , USS Virginia
Could the Reaper Have Been Saved – An Analysis
Air Marshal GS Bedi (Retd) Commentary

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 propellers....

March 16, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Commentary , US , Russia , UAV , Reaper , SU 27
Take Aways from the New IAF Doctrine
Naval Jagota Commentary

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....

March 10, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Commentary , IAF , Transport , Tejas , Satellite , Space , doctrine , International exercises , enablers , sustainment , domain , fighters , air diplomacy
Analysing the Balloon Drift: Another Perspective
Air Marshal GS Bedi (Retd) Article

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....

March 03, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Article , Spy-Balloon , HABs , Steered-Balloon , Montana , South Carolina , AIM 9-X , F-22 Raptor
Innovation for Defence Excellence (iDEX): Where do We Stand?
Naval Jagota Commentary

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 ecosyste....

February 22, 2023 National Security and Strategic Studies , Defence , Commentary , Defence , Defence production , R&D , iDEX , Start-up , Challenge , DISC , Innovators
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