The Next Military Revolution: AI Warfare After the US–Israel Strikes on Iran and India’s Strategic Imperative
Balaji Subramanian The world is no longer divided between nuclear and non-nuclear powers, but into AI-empowered and AI-dependent states.
From Experimentation to Systemic Adoption: Data Analysis of 3D-Printed Firearm Proliferation in Extremist Networks
Divyanka Tandon The rapid intersection of accessible additive manufacturing technologies and violent extremism creates an urgent security challenge for governments…
He Who Owns the Sky, Owns the War
Piyush Anand Reliance on foreign sources for critical defence technologies is now a major strategic vulnerability amid shifting geopolitics, intensifying…
ADMM Plus and the Quest for Inclusive Regional Security in Southeast Asia
Faareha Usmani The ADMM Plus dialogue is regarded as the highest defence consultative meeting in the Southeast Asian region that…
K-4 (Kalam 4): From Symbolic Deterrence to India’s Credible Second-Strike at Sea
The K-4 Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile, commonly referred to as Kalam 4, represents a significant technological advancement in India's…
Borrowed Shields, Vulnerable Skies: The Strategic Cost of India’s Air Defence Dependence
Imported defence systems often function as ‘black boxes,’ making it extremely difficult, if not impossible, to modify seekers,…
From Imports to Indigenous Power: A Data-Driven Analysis of India’s Defence Procurement and Modernisation (1990–2025)
In the last 35 years, the Indian defence sector has experienced a spectacular metamorphosis, moving from a military…
Trishul 2025: India’s Leap into True Multi-Domain Joint Warfare
Exercise Trishul 2025 underscored India’s expanding multi-domain warfighting capacity, vital for a developing three-front threat across the maritime,…
From Dependency to Dominance: India’s Defence Sector as the New Engine of Growth
Sughosh Joshi By turning defence into an engine of jobs, technology, exports, and autonomy, India is not just preparing for…
A Strategic Game Changer: Analysing India’s BrahMos Missile Export to the Philippines
John T Guite and Vinay N Bhushan The BrahMos export establishes a precedent for future defence cooperation with other Southeast Asian nations, potentially expanding India’s…