Defence & Security

Cyberwarfare: Growing Chinese Cyber Threats and Implications for India
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Cyberwarfare: Growing Chinese Cyber Threats and Implications for India

China is rapidly building its cyber capabilities to use its cyber tools in military operations. China introduced several cyber institutions to its armed forces accountable for Computer Network Defence (CND), Signal Intelligence (SIGINT), and Computer Network Exploitation (CNE). India, especially the military does not retain an adequate number of well-trained personnel for the conduct of […]

Huge Increase in China’s defence budget – What it means for India and the World
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Huge Increase in China’s defence budget – What it means for India and the World

The world needs to be prepared for the long term and when China opts for military adventurism, countries like India, the US and Taiwan need to be prepared to take counter-measures.    ‘World-class military force’ at par with US armed forces by 2050 is the promise made by Chinese President Xi Jinping to his countrymen. […]

Second Chief of Defence Staff for India – Current Challenges and the Way ahead
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Second Chief of Defence Staff for India – Current Challenges and the Way ahead

One of the primary tasks of CDS is to restructure the armed forces into Integrated Theatre Commands Theaterization helps in better synergy, optimal utilization of resources, reduce cost and effective battle response. Though the capital procurement is not with CDS, he plays a vital role in making forces adopt the culture of giving priority the […]

India’s Maritime Security Policy for the Indian Ocean Region and Indo-Pacific
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India’s Maritime Security Policy for the Indian Ocean Region and Indo-Pacific

China has focused on building artificial islands in the South China Sea and pulling developing countries into debt traps through the Belt and Road Initiative. Although India’s diplomatic missions across the globe are vast, it remains on the sidelines observing the events unfold instead of actively intervening to pull its neighbours to its side and […]

Space Race – War Beyond The Karman Line
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Space Race – War Beyond The Karman Line

Imperialism and aggression in the 20th century culminated in victimizing the centrifugal retaliation which had gone beyond the Karman line. The space race today is not just between 2 countries but among several rapidly growing nations like China, India, Japan, France etc. The 20th-century world wars paved the way for outstanding innovations in space whereas […]

Chinese ‘Spy Ship’ at  Hambantota – A Security Nightmare for India & South Asia
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Chinese ‘Spy Ship’ at  Hambantota – A Security Nightmare for India & South Asia

China docked its ‘spy ship’ in the Hambantota port in Sri Lanka for several days. Despite India’s reluctance and insistence against this decision, Sri Lanka allowed the ship to be docked, buckling down under Chinese pressure. This move has several tactical and strategic consequences on the South Asian region and especially on India’s influence in the […]

Agnipath – The Truth & the Way Forward
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Agnipath – The Truth & the Way Forward

(This article was first published on Nizam Today. Re-published with permission) The Agneepath scheme announced by the government recently has invited extreme reactions from a section of people, both within the armed forces and outside, with some – from within the forces too – going to the extent of claiming that one of the most […]

Pulwama terror attack: How India responded
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Pulwama terror attack: How India responded

In one of the deadliest terror attacks on Indian security forces, 44 CRPF personnel were martyred on February 14, 2019. A Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorist drove an explosive-laden SUV into a convoy of vehicles carrying CRPF troops on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway. As the entire world, including China, condemned the terror attack, India summoned Pakistan’s top envoy and lodged […]