National Security and Strategic Studies
Defence
Drone swarms - a grave threat. Where are we?

Mass swarms of dozens or hundreds of drones guided by AI are increasingly being touted as the new lethal threats in the modern battlefield. The world got a taste of this emerging military technology in May 2021 during the 11-day conflict between...

Cruise Missiles : where are we ? Where are our Potential Adversaries? What way ahead?

The Trigger Event

The morning chill on the 21stof Jan 22 got broken with a ‘warm’ news from the DRDO announcing the successful test firing of the Brahmos supersonic cruise missile from its test range in Odisha.

While many will see...

Making a Sense of Chinese Hypersonic Threat- The Big Picture

Hypersonic Weapons – ‘the New Age Arsenal’

Hypersonic weapons are ‘big news’ these days. One of the virtues that has propelled these so called ‘new age weapons’ to high eminence is the claim that these are ‘unstoppable’ by any known...

Defence Exports: Challenges, Opportunities and Imperatives

Premise

This work is based on the premise that the current level of defence exports in India is well short of its stipulated targets and there is a need for revamping the same.

Layout

The analysis is laid out as under...

Defence Exports: Challenges, Opportunities and Imperatives

Premise

This work is based on the premise that the current level of defence exports in India is well short of its stipulated targets and there is a need for revamping the same.

Layout

The analysis is laid out as under...

Corporatisation of Ordnance Factory Board –An Analysis

A Bold Decision – Govt Walks the Talk

Something big happened on 16 June 2021. In a run time of less than a year from first open announcement, the Govt of India has gone ahead to approve the Corporatisation of the Ordnance Factory Board (...

Eastern Ladakh – In Focus Again!

With a meeting of the EAM Jaishankar with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, Eastern Ladakh has come in focus again. Most information and analysis of the events in Eastern Ladakh of 2020 and the first half of 2021 have been analysed in fine detail...

Drone Terror in India: A Challenge to Deter

Introduction

Presently, drones have become an integral part of military’s arsenal for superpowers, while for others it is just a work in progress. From Yemeni soil against the Saudi oil installations to eliminating a high-ranking serving...

Drone Threat – The Big Picture

The media was in frenzy post the drone attack on Jammu Air Force Station on the night of 26/27 Jun 2021. The volcano of breaking news and minute-to-minute reporting was trying to show us the face of danger that awaits us from the little monsters...

Launch on Demand: Relevance in Future Wars

General

There are many emerging trends in warfare, which impact the conduct of warfare, security structures and decision-making apparatus. These are driven by technology as well as dynamic strategic considerations. However, three of...

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