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The Indian Armed Forces have fought and won four wars against our Western neighbor, a state where the country does not have an army but the Army has a country. Despite these obvious victories, the Indian Armed Forces have never fallen prey to the wor

November 10, 2016 National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence, Politics, Armed forces, Honour, morale, political misrepresentation

China’s Aircraft Carrier Program

Commodore Gopal Suri

China’s Naval Ambitions China’s aircraft carrier program has made significant progress with the country ready to launch its first indigenous aircraft carrier in the near future. China acquired its first aircraft carrier, the decommissioned Sov

October 05, 2016 National Security and Strategic Studies, Defence, China, Aircraft, China’s Naval, Ukraine

CAG Reports on Military Equipment: Prudence is the Need of the Hour

Commodore Gopal Suri

Recent reports in the media, concerning a CAG report on the Indian Navy’s MiG 29K aircraft, have raised alarm about the performance of these aircraft. However, the issue needs to be deliberated with the necessary seriousness, devoid of media specul

August 05, 2016 Defence, Russia, Indian Navy, CAG Reports, MiG 29K aircraft

चीन का यादगार दिवस

Commodore Gopal Suri

स्थाई मध्यस्थता न्यायाधिकरण (पीसीए) ने फिलीपींस और चीन के बीच मध्यस्थता के मामले में अपना फैसल�

July 25, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy, Hindi

China’s Day of Reckoning

Commodore Gopal Suri

The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) has issued its award in the arbitration case between the Philippines and China. The Philippines had initiated arbitration proceedings against China in January 2013 under Annex VII to the United Nations Convent

July 14, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy, Permanent Court of Arbitration, UNCLOS, West Philippine Sea

Vietnam and The South China Sea

Commodore Gopal Suri

The South China dispute has seen a recent spike in activity with the US Navy conducting a Freedom of Navigation patrol and Chinese fighters intercepting an American reconnaissance aircraft in the past few weeks. The much talked about case filed by Ph

June 13, 2016 Indo-Pacific, China, South China Sea, Vietnam

Malabar 2016 - Ruffling Feathers in South China Sea

Commodore Gopal Suri

The Indian Navy’s Eastern Fleet is ‘Acting East’ with four of its ships en route to the seas east of the Malacca Straits, an area of maritime interest to the Indian Navy. In a press release, the MoD has stated that the four ships, the INS Satp

May 26, 2016 Defence, China, South China Sea, Vietnam, Malabar, Malacca Straits

Chinese Submarines for The Bangladesh Navy An Assessment

Commodore Gopal Suri

The Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in December 2015, announced that ‘two submarines would be added to Bangladesh Navy by the middle of the next year’, i.e., 20161. The Prime Minister was speaking at the passing out parade of midshipmen

April 13, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, Bangladesh, Chinese Submarines, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

Upping the Ante in the South China Sea

Commodore Gopal Suri

The political climate in the South China Sea has become more charged with the US Navy sending a destroyer, the USS Lassen, on a Freedom of Navigation patrol (FONOP) within 12 nm of the Subi Reef, a Chinese occupied natural formation in the contested

October 30, 2015 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, South China Sea, USA Navy

Rising Tensions in the South China Sea

Commodore Gopal Suri

The South China Sea has been an area of friction for the last couple of decades with regular flare ups between states that ring this area due to competing territorial and sovereignty claims. The Spratly Islands have often been in the news with contes

October 21, 2015 International Relations and Diplomacy, China, South China Sea, Vietnam