Making Sense of a so-Called Frozen War

This brief piece picks up the thread from the latest the Russo-Ukraine war and attempts to reflect on what may lie ahead. Visiting the Russo-Ukraine Battlefield Following points briefly reflect the current scene:- The Russian defence line

A Full Circle by Second Anniversary of Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Premise The Russo-Ukraine war crossed its two-year mark on 22 Feb 2024. This work is based on the premise that in the two years gone by, the war has come a ‘full circle’. How? On 22 Feb 2022, Russia looked ‘strong and confident’ re

Bestowing Padma Award to Honour Foxconn’s Young Liu

Premise The list of 132 Padma awardees on this Republic Day had a unique recipient this time around. Young Liu, the CEO of Foxconn, a Taiwanese company which is the world’s largest contract manufacturer of electronics[1]. Why unique? On several

Prospects and Problems: Providing Aid to Ukraine

Setting the Strategic Perspective A Global War The Russo Ukraine war which is treading its blood-soaked trail (676 days and counting) has truly been a ‘global war’. Simply put, it is West plus the US versus Kremlin on the Ukrainian battlef

The Magic of MANPADS- Making Sense of Indo-Russian Deal

The Driver On 14 Nov 2023, the Russian media announced inking an arms deal with India which was a little different from the usual defence procurement cases. This deal is anchored on two provisions; the Supply of Igla S Man Portable Air Defence Sys

The Nagorno-Karabakh Seesaw – an Unstable Equilibrium

Setting the Stage This little area of a mere 1700 square miles nestled in the South Caucasus between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea and forming the south eastern stretch of the Lesser Caucasus mountain range has seen war, destruction and bloo

India-Taiwan: Connecting With the Island Nation for Multiple Takeaways

Purport of the work Taiwan - smaller than the State of Kerala (Taiwan - 36,197 km2, Kerala – 38863 Km2)[1][2] with a population less than Haryana (Taiwan – 2.3Cr, Haryana – 2.5 Cr)[3][4] has strategic signatures far disproportionate to its

India and the Semiconductors’ Scenario

Abstract These are exciting times. The world is in a scramble, trying to secure the ‘CHIP’ for itself. CHIP- that tiny wafer which controls all – from satellites to aircrafts, from weapons to telecommunications, from computers to entrainment

What Goes Around Comes Around - Changing Contours of Air and Air Defence War in Ukraine

Abstract The old cliché, ‘what goes around comes around’ best describes the changing contours of the air and air defence war as it unfolds in Ukraine and is now spilling into Russia. This work examines how this part of the conflict has change

India’s Defence Exports: Onwards to a Goal that Seemed Impossible

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 defence manu

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