S-400 representative photo. (India Sentinels)The thunderous applause that greeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day announcement still echoes across the ramparts of the Red Fort, but the reverberations of his words – “...
Narendra Modi during his Independence Speech from the Red Fort, on August 15, 2025.New Delhi: India has announced Mission Sudarshan Chakra, a comprehensive indigenous missile defence system designed to protect the country’s strategic installati...
A screenshot taken from a video shows BLA fighters in a mountainous region in Pakistan’s Balochistan.New Delhi: The United States has elevated the Balochistan Liberation Army, which operates in Pakistan, to its Foreign Terrorist Organization (F...
Fresh BSF officers at their passing-out parade at the BSF Academy, Tekanpur (Gwalior), in December 2024. (Photo: BSF)In my previous analysis of India’s central armed police forces (CAPFs), particularly the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), B...
Gen Anil Chauhan during his address at the College of Defence Management, Secunderabad.Secunderabad: The chief of defence staff, General Anil Chauhan, described Operation Sindoor as exemplifying synergy between the country’s three armed service...
Map showing India’s east and northeast with neighbouring countries’ locations for perspective. (Map not to scale)In the annals of military strategy, there exists a fundamental principle that nations ignore at their peril: threats, like ti...
The HAL-built Cheetah helicopter (licensed French Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama) has been the Army and the Air Force’s workhorse in high altitudes since mid-1970s.New Delhi: The Ministry of Defence has launched a major procurement initiative...
Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh.Bengaluru: The Indian Air Force chief, Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh, delivered extraordinary revelations about India’s May 2025 cross-border military action codenamed Operation Sindoor, disclosing for th...
Donald Trump (L) and Narendra Modi.New Delhi: The United States president, Donald Trump, has imposed sweeping 50% tariffs on India. This marks the most severe deterioration in bilateral relations since the countries began their strategic partnership ...
Map showing Damak, Nepal; Siliguri Corridor (marked by two thin red lines); Lalmonirhat, Bangladesh; and Gelephu, Bhutan. Also shown is the 2017 India-China standoff site at Doklam. (Google Maps)Pakistan’s military spokesman, Lieutenant General...