A BSF solder keeping watch over the other side of the international border with Pakistan, somewhere in the western section. (File photo for representation) Let me be direct about something that tends to get buried under bureaucratic language and...
Various types of Iranian drones in an underground facility. (Photo courtesy: IRNA)New Delhi: The wars of the future will not be won by the nation with the most fighter jets or the largest fleet of surface warships. They will be won by those who can s...
Two commandos of the CRPF’s elite CoBRA special operations unit during jungle-warfare training. (Photo for representation.)“The day the soldier has to demand his dues will be a sad day for Magadha, for then, on that day, you will have los...
The BrahMos supersonic cruise missile has been one of India’s most lethal arms exports. (File photo)New Delhi: The volume of major arms transferred between states reached its highest level in more than a decade in 2021–25, rising 9.2 per ...
By Manish AnandNew Delhi: Atmanirbhar Bharat has been hailed as a mainstay of India’s defence sector indigenisation. The slogan sits at the centre stage of Indian dream to break into the league of defence goods exporting nations. But the slogan...
Narendra Modi (L) and Ali Khameini during their meeting on the former’s visit to Tehran, on March 23, 2016. (Photo: Iranian Supreme Leader’s Press Office)When Colonel Douglas Macgregor (retired), the blunt-speaking American military analy...
An Indian Air Force Rafale fighter jet. (File photo)New Delhi: When France and India finalize what could become the largest arms deal in Indian history – the acquisition of 114 Rafale F4 jets under the MRFA (multi-role fighter aircraft) program...