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Mere defensive posturing and reactive drills have failed to deter the terrorists

Pakistan’s long-standing strategy of employing proxy war tactics against India, particularly in Jammu and Kashmir, poses a significant threat to national security. The...

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My days in the Army

I was commissioned in the Indian Army on the Republic Day (26 January) of 1964 from Officer’s Training School, Poona and joined 17th...

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All options open

INDIA is pressing ahead with the development of its stealth Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) despite facing a host of engineering and designing...

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India eyes arms export market

THERE is an old adage that says that if you wish others to help you, you must help yourself first. To no one...

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The RUR Go-Slow

The present government will be remembered primarily for numerous failed policy initiatives with the nuclear issue heading the list. Despite repeated assertions of...

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Lambs in the arms bazaar

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG)’s report has observed that defence acquisition is “a cross-disciplinary activity requiring expertise in technology, military, finance, quality...

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‘We are going to offer F-16s to India’

Chief Executive Officer of Lockheed Martin India Pvt Ltd Douglas A Hartwick is a former diplomat who was Assistant US Trade Representative for...

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Swishing the IP wand won’t do

ARECENT media report stated that the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) had started encouraging all government agencies to adopt an Integrity Pact (IP) to...