Bridging The Skies: India’s 114 Rafale Order As Strategic Imperative

India faces a pressing challenge in maintaining air superiority, with the Indian Air Force’s fighter squadrons dwindling to 29 against a sanctioned strength of 42. Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh recently emphasised that without a robust military, other national power elements like economic strength diminish in relevance.This stark reality underscores the urgency of addressing the quantitative gap,

February 19, 2026
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CDS Gen Chauhan Bats For TEJAS Fighter, Bolsters Aatmanirbhar Bharat With HAL Visit, Urges Evidence-Based Defence Reforms

Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan visited Hindustan Aeronautics
Limited (HAL) in Bengaluru on Tuesday, reaffirming the Armed Forces’ steadfast
commitment to bolstering indigenous defence manufacturing.This engagement
underscores the deepening collaboration between India’s military leadership
and its burgeoning defence industry, aligning seamlessly with the Aatmanirbhar

February 18, 2026
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China’s New SSN Leap Leaves India Lagging In Nuclear Submarine Race

China has unveiled its third-generation nuclear attack submarine, the Type-09V, highlighting a stark contrast with India’s submarine ambitions. While Beijing advances its undersea fleet, India remains in the nascent design phase for its first indigenous SSN. This disparity underscores broader challenges in India’s naval nuclear propulsion program.India’s pursuit of nuclear submarines is not a

February 18, 2026
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China’s Third-Gen Type 09V SSN Surfaces, Boasting X-Tail And Wider Hull In Sub Modernisation Push

Previous generation Type-09IIIB SSN (093B), image via Chinese state and social mediaChina’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has marked a significant milestone with the emergence of its first Type-09V nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) at the Bohai Shipbuilding yard in Huludao, reported Alex Luck of Naval News.Satellite imagery captured earlier this week reveals the vessel in the

February 18, 2026
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India And France Forge Pact On Critical Minerals To Secure Green Tech Supply Chains

India and France have unveiled a significant Joint Declaration of Intent to foster cooperation in critical minerals, marking a pivotal step in their strategic partnership. The announcement came from Indian Ambassador to France, Sanjeev Kumar Singla, during a media briefing on Tuesday.This development underscores the growing emphasis on securing supply chains for minerals essential to green

February 18, 2026
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US Reveals New Seismic Evidence in Claim of Covert Chinese Nuclear Test

A senior United States official has disclosed fresh evidence pointing to an alleged underground nuclear test by China in June 2020, reigniting debates over nuclear non-proliferation.Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Yeaw, speaking at the Hudson Institute in Washington, cited seismic data from a remote station in Kazakhstan detecting a magnitude 2.75 explosion at China’s Lop Nor test site

February 18, 2026
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