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Quad members are sharpening their counterterrorism coordination this month with India taking the lead in hosting key events despite uncertainty over the proposed November leaders’ summit. The focus has shifted toward terrorists’ misuse of advanced technologies ranging from drones to artificial intelligence, reflecting a growing recognition that the battle against extremism now extends into the
India has approved a $3.4 billion infrastructure push in its north-eastern frontier aimed at strengthening both civilian connectivity and military readiness along the sensitive borders with China, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Bhutan.The project envisions laying 500 kilometres of new railway lines, tunnels, and bridges, improving access to remote high-altitude regions that remain logistically
US President Donald Trump’s potential visit to India for the upcoming Quad Leaders Summit later this year has gained renewed momentum following remarks made by Sergio Gor, his nominee for U.S. Ambassador to India, during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing.Gor signalled that discussions are actively underway regarding the president’s participation at the high-level summit, hinting at the
India’s Defence Secretary, Rajesh Kumar Singh, has underlined the strategic necessity for the nation to project hard power in tandem with its established traditions of soft power diplomacy, particularly in a global landscape increasingly marked by competitive populism and economic protectionism.Speaking at the Southern Command Defence Tech 2025 seminar (STRIDE 2025), Singh observed that the
The contest to select India’s manufacturing partner for the Advanced
Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (AMCA) has escalated into a high-stakes
institutional battle, with protests reaching the Aeronautical Development
Agency (ADA)—the nodal design body responsible for conceptualisation of the
project, according to a
report by Manu Pubby of ET News.
The AMCA, earmarked as India’s
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly redefining global defence, and India is emerging as an important player in the military-tech race. Under the Atmanirbhar Bharat vision and the iDEX (Innovation for Defence Excellence) framework, Indian defence companies—both state-owned and private—are embedding AI across surveillance, combat systems, and aerospace platforms.From enabling autonomous drone
The upcoming Combined Commanders’ Conference (CCC), scheduled from September 15 at the Eastern Command headquarters in Fort William, Kolkata, is set to become a pivotal event in India’s strategic and defence policymaking calendar.As the supreme forum for the uniformed leadership to chart long-term military objectives, threat perceptions, and inter-services integration, the CCC frequently serves
Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi on Tuesday reaffirmed the centrality of land forces in determining wartime outcomes, asserting that “land will remain the currency of victory” in the Indian strategic context.Speaking at an event in New Delhi, the Chief of Army Staff referenced the recent Alaska summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, noting that even in
The transformation of India’s indigenous Kaveri jet engine program represents one of the most significant pivots in the country’s aerospace development history. After decades of struggling to power manned fighters, the Kaveri Derivative Engine (KDE) has found new purpose as the propulsion system for India’s stealth unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) platform, marking a critical milestone in
Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi has strongly reaffirmed that Theaterisation—the integration of Army, Air Force, and Navy capabilities—is certain to happen, with only the time-frame remaining uncertain.He emphasised that in modern warfare, many agencies including the Border Security Force, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, tri-services, defence cyber and space agencies, ISRO, civil defence, and