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India is betting that its combat performance in May’s deadly flare-up with
Pakistan will accelerate its transition from arms importer to global exporter.
The four-day conflict in May, the most serious since 1999, left over 70 dead
and saw drones, artillery and long-range missiles traded across the border.
For New Delhi, the battles were also a showcase. India used its domestically
India is charting an ambitious course to transform its Navy into a robust,
networked blue-water force with a projected strength of over 200 warships
and submarines by 2035.
The strategic expansion comes amid intensifying maritime threats posed by
China’s rapidly expanding naval footprint in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR)
and Pakistan’s efforts to upgrade its
Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh, Chief of the Air Staff, described Operation Sindoor as a shining testament to India’s unparalleled military prowess and a demonstration of the armed forces’ ability to deliver swift, precise, and decisive responses to adversaries.Speaking at the Passing Out Parade of the Officers Training Academy (OTA), Chennai, on Saturday, Singh highlighted that the operation
India is intensifying its regional outreach through a renewed push under its ‘Connect Central Asia’ policy, placing Chabahar Port at the centre of its strategic calculus.Against the backdrop of shifting global trade alignments and China’s recalibrated overseas investment posture, New Delhi has chosen to double down on its engagement with Iran, seeing Chabahar not merely as an infrastructure
An encounter broke out in the Gudar forest area of Kulgam district, Jammu and Kashmir, on Monday, leading to the killing of one terrorist and injuries to an Indian Army Jawan.Security officials confirmed that the operation was launched jointly by the Indian Army, Jammu and Kashmir Police’s Special Operations Group (SOG), and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) after credible intelligence
India’s potential domestic production of the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter has re-emerged as a significant defence and industrial topic, with far-reaching implications for both Indian air-power and the long-term strategic orientation of its defence procurement policy.The possibility of locally manufacturing the Su-57 under a joint-production agreement between Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
Pakistan’s senior military leadership has once again resorted to bluster and rhetorical posturing in the wake of the significant losses suffered by the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) during India’s swift and high-intensity Operation Sindoor earlier this year.Speaking at the Defence and Martyrs’ Day ceremony in Karachi on September 6, Air Vice Marshal Shahryar Khan claimed that “next time the score will
by Nilesh KunwarThey say Karma works like a boomerang in that what you give out always comes back to you- and this is exactly what’s happening in Pakistan. In 2018, while addressing the Munich Security Conference in Germany, Pakistan’s then army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa claimed that there are no safe havens for terrorists in his country and had asked the US to stop blaming Islamabad for its
A deadly incident struck Pakistan’s restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Saturday when a bomb detonated during a local cricket match in Bajaur district, leaving at least one person dead. The blast occurred at Kausar Cricket Ground in Khar tehsil, where residents had gathered to watch the sporting event.District Police Officer Waqas Rafique confirmed to Pakistani daily Dawn that the explosion
Flooding in northern India and Pakistan has destroyed homes – and hundreds of thousands of acres of cropsFor days, farmers in the Indian state of Punjab watched the pounding monsoon rains fall and the rivers rise with mounting apprehension. By Wednesda…