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TATA Emerges ‘Hot Contender’ To Develop Fighter Jets For IAF Under ‘Buy Global, Make In India’ Model?

The Indian Air Force (IAF) appears to be anticipating that the upcoming procurement of new fighter jets would follow the 'Buy Global, Make in...

Neptune vs BrahMos – How Powerful Is Indo-Russian BrahMos Missile Compared To Ukrainian ‘Moskva-Killer’ Neptune?

Ukraine’s ‘Neptune’ strike on the Russian Moskva warship brought into focus Ukraine’s home-grown missile development capability. Meanwhile, India also successfully tested its supersonic BrahMos...

Project 75 – As China Arms Pakistan With Lethal Submarines, Is Indian Navy ‘On Backfoot’ Despite Being A Global Naval Power?

OPED By Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha, Indian Navy (Retired) On 20 April 2022, the sixth and last scorpene-class submarine was launched by Indian Defence Secretary...

Cancelling Russian Arms Deal – How India Could Be Forming An AUKUS-Like Military Pact With The US & UK?

India is slowly, but steadily recalibrating its foreign policy to align itself with Washington. The foundation for this shift was laid in October 2020...

UK Aims To Be The ‘Russia Of India’ For Defense Partnerships; Can Britain Even Beat France As A Trusted Military Ally?

Given the widely shared criticism of the big gap that exists between rhetoric and realities in India-UK defense relations in recent years, will the...