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Monday, 2 November 2026

What India can learn from China’s approach to warship production

By prioritising manufacturing efficiency and continuity over radical design changes, China has built warships at breathtaking speed By A...

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Wednesday, 28 October 2026

strategy

A leadership deficit in the military

By Ajai Shukla The Hindu 27 th October 2027 Last July, at a seminar in New Delhi on atmanirbharta, the then maintenance chief of the ...

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Tuesday, 29 September 2026

strategy

Global submarine vendors lock horns in Delhi over $10 billion Indian Navy contract

India weighs rival bids from German and Spanish submarine makers. Both sides face questions over their defence ties with Pakistan By Ajai ...

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shipbuilding

Atmarnirbharta in defence: It’s not as simple as it seems

The BrahMos missile, while lavished with praise as indigenous, has lots of Russian systems By Ajai Shukla Indian Express, 29 Se...

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Wednesday, 26 August 2026

Indian Navy

HAL–Safran announce joint development of “Aravalli” medium helicopter engine

HAL announces a major step towards indigenous helicopter propulsion capability Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and Safran Helicopter Eng...

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Wednesday, 19 August 2026

shipbuilding

India emerging as defence manufacturing powerhouse with focus on exports

India’s defence exports up 63 per cent this year, reached a record ₹38,424 cror e By Ajai Shukla 20 th August 2026 India’s defence expo...

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Sunday, 16 August 2026

strategy

Govt continues to dither on Integrated Theatre Commands for military

If inter-services differences on Integrated Command can't be resolved through amicable dialogue, we must come up with our own Goldwater...

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Friday, 14 August 2026

Private Sector

Reliance, Rolls-Royce, to co-develop engine for India’s medium fighter

The engine will be required to generate at least 135 kN of power By Ajai Shukla Reliance Industries and Rolls-Royce have announced they ...

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Tuesday, 11 August 2026

West Asia

Mecca Agreement: Pakistan’s West Asian diplomacy targets India

Saudi Arabia and Turkiye are piggybacking on Pakistan in seeking a bigger strategic role in Asia By Ajai Shukla Israel has demonstrated ...

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Thursday, 23 July 2026

US military

Warning signals for India from NATO’s Ankara Summit

Europe’s defence revival and commitments may create new challenges for India’s defence needs By Ajai Shukla The Hindu 24th July 2024 The...

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Monday, 2 November 2026

What India can learn from China’s approach to warship production

Wednesday, 28 October 2026

A leadership deficit in the military

Tuesday, 29 September 2026

Global submarine vendors lock horns in Delhi over $10 billion Indian Navy contract

Atmarnirbharta in defence: It’s not as simple as it seems

Wednesday, 26 August 2026

HAL–Safran announce joint development of “Aravalli” medium helicopter engine

Wednesday, 19 August 2026

India emerging as defence manufacturing powerhouse with focus on exports

Sunday, 16 August 2026

Govt continues to dither on Integrated Theatre Commands for military

Friday, 14 August 2026

Reliance, Rolls-Royce, to co-develop engine for India’s medium fighter

Tuesday, 11 August 2026

Mecca Agreement: Pakistan’s West Asian diplomacy targets India

Thursday, 23 July 2026

Warning signals for India from NATO’s Ankara Summit

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