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Wednesday, 21 September 2022

Military reviewing long-running traditions: Calls them “colonial practices”

The RSS agenda of renaming units, places and monuments is pushing generals into making clear their political choices By Ajai Shukla 21st S...

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Tuesday, 20 September 2022

Private Sector

Navy’s “Make in India” approach puts 90% of its capex back into Indian economy: Navy chief

By Ajai Shukla Business Standard, 20 Sept 2022 The navy chief, Admiral R Hari Kumar, said the Indian Navy’s emphasis on “Make in India” a...

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Monday, 19 September 2022

region

Centre to meet Nagaland underground leaders today, kick-start peace talks

For 25 years, the Naga underground has had a ceasefire with the government, but little peace as Naga factions fight one another (Above: PM ...

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Thursday, 15 September 2022

strategy

Strenthening defence ties with Paris provide hope for French submarine deal

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with France's Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna, in New Delhi By Ajai Shukla Busine...

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strategy

Video interview: In successive "disengagements" in Ladakh, India has ceded ground to the Chinese

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNbB277GITw Karan Thapar interviews me on The Wire . We discuss Prime Minister Narendra Modi's “extrem...

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Friday, 9 September 2022

Missiles

Army clears Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM)

IAF not to rely on Israeli Spyder QRSAMs (Quick reaction surface-to-air-missile). The Indian Army today successfully conducted six flight-te...

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Wednesday, 7 September 2022

US military

MoD seeks roadmap for aero-engine ecosystem

Indigenising gas turbine engines would save the defence ministry Rs 300,000 crore in the next 20 years By Ajai Shukla Business Standard, 8...

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Tuesday, 6 September 2022

region

BEL, Smiths Detection, to build high-tech scanners within three years

BEL will handle front-end market requirements and support localisation of projects, while Smiths Detection will provide screening t...

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Monday, 5 September 2022

strategy

HAL-L&T consortium bags Rs 860 crore ISRO contract for five polar rockets

ISRO's workhorse rocket, the PSLV, has launched 319 customer satellites, from 33 countries, since 1990 By Ajai Shukla Business Standard,...

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Sunday, 4 September 2022

US military

Sea control, or sea denial? Defining India's strategic intent in the Indian Ocean

Should the Indian Navy be building more aircraft carriers? Or should it be relying more on a fleet of submarines? By Ajai Shukla Unsigned ...

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Thursday, 1 September 2022

US military

Reflections on overseeing an ocean: India to commission its second aircraft carrier

As INS Vikrant (pictured here) joins the navy’s fleet, there remains a worrying lack of clarity in New Delhi about where it should focus its...

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Wednesday, 21 September 2022

Military reviewing long-running traditions: Calls them “colonial practices”

Tuesday, 20 September 2022

Navy’s “Make in India” approach puts 90% of its capex back into Indian economy: Navy chief

Monday, 19 September 2022

Centre to meet Nagaland underground leaders today, kick-start peace talks

Thursday, 15 September 2022

Strenthening defence ties with Paris provide hope for French submarine deal

Video interview: In successive "disengagements" in Ladakh, India has ceded ground to the Chinese

Friday, 9 September 2022

Army clears Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missile (QRSAM)

Wednesday, 7 September 2022

MoD seeks roadmap for aero-engine ecosystem

Tuesday, 6 September 2022

BEL, Smiths Detection, to build high-tech scanners within three years

Monday, 5 September 2022

HAL-L&T consortium bags Rs 860 crore ISRO contract for five polar rockets

Sunday, 4 September 2022

Sea control, or sea denial? Defining India's strategic intent in the Indian Ocean

Thursday, 1 September 2022

Reflections on overseeing an ocean: India to commission its second aircraft carrier

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