Reform the CBI: Let the Caged Parrot Out!
Article by Shantanu K. Bansal The then Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi in 2019 said that the “CBI had not been able to meet the standards of judicial Continue Reading
India Trails Behind China In Military Power, But Overshadows Beijing On Another Vital Front
The Asia Power Index 2020 ranked India as the fourth most powerful country in Asia, trailing after the US, China and Japan. According to Lowy Institute, a Sydney based independent Continue Reading
Pioneering first woman IAF officer passes away in Bengaluru
The first woman officer of the Indian Air Force (IAF), Wing Commander Vijayalakshmi Ramanan (Retd.) passed away in Bengaluru on Sunday night at the age of 96. She had pursued Continue Reading
The Threat from “Swarm of Drones”
Article by Shantanu K. Bansal As per Science Direct, a swarm or fleet of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) is a set of aerial robots i.e., drones that work together to achieve a specific goal. Continue Reading
Police Reforms: 4 Decades and Still Waiting
Article Edited and Compiled by Shantanu K. Bansal “The police force is far from efficient, it is defective in training and organization, it is inadequately supervised, it is generally regarded Continue Reading
100 KM Tunneling Planned for LAC and LoC
China’s irritation over India’s rapid infrastructure development close to the borders has not stopped New Delhi from bolstering its road connectivity. After new roads, at least 10 tunnels running up Continue Reading
13 Missiles Tested in Last 42 Days: Here is the Chronology
September 7: Indigenously developed Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV). Testing the ‘Scramjet engine’ which is essential to power cruise missiles and long-range missile systems to attain hypersonic speed, was tested off the coast Continue Reading
India and China Confrontation: Probable Course of Action
At this stage there is bound to be a debate as to what are the options available to both India and China. Further courses of military action will be dependent Continue Reading
Ageing Helicopter Fleet of India
Adverse affects of decades of neglect of defence and negative defence budgets in actual terms under various governments are coming to fore, faced with the Chinese aggression. The Comptroller and Continue Reading
Why India had a Shoddy Infrastructure at LAC and What has Changed Now?
India’s highest altitude all-weather permanent bridge, christened after ‘Lion of Ladakh’ Col Chewang Rinchen, built on Shyok river at 14,650 feet.