(CNN) President Joe Biden spoke with China’s President Xi Jinping for two hours late Wednesday, their first call since Biden took office. “Last night, I was on the phone for Continue Reading
Peace is always a better option as to war, it’s all said and understood by the masses, the importance of peace is well realised but it should also be realised Continue Reading
Indian Space Research Organisation and location and navigation technology solutions provider MapmyIndia announced an initiative to partner together to offer India’s best, and fully indigenous, mapping portal and geospatial services. Continue Reading
Chinese and Indian border troops on the southern and northern shores of Pangong Lake on Wednesday, 10 February began disengagement according to the consensus reached during the ninth round of Continue Reading
While experts are yet to pinpoint the cause of Chamoli flash floods and many warnings about climate change, the floods brought back fears of old tales related to a lost Continue Reading
The U.S. military uses the term “strategic corporal” as shorthand to capture the growing battlefield responsibility held by leaders of junior rank. That responsibility has become both immense and increasingly Continue Reading
Bottom-line: A lot has been said on Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) but now we should also focus on the Underwater Domain Awareness (UDA). Globally, the MDA is largely surface-driven and Continue Reading
The drone, called Warrior, is part of an indigenous programme called CATS or Combat Air Teaming System, described as “a composite amalgamation of manned and unmanned platforms which work together to penetrate heavily defended enemy airspace.” In simple terms, the Warrior drone is being designed to operate with an Indian-made Tejas combat aircraft flown by an Indian Air Force pilot, which it will defend and fight with as they go into combat together.
In the backdrop of the ongoing standoff with China and impetus for military modernisation, the allocation for capital expenditure in the Defence Budget saw an increase of ₹21,326 crore or 18.75% compared to Budget Estimates (BE) of last year.
ARTRAC has identified seven institutes that offer postgraduate courses in Tibetology where Army officers can go on “study leave”. It has also been recommended that officers can also be sent to these institutes for “small capsules” on Tibetology.