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The Unconventional Military Tactics We Learned From The Ukrainian War 2022
Article by Mr. Shantanu K. Bansal On 24 February 2022, Russia launched an invasion of Ukraine. Russia didn’t mention that it is going to conduct a full-fledged military manoeuvre against the Ukraine, rather it named it’s military operations against Ukraine as a “special operation.” Since the very starting of the Russi-Ukrainian War 2022, the IADN emerged as the few handles…
The 13th Para SF Battalion Raised
It is nowhere in the mainstream media but as per sources on the 1st of May this year, the Indian Army raised another battalion of Special Forces, the 13th PARA SF (Aka. Thunderbolt Thirteen). Before, the raising of this new battalion of Special Forces, the Army had total nine battalions – 1,2,3,4,9,10,11,12, and 21. Although,…
The IAF Needs to Revisit Its Doctrine
Article by Mr. Shantanu K. Bansal Excerpt as follows. … The reality is that while the world is moving to develop a 6th Generation fighter, India is still struggling to produce a 4th Generation fighter. China’s aviation industry has advanced to produce large transport aircraft; modern force multipliers, four-plus to fifth generation fighters incorporating low…
Pakistan’s New National Security Policy: A Decent Document but Away From The Ground Realities
Article by Mr. Shantanu K. Bansal The article is based on Pakistan’s National Security Policy 2022-2026 Available for Media Release. The Process Of Planning Spans To 7 Years The Pakistan National Security Policy 2022-2026 is the country’s first security policy document. The public version of this document is meant to provide an insight into the…
Security scare to PM Modi: The root cause brushed under political drama?
Prime Minister of India was scheduled to visit Ferozepur, Punjab. The purpose of visit was to inaugurate some projects like Delhi to Jammu Expressway and to later take part in a political rally. But a security lapse occurred wherein protestors were able to block the cavalcade of the Prime Minister. How this happened, who were…
MIG-21 Crashes Says a Lot About India’s Long-term Capability Development Planning
Article by Mr. Shantanu K. Bansal The loss of Wing Commander Harshit Sinha in another MIG-21crash this year cause jitters around the nation. The crash happened on the night of December 24 and it is the 5th crash in the row involving the same fighter aircraft. In 1963, the Air Force first inducted a fleet…
5 Major Defence Reforms In Front of The New CDS And Way Forward
Article by Mr. Shantanu K. Bansal Under the able leadership of General Bipin Rawat, the first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) India had finally kicked off the actual groundwork for creating four Integrated Theatre Commands which includes Maritime Theatre Command, Air Defence Command and two land-based commands for combating emerging threats besides various other initiatives…
Navy Day Spl: Operation Trident – 4th December 1971
4th December is celebrated as “Navy day” by the Indian Navy to mark the operational success of the attack on Karachi port in 1971, the Indo-Pak war. The Indian Naval Headquarters in Delhi along with Western Naval Command planned to attack the port of Karachi by forming a strike group for the mission code-named “Operation…
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