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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Article by Shantanu K. Bansal The concept of indirect warfare is not new, it has been practiced since ages. Masters of strategic thoughts like Chanakya and Sun Tzu had widely wrote about indirect form of warfare in their principle works. The Art of War book written by Master Sun in 5th century BC provides a…

Article by Shantanu K. Bansal The article highlights key highlights from China Military Power Report, 2021. This report covers security and military developments involving the People’s Republic of China (PRC) until the end of 2020. It says, “the PRC has long viewed the United States as a competitor and has characterized its view of strategic…

The Scalp missile aka “the storm shadow missile” is a long-range cruise missile that is developed by a European defense company MBDA systems. Recently, the Indian Air Force released images of its newly inducted fighter aircraft Dassault Rafale carrying the new generation air to surface stealth cruise missile.The Scalp missile is considered a stealthy missile…