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The age of indigenous technology for geodetics in Indian missile system
Article by Debalina Ghoshal India’s missile capabilities will elevate to greater scales of technological advancements with indigenous geodetics also dominating their combat capability. In December 2025, India sought to integrate Continue Reading
The Half-Front and The Indian Army
Article by Amit Dwivedi Why India’s next security doctrine must move from managing internal threats to building national resilience India’s two-and-a-half-front formulation entered prominent public strategic discourse around the prospect Continue Reading
India’s Security Map is Changing: From Territorial Threats to Networked Vulnerabilities
Article by Dr Sreoshi Sinha A new defence pact has brought Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye closer on security, with Bangladesh now considering joining the arrangement. At the same time, Continue Reading
Amit Shah’s Dream of Strengthening Internal Security Gets a Strong Push
Article by Debalina Ghoshal The recent announcement by the Union Home and Cooperation Minister, Shri Amit Shah, to strengthen internal security has provided a ray of hope to strengthen India’s Continue Reading
Reforming India’s Defence Procurement: Defence Acquisition Procedure 2026
Article by Shubhi Malhotra, PhD Research Scholar Introduction On February 11, 2026, the Department of Defence under India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) released the draft Defence Acquisition Procedure 2026, inviting Continue Reading
Book: The Unseen Battlefield
Article by Shri V.K. Sharma (Retd., DIG) Buy the Book at Amazon, Published by Adroit Publishers Today’s conflicts aren’t fought only with weapons on battlefields. They’re increasingly fought through information, Continue Reading
India’s Invisible Defence Gap: It Is Not Software, It Is Heat
Article by Dr Sudhanshu Kumar If you ask me what the single most underappreciated bottleneck in India’s AI defence ambitions is in 2026, I would not say compute. I would Continue Reading
The Hawara Case and Emerging Concerns over Regional Stability
Article by Aditi Dubey Recent developments surrounding the parole application of Jagtar Singh Hawara, serving a life sentence in connection with the 1995 assassination of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Continue Reading
The Mecca Pact: A Strategic Reckoning for India’s West Asia Policy
Article by Dr Kanchan Lakshman On August 7, in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Continue Reading
Desalination plants are turning into major targets during wartime: India’s concerns
Article by Debalina Ghoshal One of the biggest challenges during times of conflict is water management. In the recent events of wars, desalination plants have become a major target to Continue Reading