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BECA: A Need Indeed for Better Military Operations
Article by Shantanu K. Bansal The Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement (BECA) is the fourth and final “foundational” understanding the US has with India. Under the BECA, the two countries Continue Reading
With Biden Coming, Russia Receding and China Flexing: The Fall of International Order is Eminent
Article by Shantanu K. Bansal The present voting trends in the U.S. provides clear way for Biden to the President’s house. The historic 2020 US elections were not just a Continue Reading
Upcoming Opportunities and Challenges for AD Systems Around the Word
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Understanding How Modern AD Systems Work
Article by Shantanu K. Bansal The concept of ground-based Air Defence (AD) was neglected especially from the starting of this century due to rapid advancement in aerial platforms, especially due Continue Reading
Backgrounder: Understanding the 4 Foundational Agreements between India and US
Article by Shantanu K. Bansal On October 26, US secretary of state Mike Pompeo, defence secretary Mark Esper arrived in India. Soon after their arrival the Raksha Mantralaya made a Continue Reading
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
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
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.
Unrestricted Warfare 2.0: Is India Ready?
Article by Shantanu K. Bansal The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has been deeply influenced by the means of carrying out ‘non-contact warfare’. The concept of unrestricted form of warfare is based on Continue Reading