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AGNI-5: India’s MIRV-Enabled Missile and the Way Ahead

AGNI-5: India’s MIRV-Enabled Missile and the Way Ahead

Debalina Ghoshal Apr 8, 2025 7 min read

In March, India completed a year of successfully testing the Agni-V that would be carrying Multiple Independently targetable Re-entry Vehicles (MIRVs) under Mission Divyastra. This significant milestone showcases India’s commitment Continue Reading

Securing the Straits: A Look at India’s Military Presence in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Securing the Straits: A Look at India’s Military Presence in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands

IADN Editorial Team Sep 19, 2024 14 min read

Standing guard in the strategically significant Andaman and Nicobar Islands, the Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC) is India’s first and only tri-service theater command. Established in 2001, this unique force Continue Reading

India’s Indigenous Ballistic Missile Defence

India’s Indigenous Ballistic Missile Defence

Debalina Ghoshal Apr 25, 2024 6 min read

Article by Mrs Debalina Ghoshal Last year, this month, India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Navy successfully conducted a maiden flight test of a sea-based endo-atmospheric interceptor Continue Reading

India-Australia: Building A Stronger Defence Partnership

India-Australia: Building A Stronger Defence Partnership

IADN Editorial Team Apr 24, 2024 5 min read

he Indo-Pacific region has emerged as a pivotal arena for global security and economic activity, making the evolving partnership between India and Australia crucial. Indian Aerospace Defence News (IADN) is Continue Reading

Message From Australia Consul General Kolkata H.E. Hugh Boylan

Message From Australia Consul General Kolkata H.E. Hugh Boylan

IADN Editorial Team Apr 24, 2024 3 min read

On Thursday 25 April, we will mark ANZAC Day, a day of great significance to Australians. On ANZAC Day, we pause to remember the more than two million Australians who Continue Reading

Iran & Pakistan’s war of “Deception”

Iran & Pakistan’s war of “Deception”

Aditi Dubey Feb 6, 2024 3 min read

The latest discordance between Iran & Pakistan has taken intemperate move after both countries started striking each other’s border territories. Recently, Iran has taken aggressive steps against Pakistan inside its Continue Reading

Engaging China

Engaging China

Col. Prashant Jha (Retd.) Feb 4, 2024 6 min read

Article by Col Prashant Jha (Retd.) China has been a nation of concern, especially for all its neighbours, the United States and the developed West. Why and how did China Continue Reading

MESSAGE FROM H.E. YOGI PURANIK FOR IADN

MESSAGE FROM H.E. YOGI PURANIK FOR IADN

IADN Editorial Team Sep 1, 2023 3 min read

By H.E. Yogi Puranik Reflecting upon the journey that has brought me to this moment, I am humbled and honoured to introduce the special Independence Month edition of the Indian Continue Reading

INDIA@2050: Reforming India For Post Covid-19 World Order

INDIA@2050: Reforming India For Post Covid-19 World Order

Shantanu K. Bansal Sep 1, 2023 47 min read

Download Brief Here The world has been successful in developing prophylactic and therapeutic measures against SARS-CoV-2 which spreads COVID-19.  As we move towards the post-pandemic era, we need not only Continue Reading

THE JOURNEY OF INDIA’S LEGACY SINCE 1947

THE JOURNEY OF INDIA’S LEGACY SINCE 1947

Aditi Dubey Aug 31, 2023 8 min read

Article by Ms Aditi Dubey Bharat, the Republic of India, or the ‘India’ we know today, is celebrating its 77th independence anniversary with great zeal this year. India has been Continue Reading