Ran Samwad 2025
“Ran” (battle) and “Samwad” (dialogue) are complementary. Organised by Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff and the Centre for Joint Warfare Studies (CENJOWS), and the Army Training Command, the ‘Ran Samwad’ forum, Continue Reading
HQ IDS TO Organise India’s Biggest Tri-Service Seminar – “Ran Samwad-2025” at Mhow
Technological advancements are leading to a change in the character in terms of their operational planning, tactics and strategies. To discuss this and the nature of war. This is causing Continue Reading
The Role of MSMEs in India’s Defence Sector: Driving Self-Reliance and Technological Innovation
A country’s defence architecture cannot be completed without the involvement of different enterprises in its functioning, especially without the help of its innovative enterprises. India’s defence sector also takes the Continue Reading
Inside the Thailand–Cambodia Dispute Fueled by Family Rivalry
Introduction The July 2025 border crisis between Thailand and Cambodia marks the bloodiest clash in over a decade. Beyond artillery fire and airstrikes, at its heart lies a bitter personal Continue Reading
Thailand–Cambodia Border Crisis: Why the Conflict Exploded in July 2025
Introduction A long-standing border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia has erupted into its deadliest confrontation in over a decade. As heavy artillery, airstrikes, landmines, and cluster munition allegations fill news Continue Reading
DRDO successfully conducted the flight trials of the Drone launched ULPGM-V3
DRDO successfully conducted the flight trials of the UAS launched ULPGM-V3. This air-launched light munition has a range of over 10 Km. ULPGM is equipped with three modular warhead options: Continue Reading
Disarming Weapons of Mass Destruction:The ‘South Africas’ or the ‘Libyas’?
States often pursue weapons of mass destruction (WMD) capabilities to gain strategic advantages in deterrence equations, theoretically negating scenarios where war-fighting becomes necessary. However, WMD arsenals—encompassing not only warheads but Continue Reading
Russia’s new drone uses Nvidia’s mini supercomputer to make its own kill list
In June 2025, Ukrainian air defense units intercepted what initially appeared to be a standard Shahed-136 drone over the Sumy region. Upon closer examination, however, the platform revealed itself as Continue Reading
STANAG 4569: Ensuring Adequate Ballistic and Blast Resistance
NATO AEP-55 STANAG 4569 is a NATO Standardization Agreement covering the standards for the “Protection Levels for Occupants of Logistic and Light Armored Vehicles”. The standard covers strikes from kinetic Continue Reading
Op Sindoor: India’s Defence by Denial Mechanism Remains Relevant
Brief By Debalina Ghoshal Download Brief Here India’s Operation Sindoor became a success story not only because of India’s ability to launch offensives against asymmetric targets as well as against Continue Reading