BUSINESS
Cold hard reality of geopolitics: Enhancing military power is non-negotiable
Military capabilities remain the sine qua non of international politics. Therefore, critical defence reforms in India will have to be pushed with greater vigour. Without institutional, doctrinal and procedural changes, New Delhi will not be able to make the most of this moment in global geopolitics
WORLD
Trump 2.0 presents an opportunity for India to deepen defence ties
Track record of Trump 1.0 suggest defence ties will not be purely transactional. Yet, getting the US to show more commitment to technology transfer will be challenging. But Trump’s desire to cement a legacy is an opportunity that needs to be seized.
BUSINESS
The Ukraine War brings home the importance of air defences
The unending Ukraine war has highlighted the key role air defences play against a superior enemy. Russia’s Geranium-2 drones, glide bombs and the 1B75 Penicillin counter-artillery systems keep troubling the Ukrainians, despite their air defences improving. Bottlenecks in Russia’s supply of the S-400 anti-missile defence system is a worry for India’s war-preparedness
BUSINESS
What explains the surge in India’s defence exports? Smarter policies, competitive products
India’s defence exports have grown tenfold in the space of five years. Simpler export procedures, and breakthroughs like the replacement of expensive foreign parts in the BrahMos missile system with low-cost locally developed parts, have made Indian exports attractive
BUSINESS
The Chinese are monitoring their enemies on the cheap with spy balloons
The Chinese spy balloons are a deceptively simple aerial surveillance tool that even the US admitted to failing to detect before the recent missile hit. India needs to up its game in this department
WORLD
Defence | India, US joint military exercise could bring in new technologies for Indian Army
The US’ expertise in high-altitude technologies and mountain warfare could prove to be beneficial for India amid its standoff with China in the LAC region
