Indo-Pacific

When people say “Pakistan–Afghanistan war,” they usually mean something conventional — tanks, airstrikes, a declaration, maybe a UN emergency session....

When India began seriously exploring parallel Russian and indigenous upgrade tracks for the Sukhoi Su-30MKI, the instinctive reaction was to...

The 6th India-France Annual Defence Dialogue in Bengaluru was framed politely — co-production, officer exchanges, a renewed 10-year framework. But...

There is a tendency, whenever India’s No First Use policy is discussed, to treat it like a switch. Keep it.Abandon...

India’s missile programs often dominate headlines. But missiles are hardware. Doctrine is software. And in the architecture of India strategic...

There is an uncomfortable truth at the heart of India’s military transformation: while strategy is expanding outward and structures are...

There is a peculiar rhythm to the way India announces its military ambitions. It usually happens on a Thursday, buried...

India’s military transformation will ultimately be judged not only by what happens in Ladakh or Arunachal Pradesh, but by what...

Modernization is often mistaken for acquisition. In India’s defense discourse, the conversation gravitates toward numbers — fighter squadrons, submarines, artillery...

Let me paint you a picture that isn't in any official PowerPoint. It's 2 AM somewhere in Eastern Ladakh. The...