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The Chinese conduct their tests from their test site in Korla, Xinjiang. Since the hit-to-kill vehicles can be used for BMD and ASAT, the site probab
In what is being touted as a major shift in Indian policy towards Israel, New Delhi abstained from a vote against Israel at the UN Human Rights Commission. The UN human rights body called for Israel's accountability in alleged war crimes committed by its officials during the conflict in Gaza in July 2014.
The opacity in the Rafale deal only raises doubts, with its fallout on national security and the 'Make in India' programme.
At a time when advances in technology are revolutionising warfare, India is still debating the need to move towards leaner force structures. India needs to cut the flab on an urgent basis.
The defence component of the national budget accounts for 14% of central government expenditure, but gets less than 5% of media space. Virtually no discussion on the issue takes place in Parliament either. A call for increased resources for national defence usually goes out only when defence spending by Pakistan and China makes headlines.
Modi Govt's defence budget will only sharpen the divide between an increasingly assertive China and the Indian security establishment trying hard to cope up with the Chinese military modernisation programme. China's 2014 military budget is of $132 billion while Indian budget is of approximately US $ 37 bn only.
India will be hosting the next India-Africa Forum Summit in 2014 and it is trying to implement as many decisions of the earlier two Summits as possible, according to a senior official at the MEA.
As dependable allies, the India-France partnership is a force for global good in a volatile world engulfed in multiple crises
Why statehood is no answer to the city’s pollution mess
The Observer Research Foundation¿s (ORF) Institute of Security Studies hosted a roundtable discussion on the ¿Demilitarisation of Siachen¿, on May 4, 2005, at ORF Campus, New Delhi. The discussion was chaired by Gen (Retd) VP Malik, former Chief of the Army Staff.
Many more reforms are needed to boost consumer confidence. People have to have faith in their future earning capacity and only then they will start buying.
The Economist Intelligence Unit’s democracy framework, by being blind to history and to context, is not doing itself any favours.
The process of subverting democracy and politicians began at the beginning of Pakistan.
Questioning the choices made by the government in terms of its response to the Pulwama terror strike is not 'questioning the forces' and thus unpatriotic
Though the Planning Commission went by the Tendulkar formula, Rs 32 and Rs 24 look extremely low at today's prices and high inflation, and especially if we take into account that these amounts include other items of daily life like education and health.
Development of a proper and efficient transport network is a science in itself, but the least understood.
The Dhaka Global Dialogue will provide an excellent opportunity to discuss and debate the core developmental issues in the Asian century where all nat
The relatively small tactical operation did not meet its military objective but generated spectacular political theatre. The release of the videos in the run up to the elections is further evidence of the true nature of the exercise.
New Delhi declared unequivocal support for “all peoples striving for decolonisation”, only to keep conspicuously quiet.
युवाओं को भारत के प्रभावी ‘डिजिटल सिटीजन्स’ अर्थात ‘डिज�
China has drawn worldwide attention in recent years for its rapid digitalisation, which happens to overlap with the three focul points of Digital Indi
India has projected its soft power for centuries, long before the concept was even defined by political analysts. In the past decade, the country wielded its soft power in a more systematic way in the practice of diplomacy. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in power since 2014, is becoming known for his passionate use of India’s soft-power assets through both an effective media management strategy and an intelligent use of social media. This Brief
The existing NOTA option is just symbolic because even if the majority of voters in a constituency detest the candidates, one of them will still be elected.
The COVID19 pandemic is a wake-up call to the world to realise that the sustainability quotient, in terms of the scale that city population densities
By curtailing the effectiveness of the Armed Forces Tribunals, the Government is destroying the military justice system which is a disservice to serving and retired personnel
Now is time for India to rise to the challenge and be the leader in the opening up of the aviation sector.
India’s impeccable story of constitutional promise and practice has much to offer to the G20 members and the world
Even with increased efforts from governments towards democratising trade policy development, there are hindrances with the emergence of other Westphal
Hitting at the neutrality of armed forces will do more damage than good
Some conventional wisdom about how economic outcomes affect politics will be tested on May 23.
