Indian Defence Review
WEB2 days ago · Indian Defence Review (IDR), quarterly journal, the brainchild of former captain of the Indian Army, was launched on January 1, 1986 as a logical continuum to Lancer established in 1979, the first Indian publishing house dedicated to put forward the military experience and point of view.
India’s Defence Modernisation: Challenges and Prospects
WEBJul 7, 2016 · India today faces the most complex threats and challenges that range from nuclear to sub-conventional spectrum of conflict. Issues such as unresolved territorial disputes with China and Pakistan, insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and in the North Eastern states, the growing menace of left wing extremism, and the rising threat of urban terrorism has further exacerbated India’s security ...
Rebuilding the Combat Fleet of the IAF to 42 Squadrons
WEBSep 28, 2022 · As far back as 2001, the IAF had apprised the government of the need to acquire additional fighters. The IAF, at that stage, was very happy to have the upgraded version of the Mirage 2000, an option that was finally foreclosed in 2006, when Dassault closed the Mirage 2000 production line after repeatedly checking with India.
India’s Military Readiness Challenge - Indian Defence Review
WEBFeb 26, 2023 · Being Ready and Relevant. Given the nature of emerging national security threats and challenges, some of which are not clearly discernible, there is a need to build sufficient theoretical rigour and learning among India’s defence policy makers and practitioners in order to contextualise and address the problem of military readiness, both at the structural and operational level.
The India-China Relationship: The Way Forward - Indian Defence …
WEBSep 2, 2024 · The India-China Relationship: The Way Forward. By Sumant Dhamija and Neelotpal Mishra Last modified on September 2, 2024 11:49 am. In a desert region deep in the northern heart of China, in the town of Huangyangatan, is a 1:500 scale model reflecting 157,000 sqaure kilometres of Aksai Chin and Eastern …
Unfinished Reforms in India’s Defense Sector: A Road Map
WEBSep 2, 2024 · Evolution of Reforms in Defense Sector. While India embraced economic reforms in 1991 to come out the dirigisme of Nehru and Indira Gandhi and embrace free market and accept private sector as the new temples of modern India, the defense production sector took a decade more to encourage full private sector participation and inflow of FDI up to 26%.
India’s Revamp of Its Higher Direction of War
WEBSep 2, 2024 · DRDO describes Tejas as a ‘spectacular aviation triumph’. Yet most Indian pilots would kneel laughing over this. Indian services tend to prefer foreign weapons- European and increasingly American – to those produced by Defense PSUs and ordnance factories that have traditionally dominated India’s Military Index complex.
India's Long Range Missile - Indian Defence Review
WEBSep 2, 2024 · India requires a long range missile to provide robust second strike capability. A missile that can be dispersed far and wide in the Indian mainland, it’s far flung islands or its blue water naval assets dispersed across the world’s oceans.The ability to reach all corners of a potential challenger requires a range of 5,000 to 8,000 km. India is thus developing larger diameter family of Agni ...
15-Year Defence Purchase Plan Cleared - Indian Defence Review
WEBAug 21, 2012 · The Ministry of Defence has finally cleared a 15-year Long-Term Integrated Perspective Plan (LTIPP), following the Army Chief, General V K Singh’s sensational leak of the letter to Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh revealing the sorry state of defence preparedness. With the integrated plan, the Indian armed …
On the way to the modernisation of Indian naval power
WEBSep 2, 2024 · India is determined to modernise its navy to meet the security demands of a vast coastline and the crucial Indian Ocean Region (IOR). Submarine-launched Cruise Missile (SLCM) is to be test-fired in March as part of the modernisation programme of the Indian navy. Primarily, India’s maritime security is focused on China and Pakistan.