Sandeep Unnithan

The PLA’s aggressive deployment in eastern Ladakh and its potential of quickly escalating into a full-blown conflict has seen the Indian army going in for fast track purchases to meet equipment shortfalls.

The 2020 standoff will not lead to an Indo-US military alliance but it will deepen the existing strategic partnership between the two countries.

Chinese troops have ingressed at four major points while Beijing has laid claim to the entire Galwan Valley.

Australia may join the tri-lateral Malabar-2020 naval exercise scheduled between India, Japan and the US later this year, a Quadrilateral of democracies.

The People's Liberation Army of China acted in a pre-meditated fashion to move into eastern Ladakh, violating multiple boundary agreements. New Delhi has limited military options to end the stalemate.

The prospect of Indian soldiers wearing Made in China gear alone should propel indigenisation efforts.

The study by army doctors has minutely studied the pattern of limb injuries sustained by its men over the last six years.

It is time clearly, the army turned to man’s best friend to hunt terrorists.

If weaponised viruses are indeed at work, then India’s biological warfare preparedness is sure to receive a boost.

Two critical defence ministry stakeholders, DRDO and OFB, have joined the war against Covid-19.

The Kilo class is the most numerous submarine class operated by the Indian Navy.

Presenting a riveting excerpt from Captain MNR Samant and Sandeep Unnithan's thrilling account of the war that made Bangladesh and India's secret naval service that swung the war.

The US had offered India defence equipment to counter Russia’s offer and even gave India warnings of ‘consequences’ but India didn’t give in.

A Prime Minister to Remember written by former Navy Chief Admiral Sushil Kumar reveals the aftermath of the brazen terrorist attack on the Indian Parliament and the ill-timed Operation Parakram.

FICV was supposed to give Indian Army a modern edge on the battlefield but with the Army failing to convince the bureaucracy to push the project through, it will float in an eternal orbit.

Without a mandate and clearly defined executive powers, the permanent COSC may just remain a ceremonial post of little consequence.

A technical committee of the ministry of defence has raised questions over pricing.

The ISIS aims to heighten religious tensions through mass casualty attacks on places of worship. Sri Lanka has so far not focused intensively on ISIS recruits and splinter groups. That will change.

The Project Shakti technology demonstrator brings out India’s latent capability to detect, track and destroy satellites in orbit. It is unclear whether this test was a one-off or the start of a formal ASAT programme.

The elite Special Force units have resorted to stripping de-commissioned battle tanks or using weapons recovered from militants in the absence of the equipment to be procured from the US.

A majority of the government-to-government deals are being directly steered by the PMO underlining their strategic nature.

The return of the car bomb, and more worryingly, volunteers willing to drive them, pose deadly new challenges.

After the 2G scam, it is the most powerful symbol of UPA corruption.

India has closely followed the development of France’s new attack submarine for over a decade owing to its potential to transform the navy’s submarine arm.

Stephen Paddock, the alleged perpetrator of the deadliest shooting in US history, used assault rifles to kill 59 persons and wound over 500 others.

When the various stakeholders in an organisation work in silos, you have a malaise that could kill Make in India.

Islamabad and Beijing think the infrastructure of terrorism can co-exist with economic infrastructure.