Cheap mindset

NSG fall out: China’s counter move to stop India at global stage China has become a teacher in matters pertaining to non proliferation regime and issues involving its conduct among technologically superior nations who are holding signing of NPT as criteria for entering into NSG club. In contrary China is one of the biggest proliferators […]

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Neutralizing threat

Chinese infrastructure along Indian borders As prime Indian military objective in the event of an outbreak of hostilities between a Pakistan-China collusive alliance against India, STRATEGIC AFFAIRS in its March-April issue, has already pinpointed the Karakoram Highway/railway/pipeline alignment through Pakistan and China-occupied Jammu and Kashmir. Breaking this link at several geologically difficult portions can render […]

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First move

Cutting Lhasa-Xinjiang road connectivity A nation that feels itself hemmed in by hostile neighbors needs to look for ways to preserve its own national interests through diplomatic means before it rushes into a conflict situation that will exacerbate the collusive arrangement that it sees as a threat. In the case of India, the China-Pak Economic […]

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Calculate to disrupt

China-Pakistan infrastructure building in PoK Any military action requires political will. Does the Bharatiya Janta Party which leads the National Democratic Alliance government at the Centre have the political acumen to be able to present a politico-military response to the continuing creation of new kinds of facilities through the heart of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir connecting China’s […]

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Boosting synergy

Air-land military operations The Indian armed forces have been acquainted with the “air-land battle” concept since 1987 when General K Sundarji conducted the massive deployment of air, land and sea components during Operation Brasstacks in the Rajasthan desert and the Gujarat marshlands. It was described by military commentators at the time as being the largest […]

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Enemy in backyard

Chinese submarines in Indian Ocean and India’s response There is no way that the Government of India can expedite the acquisition of submarines and anti-submarine assets even if it raids the gold filled vaults of the Thirumalai temple for a one-time payment for all it needs. Events are overtaking it at a very swift pace […]

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Seamless thrust

Integrated EW systems and future war The pace of electronic warfare is changing rapidly and in future it may assume a new dimension in which individual soldiers can conduct the war proceedings to take control of the battlefield while sitting away thousands of miles from the actual frontline zone. It is all possible due to […]

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Killer machines

Robotic technology for modern warfare Growing military investment in robotic technology-by the US as well as some 40 other nations-indicates that robots are rapidly becoming an important piece of tomorrow’s military arsenal. One of the most profound changes in modern warfare is the astonishingly rapid rise in the use of robots on the battlefield. Robots […]

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Replacing pod

Battlefield artillery systems may see more changes The use of artillery in modern warfare has passed through lot of changes since World War II but the adaptability to the new requirements of the conflicts now requires advent of technology and effective strategy for maximizing the gains. It is obvious that the artillery history is interesting, […]

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Altering options

Sonar technology may change naval warfare Sonar technology is playing a vital role in modern naval warfare as it can detect objects underwater in a faraway location when it is totally or partially merged into hundreds of deep on the sea floor. And this can provide vital access to a greater situational awareness. “Sensors to […]

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