Opinion

Opinion | Inside India's High-Stakes Push For Buying A Record 114 Rafales

If the power of such a huge purchase does not put New Delhi in the driver's seat to fast-track acquisition of technology, then nothing else will.

Blog | Trump And Tariffs: With The US Deal, Has India Bucked Thucydides' Famous Adage?

In these times, ideal for the screenplay of that old classic flick, 'It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World',let us raise a toast (of American bourbon?) to Thucydides, who lived 2,500 years ago in faraway Greece and perhaps could see what was coming.

Opinion | On Religion, Duty, And An Army Officer's Dismissal Over Matters Of 'Faith'

An officer cannot be absent - ever - from the cocoon of brotherhood if he is to command implicit obedience from his troops when the bullets come flying. That, folks, is the creed of the Indian armed forces.

Opinion | The 'Ten-Year Itch' in India-US Defence Relations

Hugs and personal equations between leaders do not make a nation a country of consequence. The fact is that the US would not part with critical technologies, despite all the acronym-rich pacts and treaties being signed.

Opinion | Ladakh Needs A Healing Hand, Not Divisive Politics - An IAF Officer's Plea

The local authorities have their task cut out to bring in peace in the short term. However, the long-term aim must be to bring back the mutual confidence and trust that existed so far.

Blog | When A 'Thup' Meant The World: Ode To The Beloved Red Post Box

The young of today do not know the charm of the handwritten word. If it came in an envelope, then it could well be a 'rakhi' from a sister, a 'tika' from mother, a dried and pressed rose bud or, even better, the fragrance of the lipstick of a beloved

Opinion | Seeds Of Sabotage: The 'Agro-Terrorism' Threat India Can't Ignore

If American and Chinese ongoing research in genetic engineering of food crops through insect dispersion is anything to go by, then India's security agencies have an additional danger of agro-terrorism on their already cluttered threat radar.

Opinion | Six Big - But Less Noticed - Takeaways From Operation Sindoor

Though the S-400 system hogged media limelight, it was the indigenous radars, SAM and Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems that formed the backbone of our ground-based air defence, highlighting the value of indigenous armament.