Opinion

Opinion | India Wants A 6th-Generation Fighter. But A Lot Could Go Wrong

India might just be building too many fighter jets to focus on any one of them well. A recalculcation is needed.

Opinion | The Big Reset In How India Builds Its Defence Is Here

The real transformation underway in India's defence ecosystem is visible now in a new missile or a fighter jet, but in how India is building its military technology.

Opinion | DRDO Is Being Restructured. But The Real Problem Remains Unsolved

Three big questions are ailing the DRDO and its progress

Opinion | India's Defence Deals Have A Serious Problem Nobody Talks About

For over 20 years, India believed that its defence deals would help nourish the domestic industry. Now, a parliamentary report suggests that never quite happened.

Opinion | Kaveri To J-20, How China Overtook India In A 40-Year-Old Race To Build Fighter Jets

Both launched ambitious military jet engine programmes during the 1980s. Both depended heavily on Soviet and Russian technology. Four decades later, however, the finish line tells two dramatically different stories.