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.

Dec 11, 2024 · India’s naval capabilities are set to receive a significant boost as the country moves closer to finalizing a major defense deal with France. The agreement, expected to be signed by January 2025, encompasses the acquisition of 26 Rafale-M naval fighter jets and the construction of three additional Scorpene-class submarines. This strategic partnership aims to enhance India’s maritime ...

6 days ago · A high-tech submersible has mysteriously vanished beneath Antarctica’s most dangerous glacier, leaving scientists baffled and concerned. The robotic vehicle, designed to explore the unstable Thwaites Glacier, failed to return from…

Jan 26, 2025 · The United Kingdom faces a pivotal decision that could reshape its military aviation and industrial strategy. With both economic and geopolitical implications, the choice between the Eurofighter Typhoon and the…

Dec 18, 2023 · On 25th November PM Modi took a sortie over Bangalore in an Indian-designed Tejas aircraft. This embodies his push for India to make more of its weapons. The

Apr 30, 2021 · India’s “tensions” and “rivalry” with Pakistan and China are among the main reasons for its increased military expenditure. India’s military spending grew by 6.8 percent to $71.1 billion in 2019, according to the SIPRI report on “Trends in World Military Expenditure, 2019”. This was the highest military spending in South Asia. In the 2021-2022 defence budget, the pension bill ...

Oct 5, 2017 · With the Middle East in flames and Pakistan military-terrorist nexus routinely triggering border skirmishes, India is virtually at war. China now has a vibrant aircraft industry and routinely displays aggressive behaviour on the Sino-Indian border. Very close military and economic links between China and Pakistan is a cause of concern for India. Build up of India’s military strength has not ...

Feb 20, 2023 · Source: SIPRI (2022) Quite clearly USA, Western Europe, and Russia dominate the export landscape while countries like China and South Korea are both importers and exporters. Military expenditure globally constitutes 2.2% of global GDP. In India, if we include the pension element around 2% of India’s GDP is spent in the defense sector. Unlike global trends, the defense allocation shows a ...

Feb 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. Three aspects ...

Jan 29, 2024 · India being in the BRICS collection of nationsis quietly moving away from uni-polar world order to a more multi-polar system and seems to be in-sync with Russian policies as we see on multiple issues from Syria, Afghanistan, Iranian nuclear pact and currently on Ukraine.India’s staunch ties with Moscow have been challenged and often denigrated by the US and the West. Western countries want ...