India could up the ante with new Rafale fighter jets
It was bound to happen, and India has no choice. Bullied by a menacing China, it must push every button, and then some. Fresh, shiny new combat-ready Rafale fighter jets, sitting on the tarmac...
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India now militarily prepared to prevail over China attacks
New Delhi: In the backdrop of the recent clashes between Indian and Chinese forces at Galwan Valley, experts think that in case a war takes place between the two countries, India has an advantage and the...
Indian Army’s Rudra Armed Helos Break Cover In Ladakh
The Indian Army currently operates over 50 HAL-built Rudras, with more in the pipeline for a total fleet of 78 airframes. The Indian Air Force is also an operator of the aircraft. This isn’t...
China-India border dispute: drones prove their worth at high altitude
As China and India work to resolve their border dispute in the Himalayas, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are playing an increasingly important role in the dispute. The Indian government said on Wednesday it planned...
Ladakh could be a feint, China’s big push may be coming from the east
For the last few weeks, one has repeatedly been saying both the Chinese intrusion in the Pangong Tso area and the activity opposite the Indian position in the Galwan Valley is a smokescreen. Unfortunately,...
India conducts large military exercises with T-90S tanks and BMP-2 IFV along the border with China
According to information released by the Financial Express website on July 18, 2020, India continues the deployment of combat vehicles and carried out military exercises using BMP-2Sarath IFV Infantry vehicles, T-90S main battle tanks...
IAF top brass to discuss India-China border situation, rapid Rafale deployment in 22-23 July meet
Amid the ongoing tensions with China, top Air Force commanders will meet this week to discuss the situation on the Line of Actual Control with China in Eastern Ladakh and rapid operational station of...
Infrastructure to checkmate China
China is a major world power with the largest military of the world and the second largest economy in the world. China’s defence budget is four times India’s defence budget, and military infrastructure is...
China alarmed as Lutyens Logic weakens hold on India
Not just after 3 May 2020, but for decades previously, the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) has conducted itself on the deliberately undefined border with India in a...
Army: How Red Tape Delayed the Procurement of Lightweight Tanks Until After Ladakh Faceoff
The Indian army’s recently announced emergency procurement of light, air-transportable tanks to augment its firepower in Himalayan regions like Ladakh, was first mooted in 2009. This happened soon after the country’s military planners shifted...