Joseph P Chacko

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Joseph P. Chacko is the publisher of Frontier India. He holds an MBA in International Business. Books: Author of "Foxtrot to Arihant: The Story of Indian Navy's Submarine Arm" and co-author of "Warring Navies—India and Pakistan." Author: Warring Navies—India and Pakistan. He is currently pursuing Law Studies. *views are Personal

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Astra Mk-1 Procurement to Balance Meteor and Legacy R-77 Missiles in IAF Fleet

A significant milestone in India's pursuit of self-reliance in defense is the imminent approval of a substantial agreement for approximately 400 Astra Mk-1 beyond-visual-range...

India Accelerates Swarm Warfare Push With 500 km Range Air-Launched Drone System

The Indian Air Force is gearing up for a major shift in aerial warfare by implementing a plan to create a sophisticated Air-Dropped Canisterised...

EU Internal Divisions Pose Long-Term Challenge for India’s Trade and Security Strategy

The upcoming mega trade agreement between the European Union and India is being presented as a historic economic convergence between two large democratic systems....

Mis-Selling in Fintech—India’s UPI Success Story Has a Consent Problem

India's digital payments infrastructure has experienced unprecedented growth, as merchant-facing devices, QR-based acceptance, and UPI-enabled applications have become nearly ubiquitous. The quality of consent...

The West’s Shadow Fleet Is Hiding in Plain Sight

Western governments speak confidently about cracking down on Russia’s “shadow fleet”—an alleged murky armada of tankers accused of skirting sanctions, masking ownership and quietly...

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India Must Trade Emotion for Strategy

India’s security and diplomatic challenges are often framed as...

Russia Plans Massive Superjet Engine Swap After PD-8 Breakthrough

The effective certification of the indigenous PD-8 turbofan engine...

How India Must Reforge Its Intelligence Edge for the Cyber Age

India stands at a strategic inflection point. Its neighbourhood...

The Unexpected Fighter: Why Iran Kept Flying the Yak-130 Under Heavy Attack

The Yakovlev Yak-130 was predominantly perceived as an advanced...