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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Two Russian Airlift Regiments Get Brand-New Il-76MD-90A Fleet 

Russia's Military Transport Aviation (VTA) has achieved a significant...

Russia Wants the Tu-214 Built Like the MC-21—Here’s Why That Matters

Russia is currently in the process of executing the...

Russia’s Flying Radar Fleet Gets Reinforcement as Another A-50U Returns

In early June 2026, Russian military aviation observers and...

The Race for Chip Independence: Russia Bets Big on Domestic Epitaxy

Russia has furthered its long-term quest to reestablish critical...