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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The Wheel of Cheese and the Library of the Owls

Long ago, beyond the highest mountains where snow lingered...

Operation PAWAN: Remembering the Men, the Mission and the Legacy

On 17 July 2026, the Delhi Gymkhana Club, as...

The Hidden Cost Behind Russia’s Tu-214 Revival

One of the biggest debates in the civil aviation...

What R&AW Can Learn from Mossad’s Operational Philosophy

For decades, India has faced a complex security environment...