What General Naravane’s Memoir Reveals About India’s 2020 China Crisis
When history is written from press releases, it often reads as clean and decisive. When it is written by those who had to make...
Capability, Capacity, and Cash: Why India’s Defence Needs a 20% Budget Push
India’s security environment in 2026 demands urgent attention. Pakistan's nearly 20 per cent increase in its defence budget and China's steady 7.2 per cent...
Built for Uncertainty: Why Cavalry Thrives Where Doctrine Fails
Cavalry has never been merely about horses, tanks, or manoeuvre. Those are temporary expressions of a more profound and enduring philosophy. The true essence...
Why the Indian Army’s Training Culture Struggles in a VUCA Battlespace
In the mid-1930s, at Princeton’s Institute for Advanced Study, Albert Einstein was not seeking brilliance in the conventional sense. He was not interested in...
FTAs with the UK and EU: Tariff Relief or Revenue Ruse?
India’s landmark Free Trade Agreements with the United Kingdom and the European Union mark a decisive shift in the country’s trade strategy. Signed with...