Cmde Ranjit B Rai (Retd.)

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Cmde Ranjit B Rai Retd MBIM(UK) was Director of Naval Operations and Intelligence and is an author and writes on naval and strategic affairs. * Views and analysis are personal.

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How NAVAC direct entry engineers made India’s Nuclear Submarine dreams come true

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This bunch of engineers above belonged to the 1978-1980 batches of Technical Direct Entry topper graduates who joined a 'make shift' Naval Academy (NAVAC)...

CNS Admiral Karambir Singh discussed the philosophy of the Maritime challenges India faces in the Indo-Pacific

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On 28th August, the United Service Institution (USI) hosted the Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Karambir Singh, the last in the series of...

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India’s Toughest Deal with the US: What Did India Actually Gain?

Opinion
The government has called the latest India–US trade deal...

Not a Bomber? Why the Il-76 Could Become the Most Unexpected Strike Aircraft 

Military
Currently, the concept of Russian strategic aviation is on...

Big Plans, Slow Factory: Can Russia Really Restart Il-96 Production?

Finance & Markets
When discussing Russia's wide-body airliner Il-96-300, many questions arise,...

Leadership, Security, and the Optics of Confidence: A Democratic Reflection

Opinion
In a constitutional democracy, leadership is assessed not only...