Has the idea of theaterisation of Indian forces, now nearly five years old, gone on hold? This question assumes significance given the reported resistance from the Indian Air Force (IAF) to the idea and the relative silence on the subject in recent months by India’s top political leadership. Both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence […]| EURASIAN TIMES
If anything, Russia’s latest test-firing of supersonic missiles from nuclear submarines in the North Pacific implies that Moscow seems to have learnt bitter lessons from the Kursk tragedy of August 12, 2000. On that fateful day, the Russian nuclear submarine Kursk, while on a naval exercise inside the Arctic Circle, sank to the bottom of […]| EURASIAN TIMES
The 87-hour war between India and Pakistan in May has yielded a treasure trove of information on Chinese weapons. India laid its hands on an intact Chinese Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM) PL-15E, and now its premier defense research organisation is unravelling its secrets. Media reports claim that India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation […]| EURASIAN TIMES
A new ranking by the World Directory of Modern Military Aircraft (WDMMA) has surprised everyone by ranking India above China in terms of air power. While it is heartening to see the Indian Air Force ranked above China, New Delhi must not get carried away. This is even more important given that India and China are […]| EURASIAN TIMES
