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China’s “String of Pearls”: The encirclement of India & how to break the chakravyuh?

By Aashish,  Strategic Frontier Research Foundation Preface The world is seeing the rise of a new world order with economic interdependence and cooperation amongst different nations at a level unmatched at any other instance in history. The changing dynamics have not left the Asian Continent untouched, with new, increasingly complex and multilateral relations being formed […]

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SO WHERE IS THE SCAM? The reality of the NDA’s (now) controversial 2016 Rafale deal

By Abingdonboy 17-12-2017 As certain political campaigns have heated up in recent weeks a deal signed more than twelve months ago that had been signed to much adoration and applause has suddenly become somewhat of a “hot potato”. Those who were silent then have now sought to cast doubt on not only the costs of […]

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Why India Needs to Demonstrate Anti Satellite (ASAT) Capability – Publicly

Opening Comments On Jan 03 2010, a statement was made by Dr Sawaswat “India is putting together building blocks of technology that could be used to neutralise enemy satellites,” Defence Research and Development Organisation Director General V K Saraswat told reporters on the sidelines of the 97th Indian Science Congress. However, he added that the […]

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Is there Really a “Shortage” in Projected Squadron Numbers?

We have been seeing mind numbing articles for quite some time with an emphasis on Tejas program not up to mark IAF personnel wanting the end of Tejas Program IAF wanting a Single Engine jet Deal in place of Tejas program First one has to understand this is in backdrop of a so called Single […]