In episode 1626 of Cut The Clutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta and Deputy Editor Snehesh Alex Philip break down the challenges with this deal, and the future of Indian artillery.
Keeping cost in mind, the Kalvari refit is likely to be carried out by Navy’s own dockyard rather than by Mazagon Docks Limited (MDL), which had manufactured the submarines.
The Pak Intelligence Operative who used the alias 'Zara Dasgupta,' claimed to be a software engineer based in the UK & befriended Pradeep Kurulkar by sending obscene messages & videos.
Ministry of defence says purpose of trial was to engage, neutralise a hostile ballistic missile threat 'thereby elevating India into the elite club of nations having Naval BMD capability'.
While there has been considerable progress in developing a robust industrial ecosystem for defence production in India, the limitations are obvious, writes Debabrata Chatterjee.
CII recommended to finance ministry to bring private companies under ambit of govt funding to facilitate industry-academia and industry-govt R&D which may be IPR-driven.
Forget comparing it with classics like Hrithik’s Ek Pal Ka Jeena or the slick title track of Dhoom 2, Janaab-e-Aali does not even come close to Ghungroo.
India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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