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India among world’s top five defence spenders, thanks to tensions with China

New Delhi saw an increase of 5.5 per cent in defence spending in 2017. However, this doesn't mean the armed forces are deploying state-of-the-art equipment.

Article on tech transfer is flawed says DRDO, ThePrint responds

DRDO says ThePrint article on DRDO claiming to transfer eight new technologies at DefExpo-2018 is factually incorrect. ThePrint responds.

China replaces the US as the big brother for Pakistan’s defence needs

After 2008, American exports fell sharply, while China’s picked up so much that it became the largest arms supplier to Pakistan, SIPRI data shows.

China media reports a new missile brigade that can hit Mumbai. What’s really new about it?

Contrary to recent reports in Chinese media, the existence of an operational brigade of DF-26 IRBM was first reported at least four years ago.

How India realised it was at risk of losing the Siachen glacier to Pakistan

April 1984 saw the Indian Army, supported by the IAF, launch an audacious and preemptive operation to occupy the Saltoro Ridge and dominate the Siachen Glacier. These vignettes are a tribute to that operation.

An IIT grad’s little-known firm will now make bulletproof jackets for the Indian Army

SMPP Pvt. Ltd to supply 1.86 lakh special bulletproof jackets to Army, a move that is in sync with the Modi govt's 'Make in India’ policy.

India cannot continue to take Nepal for granted anymore

India has learnt lessons from the 2015 India-inspired, Madhesi-executed blockade, which backfired.

12 militants, including killers of Army Lt Ummer Fayaz, shot dead in J&K encounters

The officer was killed in Shopian last year while visiting family; GOC commander A.K. Bhatt says Army has ‘avenged’ his death by slaying two of his murderers.

Raising costs for infiltration, without abandoning India’s core principles of restraint

For repetitive cycles of strategic behaviour to be broken, there either must be a ‘Black Swan’ event, or the infusion of a radically different strategy that is accompanied by a raised-risk component.

Single-engine fighter cancellation a setback for India, but IAF should leapfrog to Rafale

It doesn’t matter now who would’ve won the single engine fighter contract. What matters is the difficult road ahead, and that’s why the F-35 makes sense.

On Camera

6 reasons Trump’s Gaza plan won’t work—even if Hamas accepts it

On paper, the 21-point plan looks balanced—Palestinian governance, international oversight, reconstruction pledges. But in reality, it is a non-negotiable diktat.

Nodal officers to fast-tracking NOCs, Kerala govt’s heeding investor concerns, and it means business

As many as 21 policy reforms are under implementation following Invest Kerala Global Summit, as LDF govt works to change perception that the state is not conducive to businesses.

Army chief’s big warning to Pakistan: Stop sponsoring terrorism if you want to exist geographically

Amid continued concerns over cross-border terrorism, General Upendra Dwivedi further warned the neighbour that India will not show restraint if there is an Op Sindoor 2.0.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.