Vulnerability of critical infrastructure, China’s destabilising activities, and unregulated AI use make it clear that waiting for a full-fledged conflict to address security concerns is not an option.
India also developing 87 Twin Engine Deck Based Fighters. Indian Navy initially sought 145, based on three-carrier force plan, but govt advised planning based on two-aircraft carrier force.
Govt was against Navy’s view that it needs 3 aircraft carriers; the force believed 2 aircraft carriers should be available at all times even if one was undergoing refits.
As Sardar KM Panikkar explained, India’s land-based invaders ultimately became natives. Its colonisers came by the sea—and they were successful because Indian rulers ignored the waters.
Wing Commander Akshay Saxena led daring aerial mission against Houthi rebels, while Lt Commander Sourabh Malik spearheaded high-risk boarding operation on a hijacked Iranian vessel.
The L&T-Navantia bid failed to meet technical requirements. The deal, which will easily cost over Rs 70,000 crore, will see the German firm design a new submarine to cater to Indian needs.
Navy’s R-Day tableau will depict India as maritime country, simulate middle-of-the-ocean scenario. It will be commanded by Lt Cdr Mamta Sihag and Lt Vipul Singh Gehlot.
India’s commissioning of new naval platforms, while a milestone, highlights persistent challenges. Particularly in achieving technological self-reliance in engine manufacturing.
Nitish Kumar has mastered the rhythm of renewal in Bihar. In a democracy of churn and chance, endurance may be the rarest—and most refined—form of political art.
While the move could free up grid capacity struggling to keep up with rapid renewable rollout, it would be a major setback for green ambitions. India aims to double clean power capacity to 500 gigawatts by the end of the decade.
This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.
Why. That is the only anguished query that one can summon.
According to our socialist leaders, money should not be spent on strong naval presence, but only on freebies, subsidies, and loan waivers.