Once Arighat is commissioned, India will have two operational SSBNs that are equipped with the 750-KM range K-15 missile, designed for retaliatory nuclear strikes.
Navy camouflage uniform that will replace 'Dress No. 10A' — light blue half-sleeve shirt and navy blue trousers — has been introduced for officers. Sailors will get it by October 2021.
India’s limited experience with integrated command structures may require a fair bit of “mid-course corrections,” as acknowledged by the Army Chief as well.
The Navy needs a strategy of distant power projection. By employing a plan for sustained presence in the Western Pacific, New Delhi can show its resolve to Beijing.
Former Defence Minister and current Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman must keep Indian forces in mind while allocating Budget 2020. The last one was a disaster.
Countering China may be harder than India imagines. For one thing, regional countries aren’t willing to support any Indian moves to balance China in the Bay.
Like Turkey and Egypt, Pakistan is one of a handful of powers with the human resources and infrastructure to help secure the Persian Gulf as Trump’s America draws down its military presence.
ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.
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.
Future of the region in presence of such policies and development will remain uncertain. The sophistication in military technology and the high budget allocated for defence purpose shows that India wants to counter these perceived joint threats by its neighbours. Indian regional cum global hegemony is marked by her massive missile range capabilities. All this shows that being beneficiary of civil nuclear deal and other favours and support for ECRs India has significant advantage to divert her resources for the acquisition of her hegemonic aspirations.
If UK wants it , it can easily build nuclear powered submarines with nuclear ballistic missiles. But it decided not to do the same . We are compelled by the circumstances that is to counter our friend on other side of Himalayas.
« With that, India joined an elite group of countries that have the capability to launch a nuclear weapon from land, air and underwater. The only other countries capable of this are the US, Russia, China and France. »
That’s not very nice for the UK. But besides that, nice article!
Future of the region in presence of such policies and development will remain uncertain. The sophistication in military technology and the high budget allocated for defence purpose shows that India wants to counter these perceived joint threats by its neighbours. Indian regional cum global hegemony is marked by her massive missile range capabilities. All this shows that being beneficiary of civil nuclear deal and other favours and support for ECRs India has significant advantage to divert her resources for the acquisition of her hegemonic aspirations.
If UK wants it , it can easily build nuclear powered submarines with nuclear ballistic missiles. But it decided not to do the same . We are compelled by the circumstances that is to counter our friend on other side of Himalayas.
« With that, India joined an elite group of countries that have the capability to launch a nuclear weapon from land, air and underwater. The only other countries capable of this are the US, Russia, China and France. »
That’s not very nice for the UK. But besides that, nice article!
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