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Tuesday, August 19, 2025
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Topic: Warfare

Gaza, Ukraine being fought on techno-battlefields. Indian military is 3 decades behind

My assessment is that the Indian armed forces are adopting emerging technologies for incremental change and not transformation—which is the need of the hour.

20 countries, 140+ aircraft — IAF to participate in largest edition of Australia’s Exercise Pitch Black

IAF aircraft that will participate in exercise from 12 July to 2 August include the Su-30 MKI multirole fighters, the C-17 Globemaster and the IL-78 Air-to-Air refuelling aircraft.

Indian Air Force completes third warfare & aerospace strategy program

WASP brings together critical thinkers to drive policy-making ideas.

‘Viksit Bharat’ will face many threats on a 2047 battlefield. Warfare has diversified into new domains

Given the complexities of the challenge, it is not the Armed Forces alone but all organs of the government that must dwell on these issues. Technologies and doctrines must develop concurrently.

SubscriberWrites: Rise of Drones in modern warfare reflects on declining battles tanks in Ukrainian Conflict

The use of drones in Ukraine has highlighted key advantages over MBTs like situational awareness, allowing commanders to gather real-time intelligence and assess enemy movements with precision.

‘No one who fought 2-front war has ever won’ — former Army chief Naravane on importance of diplomacy

Gen MM Naravane (Retd) also spoke about changing character of warfare & importance of adapting to new technologies at lecture Friday.

NATO powers, Quad, Five Eyes, ASEAN—China’s rise is forcing nations to unionise

Pitch Black 2022, Australian Air Force’s biennial warfare exercise, stands out for an unusual display of enthusiasm by two EU powers, France and Germany.

Russia fighting conventional war against unconventional Ukraine has a lesson for India

A tank-versus-tank battle works when both countries are following a finite warfare strategy. But Ukraine’s objective is not the military defeat of Russia’s forces.

Ukraine will now see ruthless city battles — Russia’s Plan B & an army’s worst nightmare

Both Russia and Ukraine were surprised when the war broke out. Now, Russia is softening the cities and their fall is only a matter of time.

Psychological warfare, avoiding casualties: Why Russians aren’t storming Ukraine’s cities

Russia wants to avoid fighting in built-up areas and install a pro-Moscow regime through psychological pressure, according to the Indian defence establishment and top retired officers.

On Camera

India can’t fight Trump tariffs with emotion. Smart talks, sector relief, reforms are key

India must reduce its overdependence on the US by cultivating alternative markets—concluding the EU FTA, advancing the UK deal, and exploring entry into the CPTPP, the open, rules-based bloc of Japan, Korea, and Australia.

Amid Trump’s tariff bombs, India’s business with America surged while imports from Russia dipped 10%

As India-Russia trade decreases, India's April-July exports to the US this year increased by 21% compared to last year & imports from the US grew by 12%.

China pushes for separation of border issue from larger bilateral ties at 24th round of talks with India

New Delhi: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi Tuesday pushed for a “dual-track” progress for ties with India, separating economic ties from the boundary question,...

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?