December 2011 - Broadsword by Ajai Shukla - Strategy. Economics. Defence.

Saturday, 31 December 2011

UPA’s next battle… against its army chief. General VK Singh to petition Supreme Court

The Indian Army chief, General VK Singh, will petition the Supreme Court on Monday against the MoD's ruling that his date of birth will ...

Broadsword December 31, 2011 41

HE R E'S WIS HING ALL OF YOU A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR.

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Monday, 26 December 2011

strategy

Imran’s second innings

Imran's Sunday rally at Bagh-e-Qaid, Karachi which was attended by some 1,00,000 people, a bigger crowd than any political rally in the ...

Broadsword December 26, 2011 21

Saturday, 24 December 2011

US military

Rupee fall jacks up India's arms purchase bill

Defence factories had budgeted Rs 20,000 crore in forex payout for foreign components in "made-in-India" systems like this corve...

Broadsword December 24, 2011 9

HE R E'S WIS HING BROAD SWORD'S VISIT ORS A WOND ERFUL CHRIST MAS... IMMER SE YOU RSEL VES IN THE SPIR IT OF TH E SE A SON.

Broadsword December 24, 2011 4

Friday, 23 December 2011

US military

A media plan for the US: the Indian media's coverage of the US-India defence relationship

by Ajai Shukla [This paper was written for a seminar organised in New Delhi by the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), in...

Broadsword December 23, 2011 19

Wednesday, 21 December 2011

strategy

Decision on combat aircraft within fortnight

INS Kadmatt, an anti-submarine corvette, being launched in Kolkata. The MoD Year-end Review is happy with the progress of warship building i...

Broadsword December 21, 2011 10

IAF chief flies in the Sukhoi-30MKI: but what strikes you most in this photograph?

Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne, Chief of the Air Staff with Wing Commander Anurag Sharma, Commanding Officer, SU-30 MKI Squadron, before a one...

Broadsword December 21, 2011 74

Tuesday, 20 December 2011

Japan chooses the F-35; India still evaluating second-best and third-best options!

As security concerns mount amongst Western Pacific nations, Japan's MoD opts for the F-35A Lightening II for its F-X future fighter prog...

Broadsword December 20, 2011 36

IAF practices a long range Special Forces deployment to Andamans

The IAF's C-130J Hercules aircraft. The IAF will have 12 such aircraft, kitted for Special Forces operations. Pasted below is the offici...

Broadsword December 20, 2011 12

Thursday, 15 December 2011

Morale

Central police forces to be boosted with ex-servicemen

An exhausted paramilitary trooper during last year's street violence across J&K by Ajai Shukla Business Standard, 16th Dec 11 Bowing...

Broadsword December 15, 2011 11

Monday, 12 December 2011

strategy

Reassure the army on AFSPA

A trooper of the Central Reserve Police Force confronts stone-pelting during the valley-wide street protests in Kashmir in the summer of 201...

Broadsword December 12, 2011 26

Friday, 9 December 2011

MoD press release: Sino-Indian defence dialogue prepares roadmap for exchanges next year

INDIA AND CHINA HOLD THE 4th ANNUAL DEFENCE DIALOGUE New Delhi: Agrahayana 19, 1933 Friday, Dec 09, 2011 The 4th India-China Annual Defence ...

Broadsword December 09, 2011 13

Wednesday, 7 December 2011

US military

Russian envoy: media unfair to Russian arms

Russian ambassador to India, Alexander Kadakin, showed his frustration over media reporting on Russian arms sales by Ajai Shukla 8th Dec 11 ...

Broadsword December 07, 2011 42

Successful first flight on the indigenous Airborne Warning and Control System, built by the DRDO's Centre for Airborne Systems

The Ministry of Defence press release on this landmark occasion is posted below: MAIDEN FLIGHT OF FIRST INDIGENOUS INDIAN AIRBORNE WARNING A...

Broadsword December 07, 2011 10

Monday, 5 December 2011

US military

A visit to Gripen: Saab executives say "combat aircraft contest not over"

A nice view of the weapons stations on the Gripen demonstrator by Ajai Shukla Linkoping, Sweden A truncated version of this article was in B...

Broadsword December 05, 2011 34

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Saturday, 31 December 2011

UPA’s next battle… against its army chief. General VK Singh to petition Supreme Court

Monday, 26 December 2011

Imran’s second innings

Saturday, 24 December 2011

Rupee fall jacks up India's arms purchase bill

Friday, 23 December 2011

A media plan for the US: the Indian media's coverage of the US-India defence relationship

Wednesday, 21 December 2011

Decision on combat aircraft within fortnight

IAF chief flies in the Sukhoi-30MKI: but what strikes you most in this photograph?

Tuesday, 20 December 2011

Japan chooses the F-35; India still evaluating second-best and third-best options!

IAF practices a long range Special Forces deployment to Andamans

Thursday, 15 December 2011

Central police forces to be boosted with ex-servicemen

Monday, 12 December 2011

Reassure the army on AFSPA

Friday, 9 December 2011

MoD press release: Sino-Indian defence dialogue prepares roadmap for exchanges next year

Wednesday, 7 December 2011

Russian envoy: media unfair to Russian arms

Successful first flight on the indigenous Airborne Warning and Control System, built by the DRDO's Centre for Airborne Systems

Monday, 5 December 2011

A visit to Gripen: Saab executives say "combat aircraft contest not over"

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