November 2018 - Broadsword by Ajai Shukla - Strategy. Economics. Defence.

Thursday, 29 November 2018

Weapons OEMs complain MoD contracting is unpredictable and opaque By Ajai Shukla Business Standard, 30th Nov 18 Mirroring frus...

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General Bipin Rawat rules out Parrikar’s proposal to “fight terror with terror” By Ajai Shukla Shorter version in Business Standar...

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By Ajai Shukla Business Standard, 28th Nov 18 The Ministry of Defence’s (MoD’s) negotiators for the purchase of 36 Rafa...

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Mission Raksha Gyan Shakti (being inaugurated in photo by Nirmala Sitharaman, aims to create 1,000 patents each year By Ajai Shukla ...

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi awaits a Supreme Court decision on the Rafale deal By Ajai Shukla South China Morning Post 26th Nov...

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India welcomes change in the Maldives but China still holds the high ground (Photo: Modi meets Solih) By Ajai Shukla South China Mor...

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Saab, which fielded the RBS-70 NG in the VSHORADS contest has protested the selection of the Russian Igla-S By Ajai Shukla Busines...

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Chief Justice of India summons IAF officers to testify, unwilling to accept MoD responses By Ajai Shukla Business Standard, 15th N...

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The IONS decadal celebration culminated with a "tall ships" group sail from Kochi to Muscat By Ajai Shukla Kochi, Kerala...

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DAC clears indigenous purchases worth over Rs 54,000 crore, including T-90 tank engines, Varunastra torpedoes and AEWS systems

Government release Thursday, March 20, 2025 Under the chairmanship of Defence Ministry...

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The Diplomat: The logic of India's warship numbers

In addition to their economic, constabulary, and diplomatic responsibilities, Indian warships are...

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A visit to the Veterans' office: "The army is committed to its veterans"

The Veterans’ Sewa Kendra gives visitors a welcoming feeling We have about 26,00,000 military...

Feb-23 - 2025 | 3 Comments

The full case for scrapping the MMRCA tender and buying the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter

By Ajai ShuklaI thought that airing my view about the folly of buying a 4th-Gen fighter at this...

Feb-14 - 2025 | 110 Comments
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to inaugurate Aero India 2025 in Bangalore on February 10th

Aero India 2025 will showcase two fifth-generation fighter aircraft - the Russian Su-57 and the...

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Photos of some of the aircraft that will fly displays at Aero India 2025

Glimpses of the air show at Yelahanka Air Force Station in Bengaluru, ahead of the 15th Aero...

Feb-08 - 2025 | 1 Comment
Ministry of Defence gets largest chunk of union budget

By Ajai ShuklaThe Wire, 1st Feb 25 Defence allocations as percentage of GDP (in...

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Looking ahead at the Defence Budget: Just one day to go...

India has become the fifth largest economy of the world during the period 2021 to 2024 By...

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