August 2017
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Report
View from the US | The Americans Are Back
F-16 for the IAF and F/A-18 for the Indian Navy
View from Pakistan | Walk the Talk || August 2017
A meaningful dialogue between India and Pakistan is the way forward to break the present impasse
On the Rocks
Pakistan High Commissioner to India, Abdul Basit talks about the importance of talks
Games Navies Play
Malabar 2017 was the perfect platform to showcase India’s maritime might
Fired Up
Indian Army has speeded up its artillery acquisition
Green Light at Last
OFB and BEL will carry out the upgrades on 693 BMP-2s of the Indian Army
Rebels on a Pause
As insurgency wanes in the Northeast, government must move forward with implementable peace processes
Change is in the Air
Under its new DG, the CRPF is bringing in new welfare measures and improved security measures
Cyber Bullies
Increased incidents of cyberspace ransom are a serious security threat
Ready for the Fight
At MAKS 2017, the refurbished MiG-35 occupied a pride of place
On the Waterfront
Russian shipyards are optimistic about future programmes in India
Books
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Column
Bottomline | Lessons From Doklam
Serious issues deserve political and military gravitas not rhetoric
First Person | National Pride
When love for the country means being a card-carrying nationalist
Guest Column | Lessons from the Past
China’s BRI and MSR may be well-intentioned projects but India should not forget history
Money Over Matter | Indian Trojan Horse
The biggest obstacle in ‘Make in India’ programme is the MoD’s Department of Defence Production
Interview
Interview | Chairman, Defence Research and Development Organisation and Secretary, Department of Defence R&D, Dr S. Christopher
‘We are Keen on Inducting DRDO AIP Without Any Add-Ons. Our Prototype is Available and Working… (it) has Been Partially Tested. The Full Testing Should be Ready by the End of This Year’
Interview | President, United Aircraft Corporation, Yury Slyusar
‘In Time UAC Will Become a Single Window For all Aftersales Support Activities for all Aviation Platforms Developed and Manufactured in Russia’
Interview | Flag Officer Commanding in Chief, Eastern Naval Command, Vice Admiral HCS Bisht
‘The Indian P-8I and the US P-8A Have a Considerable Amount of Commonality... the P-8I is Perfectly Capable of Operating Alongside the P-8A’
Interview | Managing director, Naval Group in India, Bernard Buisson
‘Naval Group in India is Keen to Have the DRDO AIP Integrated in the P75 Submarines Sooner or Later’
Interview | CEO, Safran India, Stephane Lauret
‘Nearly 800 Platforms Deployed by the Indian Armed Forces Are Equipped with Safran Inertial Reference Systems’
Interview | Director General, Border Security Force, K.K. Sharma
‘We Have Taken a Very Important Initiative in the Form of Comprehensive Integrated Border Management System to Modernise the Fence’
By Invitation Report
By Invitation | Caesar on the Roll
Along with L&T, Nexter is set to develop Indian artillery systems
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