October 2025
Cover Story
Move With Caution
National interest and security must be kept above parochial service interests when planning for the future
Beyond Sloganeering
Self-reliance can be achieved only when the promised indigenous aircraft are delivered without delay
Make and Build in India
Self-reliance in aero engines through Safran deal will help bypass delays
At the Cutting Edge | October 2025
Operation Sindoor has brought to the for e how Indian air power has evolved
Report
Drone Commandos
BSF gears up to tackle to challenge of UAVs from across the border
Path to Peace
BSF-BGB meet in Dhaka for the first time after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government
Short, Sharp and Intense
India’s new warfighting grammar of scalpel, spear and shield is designed to win wars on its own clock
A Legacy of Excellence
A Legacy of Excellence
Books
Lost to Time | M.A. Aldrich
OLD LHASA: A BIOGRAPHY M.A. Aldrich
Zardari and Kayani
Farhatullah Babar | An extract
Red Letter Days
WINGS OF VALOUR: TRUE STORIES OF INDIAN AIR FORCE’S DARING OPERATIONS
Column
End-State Wins Wars
True victory demands securing favourable political arrangements
Shipbuilding Sunrise
Time India turns maritime ambition into an industrial reality
Prioritise People
Troubles in the India-Bangladesh-Myanmar trijunction need sensitive handling
First Person | A Just Peace Plan
The idea of the United States of Israel and Palestine is worth fantasising about
