August 2019
Cover Story
Road Under Construction
Systemic glitches continue to dog Make in India dream
Report
The Dragon’s Moves
PLA ground force build-ups during and after Doklam standoff
Lest We Forget | T’was the Great Victory
The nation commemorates 20 years of the Kargil conflict
Mission Possible
11-member ITBP team undertakes a daunting mission at 21,000 feet to rescue the dead mountaineers
Search for Ideal Partner
Lockeed Martin gets together industry partners at the Supplier Conference 2019 for the proposed indigenous F-21 production
Border Insecurity
Shortfalls in budget 2019 has left the BSF disheartened
Fire Power
New rifle procurements raise hopes for the battle readiness of the army
Space Unlimited
With Gaganyaan, India readies itself for the manned mission
Books
Taming the Skies
An Extract | Strategic Advantage of Air Power
Column
Bottomline | Face the Reality
India needs to take China’s recent White Paper on national defence seriously
First Person | No Time for Games
Kashmir is too serious an issue for opportunistic politicking
Money Over Matter | More the Merrier
Absence of competition has been the bane of the Indian defence industry
Guest Column | Reason to Cheer
The new AK-203 will meet the army’s need and give a fillip to ‘Make in India’ policy
Guest Column | Reform and Revive
The BSF may lose its edge if policymakers don’t address the problems plaguing it
Interview
Interview | Secretary, department of defence R&D and chairman, Defence Research and Development Organisation, Dr G. Satheesh Reddy
Our Labs are Working on Many Products With AI-Based Technologies. We Have Also Set-Up a Young Scientist Lab in This Critical Technology Domain
Interview | Director General, Central Reserve Police Force, R.R. Bhatnagar
IEDs remain a matter of concern for CRPF
Interview | Director General, Indo-Tibetan Border Police S.S. Deswal
‘At present, Approximately 25 Per Cent BOPs of the ITBP Are Air Maintained. We Won’t Have a Separate Air Wing as We Already Have Helicopters Available From Different Sources’
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