March 2021
Cover Story
What Lies Ahead
The future of border management raises uneasy questions
Quality Over Quantity|| March 2021
The BSF needs result-oriented training to ensure availability of manpower at cutting-edge level of operations
Watchful Eyes
Drones can play an effective role in India’s border surveillance
Report
Far from Reality
Defence aerospace may not fully fulfil government’s Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative in the near future
Flying SWARMS
India has realised the importance of drones to combat the threat it faces on its borders
Precise and Lethal
PLAGF has inducted the 33-tonne ZTQ-105 to prevent wet-gap crossings
Business As Usual
A range of state-of-the-art weapons and platforms were on display at the IDEX and NAVDEX
Freeze Frame
Aero India 2021, smaller as compared to its previous editions, managed to retain the feel of the show
Guest Column | The Debate Continues
How necessary is an integrated tri-service command
Books
A Line Across People
Extract: Midnight’s Borders
Books | Suchitra Vijayan, author of Midnight’s Borders: A People’s History of Modern India
Suchitra Vijayan, author of Midnight’s Borders: A People’s History of Modern India
Column
Bottomline | Standing on Lost Ground
India’s handling of the Ladakh situation has exposed its short-sightedness
First Person | A Cause Lost to Time
How China, India and Tibetans defeated the idea of Tibet
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A Battle Lost
The ISI may have lost the plot in its war for Kashmir
Interview
By Invitation | Managing director, Boeing Defence India, Surendra Ahuja || March 2021
We are working with the IAF and Indian Navy to provide operational capability and readiness for the P-8Is, the C-17s, and the Head of State aircraft through sustenance contracts, and for the Chinook and Apache fleets through warranty support.
By Invitation | Vice president for business development, Integrated Fighter Group, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, J.R. McDonald
F-21 was designed for unique Indian requirements. It looks a little bit like F-16 but there are some key differentiators based on the requirements of Indian Air Force
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