April 2023
Cover Story
Not Enough
India needs offensive technologies from the US instead of mere platforms
View From the US | Human in the Loop
Cognitive Time’s takeaways from General Robert Neller’s presentation at Time Machine Interactive 2022
Unmanned and Smart
Increased effectiveness of manned-unmanned pairing will change war-fighting
Strength in Numbers
New tactic allows deployment of many small boats to overwhelm naval defences
New Frontier in Naval Warfare
Unmanned surface vessels can work with remotely operated underwater vehicles
Report
A Company of Four
Quad has come a long way since its tentatively beginnings after the great tsunami
Neighbourhood Rivals
Bangladesh, Myanmar rapidly modernising their armed forces for different purposes
IAF’s Critical Deficiency
China and Pakistan have a good inventory of airborne early warning systems
Homegrown PGMs
Many are being bulk-produced by private companies for use by armed forces
Interview | President and CEO, Israel Aerospace Industries, Boaz Levy
Before the Official Indian Self-Reliance Campaign, “Make in India,” IAI Was Already Developing And Manufacturing Products in India, Together With the Local Industry
On the Edge
Emotional distress among CAPF personnel is a matter of grave concern
Books
Quick Reads
An Extract | Quick Reads
Time Capsule
An Extract | Time Capsule
Close to Peace
An Extract | Close to Peace
Books | Technological Vulnerabilities
An Extract | Ajay Singh
Column
First Person | Three Days in Dhaka
Receding democracy, growing cult and a nation on the move
The Challengers
Russia-China are reshaping the world order, giving primacy to the UN instead of the US
Diplomatic Overdrive
Japan trying to upgrade relations with nations without providing space for equal partnerships
Change Must Be Constant
BSF should move away from human intensive border guarding practices to technology-intensive means
Get Off The Pedestal
Military enjoys people’s trust but it must give up its sense of exceptionalism, infallibility
