May 2024
Cover Story

Small But Significant
Time to remember BSF’s role during the Kargil conflict

Powered By AI in Networks
PLA’s Information Support Force would ensure secure and more efficient coordination

Unmanned Force
Intelligent robots can influence the tactical battlefield

Cheap and Dispensable
Cost-effective drones are changing the economics of warfare
Report

A Question of Parity
Jawans feel shortchanged by OROP implementation, continue fight for parity

Embrace the Change
Army Commanders’ Conference commits to modernisation through indigenisation

Powerplant Progress
Efforts to indigenise engines on combat platforms are slowly delivering results

Call to Arms
Adani Group expands into India's Defence sector Amidst India's Call for Defence Indigenisation and Export Growth

Tech Infusion
Rapid technological advancements fuel extensive transformation in the defence and aerospace sectors

The Indian Outpost
The importance Securing the Andaman & Nicobar Islands

Red Shrinks
Sharp drop in Maoist violence; affected districts down to 38 from 75 in 2015

Quality Over Quantity
Increasing the number of Sainik Schools in a PPP mode makes no sense
Books

Books | Complexities of History
Lala Lajpat Rai’s perspective on India and Indian nationhood continued to evolve till the end. An extract

Books | State’s Vengeance
How the government chose to selectively read Gautam Navlakha’s work to punish him. An extract

Books | Nehru’s Vision
The abiding challenge of building a secular, inclusive nation. An extract
Column

Value Addition
Mere training is not enough NDA must impart ethics too during military training

Keep the Momentum
The evolving defence & security industrial ecosystem in India

New Government, Old Issues
A wish-list to improve the efficiency of the central armed forces

Lean and Agile
Need to reorganise border guarding forces for better synergy