Cover Story
Expensive Embrace
Prime Minister Modi’s US visit has made India more vulnerable against China
FEATURE REPORT
Battlefield Eye
Indigenously developed ground-based radars have yielded good results, but greater private sector participation needed
Fighting in the Dark
Night vision devices can give soldiers edge even in pitch dark conditions
Reality of Virtual Threats
Regularly updating cybersecurity measures will enable India secure its digital assets, preserve sovereignty
Short on Torpedoes
Shortfall in Indian Navy’s underwater weapons is being alleviated by indigenously-developed systems
Out of Covid’s Shadow
Paris Air Show sees renewed optimism about the revival of the aviation sector
Unending Spiral of Violence
Manipur’s social fabric torn to shreds as militant groups join the clash between Meiteis and Kukis
BOOKS
Turning Adversity Into Advantage
Shikha Saxena, the author of Nation First
Vajpayee Was in Many Ways a Bridge; Without Him There Would be no Modi
Abhishek Choudhary, author of Vajpayee: The Ascent of the Hindu Right, 1924–1977
Coming of Age
How the Kashmir issue provided a leg up to Vajpayee’s political career. An extract
Unmanned Future
How small drones can revolutionise warfare once battery life is improved. An extract
COLUMN
It’s All in the Network
Col Mandeep Singh (retd)
First Person
Ghazala Wahab