In this Issue – March 2025

Letter from the Editor

COVER STORY

MAGA MIGA is Not MEGA
India’s relevance in BRICS is likely to fall through the cracks in the acronyms

FEATURE REPORT

A Big Spectacle
Greater indigenous participation at Aero India 2025

Aero India at a Glance
One of highlights of the show was the display models of indigenous platforms

BEL on the Roll
BEL IAI Aerosystems begins operations to provide post-warranty product support to the Indian armed forces

Drones are Buzzing
IAF Concludes the 2nd Edition of Mehar Baba Competition on Swarm Drones

Aero India News
Rafael-L&T Sign MoU to Jointly Offer TROPHY APS for Indian Defence Platforms

In the Blue Yonder
Boeing sees continuous growth of commercial aviation in India

‘Boeing is Driving Aerospace Innovation in India Through the Expertise of Engineers and Technologists at the BIETC in Bengaluru and Chennai’
Managing Director, Boeing Defence India, Nikhil Joshi

Industry News
HAL Signs MoU with BEML for Strategic Collaboration in Learning and Development

Highlights from IDEX
Kalyani Group Unveils MArG 155mm/45 Cal Mounted Gun System at IDEX 2025

A Promise to Keep
The MHA gets Rs 2.33 lakh crore in the Union Budget, with the CRPF on top

Moving Forward
The first BSF-BGB talks after the fall of Sheikh Hasina government were held in New Delhi

Service News
DRDO and Indian Navy Successfully Conduct Flight-trials of Naval Anti-Ship Missile

BOOKS


‘Aadhaar for Me Represents Larger Failures That Prepare the Grounds for Marginalisation, Dehumanisation, and Much Worse’
Rahul Bhatia, author of The Identity Project: The Unmaking of a Democracy

King Size Life
Geetika Lidder

The World’s a Stage
Dhruva Jaishankar

COLUMN

Profitable Policy
Maj. Gen. (Dr) Rambir Mann (retd)

A Call for a Fair Pay
Colonel Yogander Singh

Time to Heal
S.K. Sood

Cost of Peace
Dhanuka Dickwella

First Person
Ghazala Wahab

Bottomline
Pravin Sawhney

 

 

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