A Dragon’s Dinner
In these days of high-pitched exchanges about incursions by China in Eastern Ladakh, thought I’d post this photograph, though for no particular reason. That’s me […]
Controversy
Saraswat Named New DRDO Chief
The government decided yesterday that VK Saraswat, Chief Controller (Missiles & Strategic Systems) at India’s Defence Research & Development Organisation, will be the next DG
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Navy Chief Keeps Gorshkov Afloat
“If you can find me a warship of this kind for under $2-billion, I will write you a cheque.” That’s Chief of Naval Staff Admiral
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Mini-Scam in BAE Hawk Spares Contract
The Indian government’s financial audit watchdog, the CAG, has found that pricing anomalies in the spares contract for 66 Hawk advanced jet trainers. According to
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“Undue Favours” to Armaris in Scorpene Deal
The table above, published in the latest audit report of the Comptroller & Auditor General (the Indian government’s audit body) lists out what it calls
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Lt Gen Vijay Oberoi: The Government Remains Unconcerned on Kargil
This year’s Kargil Diwas, on 26 July, is special as it is the 10th anniversary of the day when the last of the Pakistani intruders
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A Glimpse into India’s Artillery Modernisation Farce
An excerpt from a 2007 Indian Army trial report on the 155-mm towed gun trials. It was after this that the infamous re-tendering happened, after
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It’s official: Scorpenes delayed
There have been a few newspaper reports recently about possible delays in the construction and delivery of the Scorpene submarines. And now it’s official. Defence
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