Arun Prakash Protests Award for Outlook
Some of us defence correspondents received a very aggrieved e-mail from former Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Arun Prakash a few days ago. Few would […]
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India’s Base at Ayni, Tajikistan
I did a half-hour show on the Ayni air base in West Tajikistan for Headlines Today last Sunday. The base will be declared ready for
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Coming soon on LiveFist: The ATV Unbound
Coming soon, an exclusive three-part LiveFist series on the Advanced Technology Vessel (ATV), India’s nuclear submarine programme, with confidential inputs from a former Navy Commodore
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LiveFist Exclusive: Czech Manufacturer Reacts to LTTE’s Use of its Aircraft
There’s still a great sense of wonder about the LTTE’s use of Czech-built Zlin-143 aircraft for three three audacious bombing missions it carried out on
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The DRDO Debate Deserves Further Debate
Hopefully it’s not too late to post this here. Following the Delayed Research Derailed Organisation series in The Indian Express last year, I received this
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Admiral Arun Prakash on the future of NAVAIR
And, our final installment from Admiral Arun Prakash. My final question to him was: As a Naval aviator, your tenure has finally seen a big
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Admiral Arun Prakash on the Need For Nuclear Submarines
Here’s Part IV of our ongoing interaction with Admiral Arun Prakash. In this, he tells us about his perceptions of deterrence and the need for
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Admiral Arun Prakash on DRDO, Obsolesence and Self-Reliance
I reproduce here excerpts from Adm Arun Prakash’s article Planning For Tomorrow’s Navy: The Challenges in Retrospect, written for the December 2006 issue of FORCE
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LiveFist EXCLUSIVE: Admiral Arun Prakash on What Platforms The Future Indian Navy Needs
Admiral Arun Prakash: Navies have, for centuries, been accepted and used as instruments of diplomacy and state policy. Therefore, unlike the other Services, they derive
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LiveFist EXCLUSIVE (Part 2): Admiral Arun Prakash On The New Indo-US Strategic Partnership
LiveFist: The Navy was at the forefront of the new strategic Indo-US complexion with exercises and exchanges at the topmost levels. How did you personally