China

16Dec 20251 Jan 2026

Deconstructing and Countering the Triple Trap of Defence Dependency

Published 17 Dec 2025-Taaza Khabar News https://taazakhabarnews.com/deconstructing-and-countering-the-triple-trap-of-defence-dependency/ The “Triple Trap” is a significant issue encountered by nations that are heavily…

12Dec 20251 Jan 2026

China’s Strategic Penetration in the Pacific Islands: Geopolitical Dynamics

Published 12 Dec 2025 Council for Strategic Affairs, USA https://www.councilforstrategicaffairs.org/csa-journal/dr-s-kulshrestha#h.tl4nicrtpcvv The vast Pacific Ocean would always remain the islanders’ great…

25Oct 20251 Jan 2026

New Security Architecture for the Pacific- an Imperative in View of Chinese Inroads in to the Island Nations

Published Taaza Khabar News 25th Oct 2025 https://taazakhabarnews.com/new-security-architecture-for-the-pacific-in-view-of-chinese-inroads-in-the-island-nations/ China’s strategic approach in the Pacific has transcended mere military aggression and…

Armament…

47. Resurgence of the Naval Gun

1 Feb 2015

(Published in Defence and Security of India; Feb 2015) "Without a decisive naval force we can do nothing definitive, and with it, everything honorable and glorious." President George Washington Blue…

China…

45. Interview- Future of AFPAK Region- Think South Asia Journal-16.

1 Jan 2015

Think South Asia (TSA): Historically Afghanistan and India have shared rather warm relations. In Afghanistan, India has much higher approval rating amongst the people than Pakistan, China and many other…

Matters Naval

44.Naval Modernization: Role of Private Players

20 Dec 2014

(Published in Defence and Security Alert; Dec 2014) The modernization plan of the Indian Navy has been provided a great impetus under the new government as is evident from two…

Matters Naval

43.Warships Sensors as Elements of Geo-intelligence

20 Nov 2014

(Published in GEO Intelligence; Nov-Dec 2014) Warships at sea are humming with inputs from a multitude of sensors. Sensors ensure the survivability of a warship at sea during peacetimes as…

Matters Naval

42. Major Weapon Requirements of Indian Navy

12 Nov 2014

(Published SP’s Naval Forces, Oct-Nov 2014) The Indian Navy is set to acquire over 80 new warships, including two aircraft-carriers and nuclear submarines each, scheduled to join its fleet in the…

Matters Naval

41. Formidable Weapons of the Submarines

20 Sep 2014

(Published SP’s Naval Forces, Aug-Sep 2014) A modern conventional submarine has a formidable array of weapons at its disposal for dealing with the adversaries, be it a ship, another submarine or…

Matters Naval

40. Naval Communication and Sensors

20 Aug 2014

(Published Defence Security India, Aug 2014) Introduction A warship at sea functions like a huge sea creature in respect of a majority of its functions. For example, there is a need…

Matters Naval

39. Midget/Mini Submarines and AUVs – Force Multipliers for Littoral Defence of India

1 Aug 2014

(Published Defence ProAc Biz News Jul-Aug 2014) "...the very shallow water (VSW) region is a critical point for our offensive forces and can easily, quickly and cheaply be exploited by the…

Matters Naval

38. Air Warriors and their Weapons

1 Jul 2014

(Published SP’s Naval Forces, June –July 2014) The armament carried today by maritime aircraft and helicopters includes, depth charges, bombs, lightweight torpedoes, and anti ship cruise missiles. Air Dropped Depth Charges…

Matters Naval

37. Ship Building and Modularisation

20 Jun 2014

(Published SP's Military Year Book 2014-2015) Naval ship design is unique in itself because of its complexity, long service life of the ships and the very few numbers that may be…