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5Jan 202625 Feb 2026

Strings Attached: How Military Aid Shapes Alliances

Published Taaza Khabar News 05 Jan 2026 https://taazakhabarnews.com/strings-attached-how-military-aid-shapes-alliances/ The global arms trade has transcended mere commercial transactions and emerged as…

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…

34. Naval Combat Systems

(Published Defence Security India, Feb 2014) The ultimate aim of a combat weapon system is to destroy the target by transferring energy (through warhead explosion, directed energy etc.) to it, sufficient…

33. Preparing for Warfare of Tomorrow- What India can Aspire for in Unmanned Systems and Cyber Warfare

(Published India Strategic, 20 Jan 2014) “We will not apologize for our way of life, nor will we waver in its defense. And for those who seek to advance their aims…

32. Naval Armament on a Warship – A Perspective

(Published Defence ProAc Biz News Jan-Feb 2014) Blue water navies defend and attack with a variety platforms utilizing wide range of weapons. The three-dimensional operations of a formidable navy involves aircrafts,…

31. Safety of Ammunition on the High Sea

(Published in SP's Naval Forces Dec 13- Jan 14) Safety of Ammunition on the High Sea “Unfortunately, naval warfare always will be an exceedingly dangerous activity, whether ships are operating…

30.Autonomous Undersea Vehicles Surfacing

(Published in SP's Naval Forces Oct- Nov 13) Autonomous Undersea Vehicles Surfacing “It’s [NSCT-1 UUV Platoon] done a wonderful job for us over there in the Umm Qasr vicinity and…

29.Guns Remain in Navy’s Future Plans

(Published in SP's Naval Forces Oct- Nov 13) Guns Remain in Navy’s Future Plans "The kind of fire support that the Marines need for manoeuvre ashore in the littorals is…

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28. Seabed Mineral Wealth of India and its Security

(Published in Defence and Security Alert Dec 2013) Seabed Mineral Wealth of India and its Security The Indian Ocean region’s states are very rich in mineral resources; they contain ~80…

27.Indigenous AUV’s Get Thumbs Up

(Published in Indian Military Review, Oct 2013) Excerpts from the article:- // http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js Indian Navy currently employs Hugins AUV manufactured by Kongsberg Maritime for deep water survey purposes. These AUVs operate…

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26. Navy Completes Technical Evaluation of DSRV’s

(Published in Indian Military Review, Oct 2013.) Excerpts from the published article:- // http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js Free escape from a submarine by the crew is feasible up to a depth of ~60…

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26 B. Raising QA Concerns as Nanotech Products Permeate Society

I delivered a poster presentation at Asia Network for Quality Congress 2013 ( ANQ 2013) at Bangkok from 16 Oct to 17 Oct 2013. // http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js It was a great…