The Tragedies We Cannot Prevent— and Those We Can
There are moments when the numbers themselves become unbearable. Hundreds dead. Thousands missing. Entire settlements swallowed. Families standing outside hospitals, rescue centres and military camps, holding photographs of people who have suddenly ...
Amrita Pritam: The Woman Who Turned Wounds into Words
Some writers belong to their age. A few manage to escape it. Amrita Pritam belongs to the second category. Born on 31 August 1919 in Gujranwala, then in undivided Punjab, she grew ...
Book Review: A Century in Stirrups
Introduction A Century in Stirrups: Three Generations of Indian Cavalrymen is a historical non-fiction book written by Sarbjit Singh and published by Sabre and Quill which explores the military heritage, legacy, and ...
India’s Transformational Military Strategy Post Operation Sindoor
Prelude: Operation Sindoor, A Strategic Inflection Point Operation Sindoor in May 2025 demonstrated India's military prowess against a recalcitrant neighbour’s sustained threat of terrorism in the shadow of nuclear saber-rattling. Success flowed ...
A Nation on Lifelines, A State on Steroids
Pakistan’s Economic Fragility and Military Resurgence The Planes Are Landing There is something unsettling about military transport aircraft repeatedly landing at Pakistani air bases. Between August 19 and 21, multiple Turkish C-130 ...
Surging Gurugram, Collapsing Civic Infrastructure—No Conundrum
The rapid growth of Gurugram highlights a sharp divergence in India's urbanisation: soaring real estate valuations alongside failing civic infrastructure. This dynamic raises a fundamental question: how do property rates sustain ₹10,000–₹20,000+ ...
Breaking the Nomination Culture: The Missile ToT Decision and What Must Come Next
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's approval to transfer all DRDO-developed conventional missile technologies to private industry is, on paper, a modest administrative order. In practice, it is one of the more consequential shifts ...
Manufacture to Mastery: Looking Beyond “Made in India”
“Made in India” has become an important marker of India's growing defence-industrial capability. The transformation is real. India now manufactures major weapon systems, builds increasingly sophisticated supply chains and has moved from ...
The Unseen Foundations of National Resilience
Lt Gen PJS Pannu’s recently published book, ‘Taramandal Sangram: Space Constellations at War’ set me thinking beyond the subject of space warfare. I had occasion recently to speak about the book and, ...
The Road Beyond Oil
Bitumen, Geopolitics and Green Infrastructure When Oil Becomes a Geopolitical Weapon Every Middle East crisis eventually reaches far beyond the battlefield. It travels through tanker routes, insurance premiums, shipping lanes and commodity ...
The Impact of Affordable Drone Technology
Introduction The history of warfare is often told through increasingly sophisticated weapons: the machine gun, tank, fighter aircraft, precision missiles, space and now AI. However, the advent of the drones on the ...
Taramandal Sangram Sounds a Timely Warning on India’s Space Preparedness
Taramandal Sangram, authored by Lt Gen P. J. S. Pannu, was released at a distinguished gathering at the India International Centre in New Delhi. The event was attended by the Chief Guest, ...
