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The writer is an alumnus of the National Defence College, and the author of China in India.

In this file photo, an Indian Air Forces (IAF) AN-32 transport aircraft releases chaff as it flies past the IAF Day Parade in New Delhi, India. (Photo: AP)

IAF at 85, but no indigenous fighter yet

HAL at present produces eight platforms per year, which will go up to 16 from 2019-2020 .

3 Oct 2017 2:22 AM IST

US President Barack Obama greets Marshal of the Indian Air Force Arjan Singh in the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan at the Republic Day celebrations in January 2015. The Marshal is accompanied by his staff officer, Wing Commander Mohan Rana.

Always on a mission: The Marshal that I knew

Safdarjung Airport was still the domestic flight hub of Indian Airlines Corporation, flying its Dakotas, till the early...

21 Sept 2017 2:08 AM IST

India and China flags (Photo: PTI/File)

China trade: Rectify fault lines

The ongoing Sino-Indian trade imbalance is a danger signal.

18 Sept 2017 12:13 AM IST

US President Donald Trump. (Photo: AP)

Trump's Afghan war: India must stay out

Why is fighting against Afghan tribals such a fatal attraction?

11 Sept 2017 1:29 AM IST

The incident happened in the first week of June near the Lalten post in the Doka La general area in Sikkim after a face-off between the two forces, which triggered tension along the Sino-Indian frontier, official sources in New Delhi said. (Photo: Representational/PTI)

After Doklam, it's time for a new beginning

It was not then a bilateral but a quadrilateral issue, imvolving the British, Tibetans, Chinese and Indians.

4 Sept 2017 12:39 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. (Photo: AP)

BRI to Brics: Monopoly vs competition

Brics is the forum of five competing powers, apparent bonding thereof, on the lines of the EU or G-7.

22 Aug 2017 12:48 AM IST

Saudi Aramco, a key exporter to China, is due to list next year, with a potential $100 billion equity sale that is expected to be the worlds largest to date.

New China of 21st century is Goebbelsian'

Why has China brazenly and defiantly violated India's sovereignty and territory in connivance with military rulers of...

14 Aug 2017 12:44 AM IST

Cruelty' in uniform & Navy Act 1957

Fifteen years lapsed before the Armed Forces Tribunal Act 2007 came into being.

11 Aug 2017 12:48 AM IST

India and China flags (Photo: PTI/File)

Is China losing its edge?

Finance being prosperity and firepower, destruction thereof, the external posturing of the Dragon is more than...

3 Aug 2017 5:37 AM IST

India and China flags (Photo: PTI/File)

India: A hurdle for China's ambitions

China is trying hard to be the world topper. While it is easy to bag that position, it is difficult to hold on to it for...

26 July 2017 12:51 AM IST

India and China flags (Photo: PTI/File)

Why does Delhi allow Beijing to bully it?

Why has it given an open warning to New Delhi for constructing India's longest bridge the Dhola-Sadiya Bridge over the...

14 July 2017 3:05 AM IST

China had mentioned that Donglang is being considered in their territory since ancient times . (Photo: Chinas Foreign Ministry)

Bhutan as target: Fear is the key

Bhutan and India have always respected, honoured and treated each other well in the best of South Asian traditions.

7 July 2017 6:39 AM IST