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

India uses a lot of imported weaponry - traditionally mostly of Russian make, now increasingly American. (Representational Image/ PTI)

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Arms bazar now arrives at Delhi's doorstep,...

It is well known that there's no full stop in defence and diplomacy in any era

31 March 2022 11:25 PM IST

Both the First and the Second World Wars, in terms of their human tragedy, stands as the best example till today. (Representational Image/ AFP)

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | War and peace in Europe: Arms sellers real...

War is a good time to create wealth and ensure healthy balance sheets

9 March 2022 3:29 AM IST

NewsA large chunk of urban India remains clueless about our border regions. (Representational Image/AP)

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Stand firm at Siachen: No question of glacier...

In the light of the suggestions by Gen. M.M. Naravane and a former foreign secretary, let us revisit the entire question...

9 Feb 2022 1:23 AM IST

Indian Army tanks pull back from the banks of Pangong Tso lake region, in Ladakh along the India-China border on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. (AP)

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | From Pangong to Delhi... Dragon's dagger...

More hostility should be anticipated, not just of the military kind at the border

14 Jan 2022 1:31 AM IST

People hold candles as they pay tribute to late Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat, who was killed along with his wife and 11 armed forces personnel in an Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter crash near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu, in Bengaluru, Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. (PTI)

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Amid IAF tragedy, a look back at air safety...

Without passing comment or being judgmental, let's examine some cases of flight safety failures around the world and in...

15 Dec 2021 2:09 AM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a keynote speech for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit via video, from Beijing on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021 (Li Xueren/Xinhua via AP)

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Fire in water: China in big Indian Ocean push

CPC has moved on to its mega snow-to-sea drive after completing its land, trade, commerce, banking and telecom...

3 Dec 2021 7:52 AM IST

India has developed the required shipbuilding skills, undoubtedly, but this needs to be combined with timely delivery for the Indian Navys operational preparedness. Representational Image (PTI)

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Stealth ships to give fillip to Indian Navy's...

The West has been forced to do an about-turn

15 Nov 2021 1:34 AM IST

The CPC under its overlord Xi Jinping refuses to play second fiddle to any global power. (AP)

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Is the Dragon's national neurosis at a new...

Today, a fearful and apprehensive world awaits its fate at the hands of the CPC

22 Oct 2021 2:41 AM IST

This is the second such agreement that the Indian Air Force has signed for buying okayed airframes that will help one of the most potent aircraft fleets to continue for longer in service. (ANI)

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Celebrate the IAF@89, it's time for desi touch

Indian policy or strategy certainly can no longer bank on the 22-day or 14-day wars of 1965 and 1971

6 Oct 2021 1:20 AM IST

Taliban fighters wave from the back of a pickup truck, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Aug. 30, 2021. Many Afghans are anxious about the Taliban rule and are figuring out ways to get out of Afghanistan. (AP /Khwaja Tawfiq Sediqi)

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Terrorists to state's men': Will UN go...

Put simply, the Taliban members of the new Afghan 'state' have blood on their hands

15 Sept 2021 2:14 AM IST

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Taiwan, Tibet to Taliban: Chinese mischief...

The concept of 'trust, faith and confidence' in India-China ties have all but evaporated

25 Aug 2021 12:48 AM IST

Clearly, the various bans and other edicts by the Indian government to keep out Chinese-made products in the aftermath of the Galwan attack in June 2020 had no practical effect in the marketplace. Representational Image.

Abhijit Bhattacharyya | India needs to tackle China the way that it...

Blind or not, Indians appear supinely negligent to the Chinese threat

26 July 2021 2:56 AM IST