Experts Speak
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September 22, 2023
Trudeau's Canada, Terror & Western Retribution
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)Unraveling the web of Trudeau's allegations and the complex realities of India-Canada relations
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September 20, 2023
Neocolonial Capitalism
By Major General Atanu K Pattanaik (Retd)From Exploitation to Empowerment, Charting a Course to Global Economic Equity
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September 11, 2023
G20 Delhi Summit — Inclusive Declaration
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)The G20 Summit 2023 in Delhi sets a global precedent by charting a unified course for a shared future
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September 11, 2023
G20 Heralds a New Future
By Major General Atanu K Pattanaik (Retd)India played host to the world and charted a new course in global geopolitics at a highly successful G20 Summit
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September 5, 2023
G20: At Least Let Them Talk
By Major General Atanu K Pattanaik (Retd)The upcoming G20 Summit will hope for a constructive dialogue between member countries to navigate global challenges and bridge the divide in a shifting World Order
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August 31, 2023
The Moon Landing & Beyond
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)ISRO's Chandrayaan-3 triumph pioneering the future of Space Exploration
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August 31, 2023
Private Sector Drone SAR
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)Unlocking India's Sky with Cutting-Edge Drone SAR Technology
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August 28, 2023
BRICS Blows the Bugle
By Major General Atanu K Pattanaik (Retd)Exploring the implications, tensions, and challenges in an expanded BRICS alliance
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August 23, 2023
Old Rivals, New Theatre
By Major General Atanu K Pattanaik (Retd)Exploring the Enduring Rivalry Between US and Russia Across Ages
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August 14, 2023
Is China Gearing for More Conflict?
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)China's Military Buildup Signals Growing Concerns in the Region
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August 14, 2023
Malware and Spyware
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)China's Disruptive Cyber Campaign Puts National Security at Risk, Prompting Global Concerns
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August 14, 2023
CUAS and Archer-NG MALE UAV
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)India's robust defence innovations in Counter-Drone Technology and Next-Gen Unmanned Aerial Arsenal to bolster National Security
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August 14, 2023
IAF Enhances Combat Power
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)India-Israel Partnership Bolsters Air Superiority and Tactical Precision in Challenging Terrain with Cutting-edge Spike NLOS Missiles for Mountainous Warfare
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August 14, 2023
TAPAS UAV and Tejas Fighter
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)India's Cutting-Edge TAPAS BH-201 UAV Prepares for Crucial User Trials, Enhancing Aerial Surveillance Capabilities
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July 31, 2023
India-Sri Lanka Bilateral Relations Strengthened
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)President Wickremesinghe's Historic Visit Seals New Agreements and Vision for the Future
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July 31, 2023
Drones – Kamikaze to Stratosphere
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)Advanced Technology and Autonomy Redefine Drone Warfare
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July 31, 2023
Helicopters – Leasing and Exporting
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)India's Ministry of Defence seeks Helicopters on Lease amidst fleet troubles while navigating export challenges
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July 31, 2023
AI and Humanoid Robots
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)Artificial Intelligence is shaping our world with remarkable innovations, but its rise sparks debates on job displacement and the urgent need for safety measures
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July 24, 2023
Global War on Terror Going Nowhere
By Major General Atanu K Pattanaik (Retd)Navigating the Global War on Terror through Complex Realities as it turns out to be the most expansive and expensive global conflict spanning multiple wars
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July 15, 2023
Prime Minister Modi's visit to France gets Navy a Big Boost
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)French National Day celebrates Prime Minister Modi as Guest of Honour, paving the way for defence collaboration and indigenous technological advancements
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July 15, 2023
Pro-Khalistan rallies raise concerns over rising Extremism
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)Nations with large Indian diaspora need to tread a delicate balance as Khalistan movement gains momentum
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July 15, 2023
India Hosts Virtual SCO Summit
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)Leaders of SCO nations gather to foster connectivity, address security concerns, and pave the way for future growth
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July 15, 2023
India in China's Crosshair
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)Unraveling China's new Border Law and Foreign Relations Law and its expanding national security ambitions on the global stage
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July 15, 2023
Brain Warfare
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)Mind control goes global with China's Neurostrike programme and the race for brain warfare supremacy
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July 15, 2023
Agnipath – Changes Anticipated
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)Agnipath scheme overhaul expected as India's Armed Forces confront recruitment woes and Geopolitical concerns
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July 6, 2023
India's Exposed Eastern Flank
By Major General Atanu K Pattanaik (Retd)The deep-rooted turmoil due to drugs, land rights, and historical divisions has unleashed chaos in Manipur
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July 1, 2023
Weaponised AI Systems
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)Future of Autonomous Warfare with the rise of AI-Controlled Weapons
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July 1, 2023
Myanmar's DART-450 Surveillance Aircraft
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)Myanmar's Military Arsenal Swells with Billions in Weapon Imports
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July 1, 2023
Hypersonic Missile Interceptor
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)Empowering Defence and Safeguarding Nations from Hypersonic Menace with Unmatched Precision
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July 1, 2023
Chandrayan-3 and Quantum Technology Satellite
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)Exploring the final frontier together, Indian and US to collaborate on New Horizons in Space
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July 1, 2023
Global Terrorism
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)US-India Joint Statement on Terrorism is in contrast to US' historical support and current alliances with terror groups
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June 15, 2023
UK-Pakistan Defence Cooperation
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)A strengthening bond for Security and Intelligence
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June 15, 2023
The Jet Engine Deal
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)This move aims to boost defence industrial cooperation and enhance the India-US major defence partnership
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June 15, 2023
Double Carrier Exercise
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)India's Two-Carrier exercise showcases Maritime power in the Indian Ocean, strengthening India's Naval Dominance and addressing Security Challenges in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR)
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June 1, 2023
G20 Srinagar Meet & Pak Terror
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)G20 Srinagar Meet Shines Spotlight on Kashmir's Progress Amid Security Concerns
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June 1, 2023
Chinese Stealth Radar
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)China unveils its Stealth Sentinel to unmask covert skies
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June 1, 2023
Electric Planes, Electric Vehicles
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)Electric Solutions for Aviation and Transportation to Power the Future
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May 23, 2023
Greenland & Taiwan
By Major General Atanu K Pattanaik (Retd)The comparison between Greenland and Taiwan may seem superficial at first glance, but it is not entirely incorrect. These self-governing islands experience intense competition between the United States and China, albeit in different ways.
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May 15, 2023
Supersonic Surveillance, Hypersonic Transport
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)A leaked US military assessment has said that the Chinese PLA may soon deploy a high-altitude spy drone that travels at least three times the speed of sound
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May 15, 2023
Indigenous Nagastra Kamikaze Drone
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)Indian Army has signed a deal for 'Nagastra' loitering munitions with 'Made in India' content of more than 75 per cent
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May 15, 2023
Upgrading Rocket Forces of India
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)India's Rocket Forces would need to incorporate hundreds or rather thousands of subsonic cruise missiles plus ballistic missiles to serve as India's primary instrument of strategic nuclear deterrence, as well as meeting the requirement of long to medium precision strikes
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May 11, 2023
Global Groupings and Groupism
By Major General Atanu K Pattanaik (Retd)The UNSC has remained in a limbo since the 2003 Iraq invasion, divisions have further sharpened since the Ukraine war, the G7 has seen its fortunes and influence dwindle giving way to a more credible G20 and now BRICS is steadily gathering winds in its sails with over 40 per cent of the world's population and rich resource and manufacturing base
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May 1, 2023
SCO Defence Ministers Meet
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)“India strives to further bolster trust and cooperation among the members of the SCO as it believes in maintaining peace and security based on the provisions of the UN charter” —Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
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May 1, 2023
China's Hypersonic IRBM
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)US Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) informed US legislators that China currently outpaces Russia regarding supporting infrastructure and system numbers when it comes to hypersonic capabilities
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May 1, 2023
PSLV-C55 Deploys Singapore Satellites
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)This launch marked the 57th flight of PSLV and the 16th mission using the PSLV Core Alone configuration, the lightest version of the launch vehicle
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May 1, 2023
China's AI-controlled Satellite
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)While the AI was induced from a ground-based station for the experiment, the operation for redeployment of the satellite was autonomous without any human intervention
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May 1, 2023
Salvaging Sudan
By Major General Atanu K Pattanaik (Retd)Even before the recent clashes, Sudan was facing social and political unrest with a struggling economy
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April 27, 2023
IAF: An Impeccable Force for Humanitarian Support
By Air Vice Marshal Sanjay Bhatnagar (Retd)Indian Air Force has emerged as a reliable first responder for undertaking aid and rescue during any calamity under HADR operations
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April 18, 2023
G20 in Ukraine's Shadow
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)The US and the EU want to include Ukraine in the 2023 G20 Summit at New Delhi, and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky to address the summit
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April 18, 2023
Military Transport Aircraft
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)Military transport aircraft was one of the critical missing links in the entire defence industrial complex chain which has been plugged with the Tata-Airbus joint venture and the development of the defence transport aircraft RAJAS-Rakshan now, to a significant extent
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April 18, 2023
American HSVTOL Aircraft & Russian UGV
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)US Special Operations Command's has been looking for a new High-Speed Vertical Take-Off and Landing (HSVTOL) aircraft as a high-speed successor to its current CV-22B Osprey, which is used for Special Operations Forces (SOF)
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April 8, 2023
The Global Reset
By Major General Atanu K Pattanaik (Retd)The world is currently witnessing a great churn in geostrategic alliances resulting in a global realignment of security relations and partnerships.
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April 1, 2023
The Dragon-Bear Hug
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)Meeting President Putin at the Kremlin, President Xi emphasised the China-Russia relationship reaching where it is today
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April 1, 2023
BrahMos Aplenty
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)Indian Navy proposal to acquire more than 200 BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles is at an advanced stage and is expected to be soon cleared by the MOD
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April 1, 2023
Rafale-M for Indian Navy
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)Dassault's Rafale-M outperformed its rival Boeing's F/A-18 Super Hornet in the evaluation process and it was deemed to be more suitable in meeting the operational requirements and criteria of the Indian Navy
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April 1, 2023
More Teeth for Army, Navy, Air Force
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)The Chinese aggression during 2020 in Eastern Ladakh has caused the government to sit up and focus on defence, as well as 'Atmanirbhar' or the self-reliance initiative
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April 1, 2023
Swarm of Swarms
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)China could employ drones in thousands or lakhs against our frontline troops at chosen points along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in conjunction with attacks by bigger drones, which could also be in swarms
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March 15, 2023
India-Italy Defence Cooperation
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)This was Italian Prime Minister Meloni's first visit to India during which she was accompanied by Italy's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani and a high-powered business delegation
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March 15, 2023
Man behind the Machine
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)The problems in achieving effective soldier-machine mix are both technical and psychological in nature, especially when dealing with adaptive machines intelligence systems
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March 15, 2023
Army's Offensive Drone Swarm
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)Indian Army has ordered offensive swarming drone systems under the emergency procurement (EP) powers and eventually aims at offensive swarm drone capability of 1,000 drones
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March 15, 2023
Indigenous High Altitude Platform
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)Prototype of an indigenous HAP designed and developed by the National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) is likely to be test flown as early as May 2023 to test and validate the onboard equipment
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March 15, 2023
Trainer Aircraft & Training Ships
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)On March 1, 2023 the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) cleared the deals for 70 x basic trainer aircrafts and the three cadet training ships
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March 3, 2023
Chinese Space Plans
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)China is creating a giant satellite constellation consisting of thousands of spacecraft for China's state network to cover the entire planet Earth from space. Without doubt it will be for dual civilian-military use or rather primarily for military use.
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March 3, 2023
Very Short-Range Air Defence
By Lt. General P.C. Katoch (Retd)According to the Ministry of Defence, recent developments along the Northern borders requires a focus on effective Air Defence weapon systems which are man portable and can be deployed quickly
