All stories by Ajai Shukla
Chinese Chequers on LAC is Not for the Faint-hearted
Rediff.com13 Aug 2021The Indian Army has shown it can face down the PLA, but is too often held back by a political leadership that lacks boldness, asserts Ajai Shukla.
Navy's new submarines will cost $1 bn each
Rediff.com28 Jul 2021Building 6 conventional submarines is one of the Indian Navy's most important weapon construction programmes.
Worrying! PLA advances in Ladakh
Rediff.com21 Jul 2021With the two armies again in a face-off at multiple points, there is apprehension of renewed clashes.
About time Modi spends money on military!
Rediff.com9 Jul 2021The political-electoral calculus favours spending thousands of crores on vanity projects like Sardar Patel's statue and the Central Vista over building up our military to handle the confrontations and conflicts that loom large, points out Ajai Shukla.
IAF's Jaguars face retirement by 2024
Rediff.com26 Jun 2021The retirement of the Jaguar would create a six squadron gap in the IAF's combat fleet which would cost $20 billion-$30 billion to fill.
Ladakh: 9 Issues to WORRY India
Rediff.com23 Jun 2021China remains in firm control of an estimated 600-800 square kilometres of Indian territory.
20 Ways the Indian Military CHANGED
Rediff.com12 Jun 202120 defence ministry reforms 'is a reflection of the resolve of the government to make the defence sector stronger and more efficient.'
France offers India world's top torpedoes
Rediff.com5 Jun 2021'The F-21's capabilities far exceed all other torpedoes currently in service.'
As INS Rajput retires, China's reality check
Rediff.com29 May 2021China has been commissioning three new destroyers every year while India has barely completed one destroyer every 2-3 years.
DRDO fights Covid, without ignoring defence research
Rediff.com22 May 2021As remarkable as DRDO's contribution in containing and treating COVID-19 has been, its success over the last 15 months has been in its primary role of developing conventional defence equipment and technologies.
Why China is building villages in Bhutan
Rediff.com18 May 2021'Its aim is to force the Bhutanese government to cede territory that China wants elsewhere in Bhutan to give Beijing a military advantage in its struggle with New Delhi.'
What HAL plans to do after Sukhoi-30MKIs
Rediff.com15 May 2021Top HAL sources say the AMCA, which is being developed as the IAF's next-generation stealth fighter, is slated to be assembled at HAL Nashik.
Why Tejas is better than Pakistan's JF-17 Thunder
Rediff.com14 May 2021'The JF-17 is the aircraft of today and the Tejas is the aircraft of tomorrow.'
Tejas jet's oxygen plant for Covid use
Rediff.com21 Apr 2021The 'On-Board Oxygen Generation System' developed for the Tejas can produce 1,000 litres of oxygen every minute.
How Zeus Numerix will make Indian warships invisible
Rediff.com13 Apr 2021Rather than going through the tedious, hit-or-miss process of physically designing hull forms and superstructures for warships and then determining how visible they are to radar, the company will simulate this process on supercomputers.
India's military is changing, and how!
Rediff.com12 Apr 2021The creation of a CDS has got the head right. Issues that were not talked about for years are now being discussed, points out Ajai Shukla.
Mahindra to make India's own Humvee
Rediff.com31 Mar 2021Mahindra's LSV is an extremely agile combat vehicle with all round protection against small arms fire.
India's enemies, beware the lMRSAM!
Rediff.com18 Mar 2021The MRSAM is amongst the most lethal surface-to-air missiles in service anywhere.
Time for Modi, Imran to talk
Rediff.com15 Mar 2021Modi's hardline policy towards Pakistan and J&K has created numerous leverages and bargaining positions that New Delhi can bring to the bargaining table and translate into concessions, argues Ajai Shukla.
How India's submarines can stay longer under water
Rediff.com11 Mar 2021DRDO's Air Independent Propulsion system will allow Indian Navy submarines to operate for up to two weeks without having to surface to recharge its batteries.