F16, F18s would have given India unbeatable platforms: US

Having lost out on the multi-billion Indian Air Force contract, the Pentagon said American fighter jets -- F16 and F18 -- would have provided India unbeatable platforms with proven technologies at......

US and China: How India must play its cards

The US is in desperate need to conjure up an ideology-driven relationship with India, to enable it to boost its arms exports to the Indian market, says M K Bhadrakumar. As to what prompted the......

Why India's military needs an urgent update

A strong military cannot be maintained with discipline alone. Today, a strong military means state of the art equipment, steady supply of munitions and morale and most importantly reconnaissance,......

How India can hasten its climb as a superpower

I was so wrong! About three years ago, I wrote anarticle on rediff.com wherein I mentioned the inability of the Indian Space Research Organisation to think ahead of its contemporaries. But......