Strategic & Defence Analysis

Advanced analysis of military strategy, operational art, hybrid warfare, emerging domains, and historical conflict studies shaping modern warfare theory and practice.

How Secure will India be in 2021?

Sharing with friends my analysis regarding How secure India will be in 2021? covering most facets of security. It was published in three parts in The Daily Guardian over three days. I am sharing the updated version of entire analysis…

Strategic Inferences from Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict 2020, post Ceasefire

Armenia – Azerbijan conflict is one of the latest ones, with effective use of some modern arsenal like drones and a mix of hybrid warfare combined with political power-play. It has many strategic and military inferences/lessons applicable globally in modern…

India-China Standoff: Not quick-fix, but long-lasting strategic solution needed!

Sharing an opinion of mine published by WION News and Indian Defence Review in various forms. The URLs are given at the end of the text. Backdrop As the current China India standoff in Eastern Ladakh rolls over to harsher…

Afghanistan in 2020: A dilemma for All Stake Holders!!

Sharing an analysis of mine on the subject published in the print Sunday edition of The Sunday Guardian. The readable text of print edition is reproduced below. The URL is att below the text. Afghanistan in 2020: A dilemma…

WHAT PEACE PROCESS IN AFGHANISTAN MEANS FOR VARIOUS STAKE HOLDERS?

Sharing an article of mine published in Amity Journal of Defence & Strategic Studies a six monthly Journal of Amity University. Taliban’s offensive against the capital of Helmand Province amidst talks with their negotiators remaining at the table in Qatar…

Why Corporatisation of Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) is Strategically Relevant for India?

Sharing an article of mine published in BWBusinessWorld on One of the key structural reforms in defence manufacturing, i.e. Corporatisation of OFBs announced by the Government. It is a open fact that OFB has failed in many ways & marked…