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ANI’s Smita Prakash and me in conversation on President Putin’s visit and what it means for South Asian dynamics: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=_vSMTJafXgA&app=desktop) And my piece on ndtv.com Russian Boost to ‘Make in India’: 400 Helicopters a Year One of the major takeaways from Russian President Vladimir Putin’s 23-hour visit to New Delhi, was…

One of the major takeaways from Russian President Vladimir Putin’s 23-hour visit to New Delhi, was Moscow’s keenness to locate a manufacturing facility in India to produce as well as export up to 400 Mi-17 medium lift and Kamov Ka-226 light utility helicopters or LUH in India every year. This…

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has hit the ground running. Even as he attempts to bring speed and transparency to the arms procurement process, he has rightly identified the welfare of troops as one of his top most priorities. Over the weekend, he told reporters in Goa that in his view…

A column I wrote for ndtv.com over the weekend (http://www.ndtv.com/article/opinion/ins-vikrant-s-hull-is-torn-open-624870)For Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha, one abiding memory of INS Vikrant is from almost a quarter century ago. In 1989, Sinha, who recently took premature retirement as Flag Officer Commander in Chief (FOC-in-C) of India’s Western Naval Command, was the top gun…

For Vice Admiral Shekhar Sinha, one abiding memory of INS Vikrant is from almost a quarter century ago. In 1989, Sinha, who recently took premature retirement as Flag Officer Commander in Chief (FOC-in-C) of India’s Western Naval Command, was the top gun in the 300 squadron that flew Sea Hawk…