Satarupa Bhattacharjya, Bhaswar Kumar

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'US Won't Repeat China Trade Mistake With India'
Rediff.com6 Mar 2026

'India should understand that we are not going to make the same mistakes with India...

Ghatak Combat Drone Gets A Boost
Rediff.com6 Mar 2026

Once operational, Ghatak could undertake deep-strike missions, penetrating heavily...

Boost For IAF: Free Hand On Weapons For 114 Rafales
Rediff.com16 Feb 2026

'The additional Rafales will be from a vastly improved version compared to the 36...

Rajnath May Approve Rs 2.70 Trillion Rafales Today
Rediff.com12 Feb 2026

If approved, the fighters would help the IAF to build its reducing squadrons,...

Operation Sindoor Inspires Rise In Defence Budget
Rediff.com4 Feb 2026

'If you go by the capital expenditure, this is a good defence budget. But we will have...

How Operation Sindoor Changed Security Doctrine
Rediff.com13 Jan 2026

'Some success has been achieved in raising the costs of terrorism for Pakistan.'

Su-57 stealth jet, S-400 in focus during Putin's visit
Rediff.com3 Dec 2025

However, these are understood to be exploratory talks, with an agreement unlikely to be...

Second Peacetime Incident Involving Tejas
Rediff.com22 Nov 2025

This is the fourth peacetime crash of an IAF jet in 2025 so far.

Tejas Mk1A Gets Ready To Boost IAF Air Power
Rediff.com27 Oct 2025

HAL executives said deliveries of the Tejas Mk1A to the IAF would begin within this...

HAL Speeds Up Tejas Production
Rediff.com17 Oct 2025

HAL has assured the IAF that 12 Mk1A aircraft will be delivered by the end of 2025-2026.

How AI Led the Charge in Op Sindoor
Rediff.com7 Oct 2025

'Threat assessment, intelligence analysis, (battlefield) situation review -- what has...

'We Must Aim For 100,000 Defence Startups'
Rediff.com4 Oct 2025

'India has the capital to invest in defence production.' 'With clear timelines and...

Race For Stealth Fighter Jet Heats Up
Rediff.com1 Oct 2025

This is seen as the first concrete opportunity to break HAL's monopoly in combat...

'ISRO Will Ensure Security Of Every Citizen Of Bharat'
Rediff.com1 Oct 2025

'You can observe a lot of things from space.' 'Another thing is communication, in real...

HAL Boosts Tejas as MiG-21 Era Ends
Rediff.com19 Sep 2025

HAL aims to raise output from the current ceiling of 24 aircraft a year to 30 by the...

'Wars Of Today Are Sudden, Unpredictable'
Rediff.com17 Sep 2025

'It can be two months, a year, or even five years. We need to be prepared.'

A Big, Big Push for Defence Self-Reliance
Rediff.com15 Sep 2025

Defence Procurement Manual 2025 lays down the guiding principles for revenue...

Sindoor: 'We Could Have Continued To Strike'
Rediff.com10 Sep 2025

'But that was not our aim. Our objective was already achieved.'

Theatre Commands Will Target China, Pakistan
Rediff.com29 Aug 2025

The final contours of the theaterisation process could involve the establishment of two...

How Army Is Preparing For Future Wars
Rediff.com28 Aug 2025

The Indian Army's broader reorganisation is inevitable as India's military doctrine...