12TH June is Russia’s National Day, celebrated like our Republic Day and India’s long standing friend Ambassador Kadakin gave a ‘Glittering With Lights’, dignified reception and India’s gentry was there…
This is an IDF Analysis of PM Modi’s trail blazing five nation tour : In Afghanistan in the safer Herat mountains he dedicated India built Salma Dan with President Ghani;…
C Raja Mohan from the Shangri-La Dialogue, “While Vajpayee and Manmohan Singh dipped their toes in the waters of the Indo-Pacific, Modi and Parrikar are preparing to sail”. IDF suggests…
This is an IDF Analysis of the Chinese Saying, “ May you live in interesting times”, as defence procurement on Make In India terms promised by NDA Government two years…
IDF Report and Its All About JURISDICTION ---It is clear now ! ITLOS ( International Tribunal of the Laws of Sea), handles UN Convention on Laws of the Seas disputes…
A perception that has irked Pakistan and China, is that India is becoming USA’s close strategic friend and ally, and this has become a reality over time. India’s military and…
This post by IDF must start with an aside on acquisitions from DEFEXPO-held from 28-31 March,2016 at Goa which was consummated on the isolated large fields of Betul, which were…
Ashton Carter a Yale Rhodes Scholar, served as Undersecretary of Defence for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (2009-11) was twice passed over for the Def Sec job, but served as Pentagon's…
A rising nation at cross roads must think out of the box and take risks. Helmut Kohl Chancellor of Germany (1982-88) displayed courage to bring down the Berlin wall after…
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