Bernard Brodie on the importance of studying military history: “...the only empirical data we have about how people conduct war and behave under stress is our experience with the past.” One should not neglect the professional value of history.

#NewRelease @orfonline launches the The Defence Cable, a monthly insight on #militaryaffairs & #defencetechnology from around the world. The 1st issue is now live. It surveys developments pertinent to contemporary strategic affairs. @ProfHarshVPant orfonline.org/research/the-d…

My latest with @KartikBommakan1 on India's Military Doctrine and Posture on the anniversary of Op Sindoor orfonline.org/expert-speak/t… @orfonline

Under the #SAFE instrument, #EU defence financing prioritises domestic industrial capacity while allowing limited third-country participation, with #India’s entry shaped by strict content caps and design authority requirements: @rawatra10 & Suryansh Tripathi or-f.org/38311

#India’s response to #Pakistan’s evolving #nuclear posture requires careful assessment of deterrence, command structures, and escalation dynamics to maintain credible #NuclearDeterrence and strategic balance in the region: @rawatra10 & @Shivam05S or-f.org/37626

Latest for @orfonline on India's potential as a non-EU SDP partner in SAFE fund orfonline.org/expert-speak/i…

#India–#EU Security and Defence Partnership opens access to the €150 billion #SAFE framework, enabling co-development and supply-chain integration, but within strict #EU design authority and 35% content limits shaping outcomes: @rawatra10 & Suryansh Tripathi or-f.org/38311

Very sad to learn about the sudden demise of Col Sonam Wangchuk, MVC, who breathed his last early morning today due to a heart attack. My deepest homage to the brave soldier ! Col Wangchuk, a recipient of the Maha Vir Chakra, was a true hero of the Kargil War. His dedication, bravery, selfless service will be remembered forever. May his Soul Rest in peace !!🙏🙏

My latest co-authored with Dr @SameerP_IND for @orfonline on the realities and limitations of #UNGA blueprint for #AI in nuclear #NC3 orfonline.org/expert-speak/t…

The #UNGA’s 2025 resolution on #AI in #nuclear command, control, and communications reflects rising global concern over automation in nuclear decision-making. Yet, #geopolitical rivalry continues to incentivise nuclear states to integrate #AI for strategic advantage: @SameerP_IND & @rawatra10 or-f.org/38247

My latest for @orfonline on #US_Israel_Iran war arguing that notwithstanding the effects of military technology, it is the way of war that determines the outcome on the battlefield and beyond. orfonline.org/expert-speak/b…

My latest publication for a Special Report by @KartikBommakan1 for @orfonline I have focused on the element of Jointness and learnings from Operation Sindoor

My latest publication for a Special Report by @KartikBommakan1 for @orfonline I have focused on the element of Jointness and learnings from Operation Sindoor

My latest publication for a Special Report by @KartikBommakan1 for @orfonline I have focused on the element of Jointness and learnings from Operation Sindoor

Families and friends searched for loved ones at a rehab center in Afghanistan's Kabul, two days after it was bombed by Pakistan in the deadliest incident in the months-long conflict reut.rs/471Z072

The compendium brings together diverse perspectives from scholars— Jhanvi Tripathi, Soumya Bhowmick, Kartik Bommakanti, Soumya Awasthi, ABHISHEK SHARMA, Pratnashree Basu, Sayantan Haldar, Heena Makhija, & Sameer Patil, offering a lens on shifting contours of global politics n/n

#Datafy | A look at the number of Indians who are in the region on alert amid escalating tensions between Iran and Israel

Very sad news: Major Maroof Raza has passed away.. many TV viewers will remember Maroof and his distinctive style and knowledge on defence issues. . RIP

डायरी गाँव (पिओरा), अल्मोड़ा के ललित जी से मिलिए। वे उन गिने-चुने आख़िरी कारीगरों में से हैं जो आज भी लकड़ी पर हाथ से पारंपरिक उत्तराखंडी डिज़ाइन तराशते हैं। उन्होंने यह दुर्लभ कला स्वर्गीय गंगाराम जी से सीखी। आज ललित जी पूरी लगन और सटीकता से इस विरासत को आगे बढ़ा रहे हैं। पुराने डिज़ाइन दोबारा बनाना हो या नए बॉर्डर गढ़ने हों,वे सक्षम हैं। मशीनों के इस दौर में काम मिलना थोड़ा मुश्किल हो गया है। लेकिन अगर लगातार काम मिले तो कला भी बची रहेगी और नियमित आय से घर भी चल सकेगा। ललित जी बताते हैं कि अब तक किसी भी सरकारी योजना या नीति से उनकी इस पारंपरिक हस्तशिल्प कला को कोई वास्तविक लाभ नहीं मिला है। एक छोटे से शेड में रोज़ मेहनत कर वे इस कला को जीवित रखे हुए हैं। आपका सहयोग उनके परिवार और इस लुप्त होती पहाड़ी कला दोनों के लिए सहारा है। आइए, अपने पहाड़ी पारंपरिक कारीगर को ज़्यादा काम देकर उसका साथ दें।

Chaklala is now called Nur Khan, 10 kms from Islamabad. In Op Sindoor, the IAF hit a C-130 here. 53 years earlier, Adm Arun Prakash did the same. The difference: while the IAF launched missiles from the safety of our airspace, Prakash flew there to hand deliver the message.

Major boost towards #MakeinIndia & #Aatmanirbharta in Defence.🇮🇳 NewSpace Research & Technologies Pvt. Ltd, an #iDEX startup, secures a procurement order from the Indian Army for the indigenous #MAPSS (Medium Altitude Persistent Surveillance System) UAV, developed under #iDEX. 👏