Why Altitude, Not the Enemy, Has Been India’s Toughest Adversary Since Kargil

Infographic showing India's defence modernisation arc from the 1999 Kargil to the Operation Sindoor, plotted as a rising trajectory across a Himalayan mountain silhouette with milestone markers at the 2016 surgical strikes, 2019 Balakot, and 2020 Galwan clash.

Kargil to Operation Sindoor: India’s Defence Leap Twenty-five years separate the Bofors gun from the BrahMos missile. Both fought the same mountain. TES Brief Kargil…

India Private Missile Manufacturing

India Private Missile Manufacturing

India Private Missile Manufacturing: From Nuts and Bolts to Warheads: India Opens Missile Manufacturing to Private Firms | The Eastern Strategist Defence Manufacturing · India…

India Opens Tactical Missile Production to Private Industry Under DAP 2026

Tactical Missile Production to Private Industry Under DAP 2026

NEW DELHI — India’s Ministry of Defence is expanding private-sector participation in tactical missile development and manufacturing under the Defence Acquisition Procedure (DAP) 2026, marking…