Faster Fleets: The Structural Shift Driving India’s Record Naval Commissioning
Two ceremonies, eighteen months apart, look almost identical on paper. On 15 January 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi commissioned a destroyer, a frigate and a…
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Cape of Good Hope: From Cape of Storms to Trade Lifeline
Maritime Geopolitics · Analysis The wooden sign at the Cape of Good Hope is among the most photographed objects in Africa. Every day, travellers stand…
India Pakistan Naval Collision: Why a 1991 Treaty Was Invoked
In brief On the evening of 15 September 2026, a Pakistan Navy vessel collided with a frontline Indian Navy warship in international waters of the…
Strait of Hormuz Oil Disruption: The Asymmetric Naval Choke Point Threatening Global Energy and India’s Strategic Reserve
A 39-kilometre naval bottleneck controls a fifth of the world’s petroleum. As war-risk insurance premiums spike and asymmetric naval swarms challenge the Strait of Hormuz,…
Operating in Beijing’s Backyard: INS Kulish at Ream Naval Base Resets Indo-Pacific Power
Naval Strategy · Indo-Pacific Geopolitics By docking a missile corvette at Cambodia’s Chinese-refurbished naval stronghold, the Indian Navy demonstrates reciprocal maritime reach, providing Southeast Asia…
The Chokepoint Collapse: Saudi Arabia Shuts East-West Pipeline as Brent Pierces $107
Energy Security · Maritime Geopolitics With the 5-million-barrel Petroline disabled by aerial strikes and the Bab-el-Mandeb compromised, the simultaneous closure of maritime and overland bypasses…
Houthi Red Sea Escalation: Oil Prices, the Mecca Pact, and India’s Vulnerability
The conventional premise of maritime deterrence held that overwhelming blue-water naval power could reliably cordon regional conflicts away from global shipping lanes. That calculation unravelled…
India Jet Engine Development: The Kaveri Saga, 5th-Gen AMCA, and Supply Chains
By Amandus Singh & Shuvadeep Banerjee Chaudhuri In the broader calculus of national power, India jet engine development represents the ultimate acid test of strategic…
DAC’s Rs 1.10 Lakh Crore Clearance: Which Defence Stocks Are Already Positioned
A same-day pairing of a record DAC clearance and a self-reliance speech — what was approved, and which companies’ product lines it touches.
INS Nipun Commissioned: India’s Second Submarine Rescue Ship
The Indian Navy commissioned INS Nipun on 31 August 2026 — its second Nistar-class Diving Support Vessel, giving both coasts dedicated submarine rescue infrastructure for…
Samarthak: Inside India’s Fast-Moving Warship Boom
A small trial ship’s delivery becomes the entry point for a bigger story: India’s fastest-ever warship production cycle, and the private yards and MSMEs now…
MQ-9B Sea Guardian Lease: Why India Rents Drones It Already Bought
A Rs 1,943 crore lease for two more Sea Guardians reveals the three-year wait behind India’s 31-drone MQ-9B fleet — and which Indian companies stand…
India’s Military Power in 2026: The Global Scale That Can No Longer Be Ignored
India’s Military Power in 2026: The Global Scale That Can No Longer Be Ignored Defence & Geopolitics · Independence Day Special Outranking Beijing in the…
Project-77, AUKUS and the Quad: Complementary Pillars of Indo-Pacific Undersea Deterrence
Balaji Chandramohan and Natalie Treloar The strategic balance of the Indo-Pacific is increasingly being shaped beneath its oceans. Submarines, autonomous underwater vehicles, seabed sensors and…
Beyond the 1.78 Lakh Crore Milestone: Assessing the Structural Reality of India’s Defence Industrial Base
A month has passed since the Ministry of Defence released the FY 2026 production figures of Rs 1.78 lakh crore. While the headline numbers captured…
The Decisive Terrain: Why Future Wars Will Be Won in the Human Mind
Written by Lt Gen Tarun Chawla, PVSM, AVSM (Retd) Defence Analyst & Strategic Affairs Expert “The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy…
INS Jatayu: How Minicoy Island is Countering the Maldives Pivot
INS Jatayu Geopolitics In late 2023, the political climate in Malé shifted. The incoming Maldivian administration campaigned heavily on an ‘India Out’ platform, culminating in…
Waterline Lethality: The Strategic Logic Behind India’s NASM-SR Salvo Tests
On April 29, 2026, the Indian Navy and the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) executed the maiden “salvo launch” of the Naval Anti-Ship Missile-Short…
Hormuz Aftershock: Why India May Rethink Its Role in Gulf Security
Two Indian-flagged vessels, Sanmar Herald and Jag Arnav, came under fire on April 18 while trying to cross the Strait of Hormuz, prompting India to…
India-Flagged Ships Are Crossing Hormuz — But Not the Way You Think
India-Flagged Ships Are Crossing Hormuz — But Not the Way You Think Behind the headlines, India’s energy lifeline is being managed through a controlled wartime…
Indian Ships in the Strait of Hormuz Explained: Where They Are, How They’re Moving, and What Comes Next
TES Explainer Indian ships in the Strait of Hormuz are caught in a narrow and dangerous passage system shaped by war, diplomacy, and naval caution….
The Power of Nari Shakti: How Two Indian Women Became the Face of Operation Sindoor
DEFENCE & STRATEGY Sometimes, a single moment captures the spirit of a nation. For India, one such moment came in the spring of 2025. On…