India Su-30 MRO: What Malaysia and Vietnam Have Been Offered
India Su-30 MRO has moved from talk to stated policy this year, though not yet to a published contract. On 10 February 2026, Malaysia’s foreign…
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Rajnath Singh’s Strategic Autonomy Pledge Echoes Modi at SCO
Defence · Geopolitics The Eastern Strategist · 27 September 2026 · By Abhishek Kumar Defence ministers rarely need to clarify that their country isn’t planning…
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.
Missile Technology Transfer: Why Agni, K-Series and BrahMos Stay Out
The Ministry of Defence’s missile technology transfer decision is being reported as a single exclusion. It is actually two structurally different exclusions — one rooted…
Rajnath Singh: From 2019’s Rafale Storm to a ₹38,000 Crore Export Record
In May 2019, Rajnath Singh walked into South Block with the Rafale deal controversy still trailing the Defence Ministry’s name and India’s arms bazaar dominated…
Op Sindoor, Aatmanirbharta and the Making of a Defence Exporter: What Rajnath Singh’s 18 July Address Reveals About India’s Strategic Trajectory
The Eastern Strategist India defence export growth has become a central focus for the nation’s defence establishment, which has spent the past decade building a…
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…
Mission Sudarshan Chakra? How India’s Latest Missile Tests Point to a New Defence Strategy
HYDERABAD — Defence Minister Rajnath Singh used the inauguration of the Advanced Weapon System Complex at Hyderabad’s Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex this week…
NIBE Limited Suryastra Rocket: India’s Private Defence Manufacturing Breakthrough
Shirdi, 24 May: NIBE Limited Suryastra rocket system marked India’s private defence manufacturing breakthrough on Friday as Defence Minister Rajnath Singh flagged off the 300-km-range guided…