Admiral Arun Prakash (Retd.)

The 79th anniversary of Japan’s surprise attack on Pearl Harbour on December 7, 2020, also saw the sad demise of US Air Force Brigadier-General Charles...

Part of the same geographic hemisphere, India and Australia are key players in a shared strategic environment. Both countries also share the fraternity of the...

Accustomed as we are to shrill hyperbole in India's public discourse, the description of the tense Himalayan face-off as the "incident at Doklam" and its...

A "security dilemma" in international relations represents a situation in which accretion of power -- military and economic -- by a state generates fear amongst...

On July 1, 2016, No.45 Squadron IAF became the proud recipient of India’s first indigenous 4th generation+ fighter; the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) dubbed Tejas....

India’s Republic Day on Tuesday (January 26) was celebrated with traditional pageantry and the citizen gets a panoramic view of the country's military capability. Intelligence...

At the outset, I would like to say that there is a need to unequivocally highlight the importance of the DRDO in the Navy’s scheme...

It was indeed fortuitous for our navy that at the moment of India’s independence, those charged with planning for the nation’s embryonic maritime force included...

“What ship? Where bound?” is the traditional nautical query that goes out on the air when a warship encounters a stranger on the high seas....

The Kelkar Committee report, as you know had focused on “strengthening self-reliance in defence preparedness”, and this has logically led them to recommend measures which...

Let me start by being the devil’s advocate and making two points to this audience. One: that this seminar is about “Aerospace Power” and not...

The topic for today’s seminar, “China and the Indian Ocean Region” relates to an issue on which there is a dire need for India to...

Singapore is a unique city-state of our times, which stands as a beacon for democracy, order and stability in this region. I am pleased to...

When Rear Admiral Ganeshan spoke to me about a seminar on Warship Building a few weeks ago, I conveyed the Navy’s wholehearted approval and support...