APRIL 2026

Beyond the Kill Zone: Why Fighter Jets Still Matter for India

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Author: Ms Ritu Sharma, Defence Analyst Keywords: IAF, Fighter Jets, War, Missiles, BrahMos, aircraft, Operation Sindoor, S-400 Introduction The Indian Armed Forces are undergoing one of the...

When the Army and Navy Wanted to Abolish an Air Force: Revisiting Inter-Service Rivalry 100 Years Ago

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Author: Wg Cdr A Pichipoo Raja, Senior Fellow, Centre for Aerospace Power and Strategic Studies Keywords: Military History, Inter-service rivalry, Theatre Command, Air Force Introduction The war...

Appraising Cognitive Warfare for Vision 2047

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Authors: Gp Capt PK Mulay, VM (Retd),Test Pilot, Commanded an Attack Helicopter Sqn & PhD in Defence Studies Keywords: Operation Sindoor, NATO, Cyber, Cognitive Warfare,...

Third Gulf War: what lessons for Switzerland?

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Authors: Mr Adrien Fontanellaz, Military Historian and Analyst Centre d’Histoire et de Prospective Militaires A high-intensity war erupted in Western Asia between 28 February and...

India’s Air Power Calculus after the Union Budget 2026

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Author: Mr Vedant Saigal, Deputy General Manager, O.P. Jindal Global University Keywords: Operation Sindoor, Su-57, Rafale, Atmanirbharta, Union Budget 2026, Fifth-Generation Fighter Aircraft Introduction The world has...

Democracy and the Collapse of Strategic Credibility

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Author: Gp Capt VP Naik VM, Senior Fellow, Centre for Aerospace Power and Strategic Studies  Keywords: Democracy, Partnerships, Deterrence, Strategic Credibility, Alliances Introduction The oldest democracy...

Rethinking Air Power: Precision, Persistence and the Future of Force Application

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Author: Wg Cdr Vikas Kalyani, Senior Fellow, Centre for Aerospace Power and Strategic Studies  Keywords: Air Power, Gulf War, Mass Precision, Doctrine, Evolution Introduction Air power's strategic...

Iran’s Attacks on the Data Centres: Lessons for India’s Emerging Critical Infrastructure

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Author: Mr Niranjan Chandrashekhar Oak , Research Analyst, Nuclear and Arms Control Centre, MP-IDSA, New Delhi Keywords: Critical Infrastructure, Iran War, Data Centres, Small Modular...

Slowly but Steadily India Marches Towards Nuclear Triad

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Author: Dr Javed Alam, Research Associate, Centre for Aerospace Power and Strategic Studies Keywords: Aridhaman, SSBN, No-First-Use, Survivability, Credible Minimum Deterrence Aridhaman (S4) On April 03, 2026,...

A Year into the MAHASAGAR

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Author: Ms Radhey Tambi, Research Associate, Centre for Aerospace Power and Strategic Studies Keywords: MAHASAGAR, Indian Ocean, Island countries, Maldives The Indian Ocean has evolved beyond...
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