Inclusion of Indian in CMF: Strength or parasite on December 29, 2022The Indian Navy joined the United States (US) led maritime security initiative Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) as an associate member in July 2022. Ostensibly the inclusion of what is an Indo-Pacific nation (as per US standards) into a primarily Western Indian Ocean initiative is part of Washington’s strategy to aid in its drawdown from the […]
Indian policy: playing all sides on October 3, 2022Amid the military conflict in Ukraine, Russia held its Vostok (East) 2022 exercises alongside other nations in Siberia. Although, the US had already announced its apprehension of any country that militarily cooperated with Russia after the initiation of its military operation in Ukraine and despite the West’s best efforts, many countries participated in the exercise […]
INS Vikrant: Too little, too late on September 21, 2022With much fanfare and aplomb, the Indian Government unveiled its purported indigenous aircraft carrier INS VIKRANT on 2 September. The opportunity was used by both the Indian Government and its subservient media to showcase Indian prowess as a major defense products powerhouse. However, a closer look will instead substantiate that the Vikrant is actually a […]
Indonesian submarines and Pakistan on May 12, 2021An Indonesian submarine that went missing has been found broken into at least three parts, deep in the Bali Sea and all 53 crew members inside the missing KRI Nanggala-402 submarine have died. Death of a human is a heart shattering event and the loss of so many precious lives in a world already beset […]
RIDING THE TIGER: INDIAN SURRENDER CONTINUES on April 22, 2021The US Navy conducted a ‘navigation operation’ within Indian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) without any intimation to India. To add insult to injury, the US 7th Fleet openly officially admitted the maneuver, saying, “On April 7, 2021 (local time) USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) asserted navigational rights and freedoms approximately 130 nautical miles West […]
Riding the tiger: Indian surrender continues on April 22, 2021On 7 April 2021, the US Navy conducted a ‘navigation operation’ within Indian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) without any intimation to India. To add insult to injury, the US 7th Fleet openly officially admitted the maneuver, saying, “On April 7, 2021 (local time) USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53) asserted navigational rights and freedoms approximately […]
Made up victories and Indian propaganda on September 25, 2020Paul Joseph Goebbels, perhaps the most renowned propagandist in contemporary history said, “If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it.” Today in the era of narratives vs counter narratives, propaganda is the ultimate perception management tool used to blind fold and sway public opinion towards […]
India’s strategic confusion on September 19, 2020India recently withdrew from Kavkaz 2020 multinational exercise to be held in Russia in the third week of September, citing logistics difficulties due to covid-19 pandemic as the reason for its withdrawal. However, in reality India has backed out of the multinational exercise while conflict between the two Asian nations simmers across LAC in Ladakh. […]
Indian armed forces relying on propaganda warfare while arming without aiming on May 5, 2020One of the most famous quotes about black propaganda is from Nazi leader Adolf Hitler “If you tell a big enough lie and tell it frequently enough, it will be believed”. Propogating falsehood in order to achive your goal, is the underlying principle of major propaganda efforts. No where is this principle observed better than […]
Dented Deterrence: Vincibility of the Indian Submarines on May 22, 2019The Indian navy scrambled its submarine for surveillance, and seemingly, deterrence missions during the Indo-Pak crises that ensued Pulwama attacks. Their principal aim was to target Pakistan Maritime interests while denying Pakistan Navy the liberty of action. The bid failed as India was unable to maintain forward offensive posture. What would have been the Indian […]