On July 1, 2025, INS Udaygiri—India’s latest stealth frigate under Project 17A—was formally delivered to the Indian Navy by Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL) in Mumbai. Continue Reading
Climate change is reshaping the subcontinent’s water needs— but India remains shackled by a treaty drafted in 1960. As glaciers melt, populations surge, and terror flows from across the border, is it time to rethink the Indus Waters Treaty? Continue Reading
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is developing ‘Humanoids” for future frontline missions. This brings in an era of “Intelligent Warfare” in the Indian context with these machines powered by artificial intelligence which would combine tactical flexibility with strategic deterrence. Continue Reading
Veteran investigative journalist Seymour Hersh has claimed that the recent US strike on Iran’s Fordow nuclear facility was designed to entomb the site—not obliterate it. Continue Reading
In this episode of The Sandeep Unnithan Show, Atul Rane — the man who led BrahMos Aerospace during its biggest transformation — offers his perspective on how India’s supersonic cruise missile evolved from a strategic deterrent to a potential export success. Continue Reading
Dr. A. Sivathanu Pillai —and one of the architects of India’s missile programme is not the most media friendly of people. But when the former CEO of BrahMos Aerospace speaks he commands attention. Continue Reading