Colonel Ajai Shukla (Retired) is a columnist, commentator and journalist who covers regional security issues in South Asia and the Indo-Pacific, military technology and India’s defence economy. He writes primarily for Business Standard. He was earlier a prime-time news anchor and war correspondent with NDTV from 2001-2008. Before taking up journalism, he served in the military, in a combat arm, for over two decades before opting for voluntary retirement at the rank of colonel.
Colonel Ajai Shukla (Retired) is a columnist, commentator and journalist who covers regional security issues in South Asia and the Indo-Pacific, military technology and India’s defence economy. He writes primarily for Business Standard. He was earlier a prime-time news anchor and war correspondent with NDTV from 2001-2008. Before taking up journalism, he served in the military, in a combat arm, for over two decades before opting for voluntary retirement at the rank of colonel.
Rolls-Royce, Airbus, and Shell investing in technology required for net zero
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had laid the foundation stone of the Sela Tunnel project in 2019
Mr Levy and Ms Scott-Clark are known for their detailing and their latest book will not disappoint their readers
The standoff: New Delhi, Beijing blame each other
India hopes for further disengagement of troops
Exercise Malabar will be held in the Bay of Bengal from Tuesday to Friday
Chaudhari painted a reassuring picture of an air force that, despite being low on numbers, is equipped, trained and poised to handle Chinese aggression on the borders
Two private firms explained to the student officers, all of them of general rank, about how their companies were capable of contributing to self-reliance in the linked fields of aerospace and defence
The CDS said the military was also looking at creating a single theatre command for managing the threat from China
Variants of the Adour engine power the Indian Air Force's Jaguar fighters as well as its fleet of Hawk advanced jet trainers
IAI has designed and developed 70-80 per cent of the MRSAM, including the Elta MF-STAR radar, which forms the heart of the system
This is the 25th edition of Exercise Malabar, which began in 1992 as a bilateral exercise
About 500 engineers and technical people will get direct employment in the BrahMos Production Centre which will be built by investing Rs 300 crore
The arrangement, announced on Tuesday, is called a "Follow On Support-II" (FOS-II) contract
A saga of shortfalls and ineptitude - in planning, obtaining sanctions, designing, construction and financing - has caused a delay of 12 years in building and shot up its cost 13 times
After the recent senior military commanders' talks on July 31, a joint statement was issued, terming the talks "constructive", and stating that they "enhanced mutual understanding."
China's strategy of push and shove to solidify its position along the LAC requires bold and decisive action from India
With barely four fighter squadrons based in the eastern sector to counter the threat from China, second Rafale squadron will come as a boost to the IAF
MoD tells Parliament that strike threat received but not strike notice
TBAL delivered its first Apache fuselage in May 2018 and in three years has made its 100th delivery