In a ground breaking move, the recent interim budget declaration on February 1, 2024, promises a substantial boost to the railway industry, specifically targeting freight services. The finance minister’s proposal includes a noteworthy increase in capital expenditure for railways, allocating a staggering ₹2.55 lakh crores. This injection of funds is poised to revolutionize infrastructure and spur

Levsa Bayankhail and SundayGuardianLive author Prof. Madhav Das NalapatThe phenomenon that Baloch and Pashtuns of Pakistan have been treated as “second class citizens” for decades, is now widely accepted at a global level even as people belonging to these groups have been “picked up” by unidentified gunmen and have never seen again.These state-backed atrocities, which have gained worldwide

Unsatisfactory performance of the indigenous INSAS, stalling of the joint production of the AK-203 with Russia and lack of clarity from the military have dogged India’s quest for a dependable assault rifle for its soldiersby Pradip R SagarIt is an interesting conundrum: how is it that India, with some of the most capable rocketry and ballistic missile programmes in the world, does not have an

MQ-9B drone armed with Hell-Fire missiles and Laser Guided BombsThe MQ-9B drone will not only enhance capability of Indian Navy, but also add more teeth to the Indian Army on borders and better battlefield dominance to IAFIndia is set to get the game-changing MQ-9B predator drones as the United States has approved sale of 31 of the deadly UAVs to New Delhi. The deal was announced during Prime

by Ankush DwivediMaritime domain, a significant global common, has helped bridge the continents since ages. Accordingly, Navies across the world have been the shining ambassadors of respective nation’s international diplomatic efforts. The strategic location of Indian subcontinent has made it a focal point for trade and international relations through which there has been a constant exchange

INS Sandhayak is re-incarnated in its present avatar from erstwhile Sandhayak – Indian Navy’s oldest Hydrographic Survey Vessel that was decommissioned in 2021.The Indian Navy commissioned its latest survey vessel, Sandhayak, at Naval Dockyard in Vizag on Saturday in the presence of defence minister Rajnath Singh, along with Admiral R Hari Kumar, the chief of the naval staff.What Is INS Sandhayak