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Desert Falcons in India: Why the UAE’s F-16 Fighter Jets Matter as Much as the U.S. F-35s at Tarang Shakti

Although all eyes are currently on the debut of the F-35 Lightning II stealth fighters in the upcoming Exercise Tarang Shakti 2026 hosted by...

India’s T-90 Tanks Can Now Hunt With Their Engines Off — Indigenous APUs To Make Silent Kill Possible

The Ministry of Defense (MoD) has signed a contract with Accurate Industrial Controls Private Limited to procure Auxiliary Power Units (APUs) for T-72 and...

F-35, F-16 and Japan’s E-767 Mock-Ups Surface in Chinese Desert as India and Japan Hold Air Drills

As the Air Forces of India and Japan fly side by side for the first time on Indian soil, satellite imagery from a remote...

Food Diplomacy: China Used Peking Duck to Woo U.S. President in 1972. How Did India Fare at BRICS Summit?

History offers many examples of national cuisine used strategically as a tool for public diplomacy. Scholars like Paul Rockower, a prominent American public diplomacy...

F-15EX: Why India Sidelined U.S. Air Superiority Jets As It Hogs Headlines For All The Wrong Reasons: OPED

Once pitched to India under the MRFA contract, five Boeing F-15 fighter jets have been confirmed lost since January 2026, all during combat missions. On...