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Soviets Selling India Advanced Arms 

Mixed Paper ArticleBy Chaitanya KalbagApril 30, 202511 Comments

New Delhi — The Soviet Union has tightened its grip on the Indian arms market by offering an array of sophisticated weapons to a government worried about growing U.S. military aid to Pakistan, defense analysts said here last week.  Indian officials said that under an agreement reached during the visit of Soviet Defense Minister Dmitry…

The Needle’s Eye
Wings Clipped, Fighting Unfit 

4th Oct 2018, The Economic TimesBy Chaitanya KalbagMarch 23, 20251 Comment

In all chatter on defence spend & Rafales, it’s the IAF that’s losing out Nobody with even a rudimentary interest in national security will dispute that the Indian Air Force (IAF) needs more firepower. Currently, it has 600 combat aircraft and 33 active squadrons against a sanctioned strength of 44. We face two implacable foes…

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