Commodore S.L. Deshmukh

As Pakistan and China dive deeper into undersea warfare, India’s ambitions remain stranded by delay, indecision, and the dead weight of bureaucracy. India’s undersea fleet is showing its age. Of the 17 conventional submarines currently in service, most are over three decades old - creaking veterans that are fast approaching retirement. The Navy’s three nuclear-powered boats offer some relief, and the six new Scorpene-class submarines, built with French help at Mazagon Dock in Mumbai, have...

America’s renewed embrace of Pakistan may be aimed at countering China, but it risks reviving ghosts that may return to haunt the US....

While India has made big strides in defence self-reliance, a truly ‘Atmanirbhar’ military machine remains elusive. India likes to see...