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Anil Chopra

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Air Marshal Anil Chopra (Retired) is an Indian Air Force veteran and the former Director-General of the Center for Air Power Studies in New Delhi.




India is quietly putting its nuclear arsenal on a shorter fuse

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Though its doctrine remains formally unchanged, New Delhi is moving toward greater deployment and readiness. According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Yearbook...

Stealth jets, subs, missiles: The sub-continental arms race you can’t ignore

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Beijing’s support is reshaping Pakistan’s arsenal, pressuring Delhi to advance its defense programs and speed up procurements. Pakistan signed a landmark defense deal with China...

From Iraq to Iran: What the latest war revealed about US airpower

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For the first time in decades, American jets, tankers, and AWACS have been damaged at scale. Iran’s attrition strategy is changing the rules of...

The Great Game in the Arctic: Why the region is the next flashpoint between superpowers

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As global powers compete for dominance over vast resources and strategic routes, China and India too are eager to take on a larger role...

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