arms

Heads of States as Arms Peddlers

Mihir Srivastava

The UK’s churlish reaction to India’s order of Rafale jets shows how prime ministers and presidents are increasingly behaving like salesmen rather than statesmen

The $50 Billion Shopping Spree

Ninad D. Sheth

After a long break, foreign arms purchases are firmly back on New Delhi’s agenda. But given the new trends dictating the country’s defence needs, indigenous R&D needs to buck up