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About the AuthorAbhijit Bhattacharyya
The writer is a member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, London. The views expressed here are personal.
    Abhijit Bhattacharyya | IAF at 94: Glory, Grit & the Need To EvolveColumnists
    Abhijit Bhattacharyya | IAF at 94: Glory, Grit & the Need To Evolve

    An ageing fighter fleet and engine dependence underline the need for faster indigenisation

    5 Oct 2026 12:34 AM IST

    Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Has The Tank A Future In 21st Century Land Wars?Columnists
    Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Has The Tank A Future In 21st Century Land...

    In 2010, one wrote that “the MBT continues to adorn the stage and inventory of virtually all major armies of the world...

    25 Sept 2026 11:33 PM IST

    Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Will Delhi Dare Call Out America On Iran At Brics?Columnists
    Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Will Delhi Dare Call Out America On Iran At...

    India, however, did well to concur to condemn joint Israeli-American military strikes on Iran and opposed the Belt and...

    12 Sept 2026 7:33 AM IST

    Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Is China Silently Occupying Arunachal To Shame India?Columnists
    Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Is China Silently Occupying Arunachal To Shame...

    Yet should New Delhi suffer and tolerate Beijing’s brazenly illegal claim over Arunachal Pradesh which is indisputably...

    25 Aug 2026 10:47 PM IST

    Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Trump Out Of Options, Time To Stop Tormenting TehranColumnists
    Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Trump Out Of Options, Time To Stop Tormenting...

    Declassified CIA documents revealed how the US had targeted Iran’s sovereignty in a 1953 coup, which was widely known...

    14 Aug 2026 2:05 AM IST

    Abhijit Bhattacharyya | How Dhaka-Beijing-Pak Axis Poses Threat to DelhiColumnists
    Abhijit Bhattacharyya | How Dhaka-Beijing-Pak Axis Poses Threat to...

    In true Nehruvian style, New Delhi walked that extra mile to “improve” India-China ties, reminiscent of the “Hindi-Chini...

    24 July 2026 2:28 AM IST

    Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Disasters In Air: A Tale Of 3 Avoidable CrashesColumnists
    Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Disasters In Air: A Tale Of 3 Avoidable...

    A “real” unavoidable disaster occurred on March 5, 1966 in Japan when a BOAC Boeing 707, soon after take-off, “broke up...

    10 July 2026 12:48 AM IST

    Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Currency Stability Basis Of A Nation’s EconomyColumnists
    Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Currency Stability Basis Of A Nation’s Economy

    India’s first woman PM got deep into an all-round mess of two wars (the 1962 treachery by the Chinese and the aggression...

    25 Jun 2026 11:23 PM IST

    Book Review | A Portrait of Society in Mughal TimesBooks
    Book Review | A Portrait of Society in Mughal Times

    A richly researched exploration of Mughal India that reveals how trade, merchants and markets shaped imperial power,...

    14 Jun 2026 1:16 PM IST

    Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Why India Should End Its Endless Folly Over ChinaColumnists
    Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Why India Should End Its Endless Folly Over...

    A few instances will show what a difficult situation India is facing due to its own misjudgement, providing China with...

    22 May 2026 1:21 AM IST

    Abhijit Bhattacharyya | As US, Iran Seek Peace, Open Hormuz Holds KeyColumnists
    Abhijit Bhattacharyya | As US, Iran Seek Peace, Open Hormuz Holds Key

    Thus, the single most contentious factor of “freedom of navigation” through the Hormuz Strait raised new hope....

    21 April 2026 12:02 AM IST

    Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Persian Lesson: Can US & Iran Find A Way Out?Columnists
    Abhijit Bhattacharyya | Persian Lesson: Can US & Iran Find A Way Out?

    The US and Israel hoped to bring Iran to its knees with an air offensive alone, as the terrain is highly unsuitable for...

    24 March 2026 10:25 PM IST

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