CAPSS India

🚨🚨Publication Alert🚨🚨 In the latest #ExpertView, Wg Cdr Vikas Kalyani (Senior Fellow, CAPSS) argues that the #IAF is uniquely positioned as the lead enabler of Indian #MDO, providing the cross-domain ISR, networks, long-range precision strikes and paving the path for #C5ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance), the backbone essential for joint success. To read more on ‘From Air Superiority to Multi-Domain Mastery: IAF’s Role in Future Joint Operations’, tap on the 🔗 below! capssindia.org/from-air-super…

🚨📢 Event Alert! CAPSS & @IMRtweets are jointly organising a seminar-cum-exhibition on ‘Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) & Counter-UAS (C-UAS) 2026’. 📍Air Force Auditorium, New Delhi 📅 15 May 2026 @AnilGolani @AshishVohra6570

🚨🚨Publication Alert🚨🚨 In the latest #InFocus, Ritu Sharma (Defence Analyst) writes that — “#Missiles and #drones will provide cost-effective strike capabilities, but #fighterjets will be indispensable for strategic deterrence, escalation control, and, above all, political signaling”. Tap on the 🔗 below to read this piece titled ‘Beyond the Kill Zone: Why Fighter Jets Still Matter for India’. ⬇️ capssindia.org/beyond-the-kil…

🚨🚨Publication Alert🚨🚨 In the latest #ExpertView, Gp Capt PK Mulay (Test Pilot, Commanded an Attack Helicopter Sqn & PhD in Defence Studies) writes on — ‘Appraising Cognitive Warfare for Vision 2047’. Tap on the 🔗 below to read! capssindia.org/appraising-cog…

Gp Capt VP Naik @vivnaik77 (Senior Fellow, CAPSS) writes for ⁦@BharatShaktiBSI⁩ on ‘War Without Warriors: Control and Conflict In the Age of Autonomy’. Tap on the 🔗 below to read! bharatshakti.in/war-without-wa…

🚨🚨Publication Alert🚨🚨 In the latest #InFocus, Vedant Saigal (Deputy General Manager, O.P. Jindal Global University) writes on “India’s Air Power Calculus after the Union Budget 2026”. Tap on the 🔗 below to read! capssindia.org/indias-air-pow…

📢📢 On 24 Apr 26, an MoU was signed between #CAPSS and Delhi Technological University @dtu_delhi (DTU). #DTU is globally well-known for its outstanding education, research & innovation. It has established a strong academia-industry interface and has collaborations with reputed research organisations & industries. This #MoU would foster innovation, knowledge exchange and collaborative research, with beneficial outcome for both the institutions.

🚨🚨Publication Alert🚨🚨 💭 How long back can you trace the inter-service disputes? This article goes more than #hundred years. It advocates why modern military leaders must look sufficiently backward in history to avoid repeating the same mistakes. Tap on the 🔗 below to read the latest #InFocus by Wg Cdr A Pichipoo Raja (Senior Fellow, CAPSS). ⬇️ capssindia.org/when-the-army-…

From operational coordination to industrial cooperation, U.S.-India defense ties are reaching new heights! @PACAF Commander Gen. Kevin Schneider concluded a productive visit to India this week, reinforcing the strength and momentum of the U.S.-India Major Defense Partnership. Gen. Schneider engaged with senior Indian defense leadership, underscoring a shared commitment to enhancing interoperability and ensuring our forces remain aligned in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. Key engagements included discussions at the Center for Aerospace Power and Strategic Studies and visits to Bengaluru’s premier aerospace and testing institutions, including the Aircraft and Systems Testing Establishment and the Indian National Flight Test Center, showcasing the depth of U.S.-India collaboration in next-generation capabilities and defense innovation.

Return Of The Total War bharatshakti.in/return-of-the-… via @Bharat Shakti

🚨🚨Publication Alert🚨🚨 In the latest #ExpertView, Adrien Fontanellaz (Military Historian and Analyst Centre d’Histoire et de Prospective) writes on the lessons from the #ThirdGulfWar and the importance of stockpiles, hardened infrastructure, air power & asymmetric air campaigns. Tap on the 🔗 below to read more on ‘Third Gulf War: what lessons for Switzerland?’. ⬇️ capssindia.org/third-gulf-war…

🎙️🚨 On 22 April 2026, #CAPSS hosted an interactive session with a US delegation led by Gen Kevin B. Schneider, Commander, Pacific Air Forces; and Air Component Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (#USINDOPACOM). 🎙️DG CAPSS, AVM Anil Golani @AnilGolani set the tone for the session. Wg Cdr Vikas Kalyani (Senior Fellow, CAPSS) framed three agendas for the discussion: the evolving geopolitical situation and global power dynamics; the modern battlefield & IAF-USAF defence cooperation.

📢🖋️ On 21 Apr 26, an MoU was signed between #CAPSS and the Woxsen University @Woxsen, Hyderabad. #WoxsenUniversity currently leads global research on cognitive system modelling for complex threat environments. This MoU shall focus on cooperation in operationalising the Multi-Scale Cognitive Load Framework within defence and national security planning as well as Joint Defence Research Initiatives. @AnilGolani @AshishVohra6570

📢🚨 Opportunity Alert! CAPSS is now accepting applications for its ‘Summer Internship Programme 2026’. 📅 1 June - 24 July 2026 ⏰ Last date to apply: 27 April, 2026 📧: rccstaff@capssindia.org For more details, visit: capssindia.org/vacancy/ @AnilGolani @AshishVohra6570

🚨🚨Publication Alert🚨🚨 In the latest #ReminiscenceofIAF, Ashutosh Kumar (Research Scholar, Unni Kartha Chair of Excellence, CAPSS) writes on — ‘From Ad Hoc Evaluation to Institutional Capability: The Emergence of Flight-Testing in the Indian Air Force’. Tap on the 🔗 below to read! ⬇️ capssindia.org/from-ad-hoc-ev…

🚨🚨Publication Alert🚨🚨 In the latest #ExpertView, Gp Capt VP Naik @vivnaik77 (Senior Fellow, CAPSS) writes on how a #democracy as old as the #USA failed to safeguard itself from the idiosyncrasies of an incumbent President. Tap on the 🔗 below to read on ‘Democracy and the Collapse of Strategic Credibility’.👇🏼 capssindia.org/democracy-and-…

🚨🚨Publication Alert🚨🚨 In the latest #ExpertView, Wg Cdr Vikas Kalyani (Senior Fellow, CAPSS) writes on — ‘Rethinking Air Power: Precision, Persistence and the Future of Force Application’. Tap on the 🔗 below to read! capssindia.org/rethinking-air…

🚨🚨Publication Alert🚨🚨 In the latest #InFocus, Niranjan C Oak @Oak_Niranjan (Nuclear and Arms Control Centre, Research Analyst, @IDSAIndia) writes on — ‘Iran’s Attacks on the Data Centres: Lessons for India’s Emerging Critical Infrastructure’. Tap on the 🔗 below to read! capssindia.org/irans-attacks-…