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Firepower First: How Shaktibaan and Divyastra Are Reshaping Indian Artillery
Editor’s Note Recent conflicts, from Ukraine to West Asia, have underscored the decisive role of precision firepower and drones in modern warfare. For artillery, the shift is no longer merely about guns and rockets but about integrating sensors, drones and loitering munitions into a seamless kill chain. The Indian Army’s move to raise Shaktibaan Regiments and Divyastra Batteries reflects this transformation. These formations aim to compress the sensor-to-shooter cycle while e
Sapan Chatterji
Mar 144 min read
Video: School of Artillery: Training Gunners to Destroy Enemy
A comprehensive visit to one of the best military academies, worldwide: The School of Artillery, Indian Army
Sapan Chatterji
Jul 12, 20252 min read


Shadow of Gaza Looms Large Over Ukraine War Effort
Two full-fledged conventional wars are concurrently writing hugely blood-stained stories on two different continents. The Ukraine War is close to being two years old, while the other in Gaza is barely two months. Over a thousand miles apart, the raging battle in Gaza influences the possible outcomes of the one in Ukraine. Ukraine has so far been supported to the hilt by the US, NATO and many more countries. However, there are definite indicators pointing to a shift in the foc

Brig SK Chatterji (Retd.)
Dec 14, 20235 min read


Lt General PS Bhagat: Some Soldiers Never Fade Away
Proverbially, the rule goes: Old soldiers never die, they fade away . That’s what we have always heard and sung. The note has its origin in a British Army parody of the Gospel song Kind thoughts can never die: Old soldiers never die, Never die, never die, Old soldiers never die, They simply fade away. All rules have their exceptions and it’s also commonly said that exceptions prove the rule. Late Lt Gen PS Bhagat VC, PVSM is one of those exceptions that allows the rule to ret

Brig SK Chatterji (Retd.)
Jun 15, 20232 min read


Indian Navy To Be Fully Atmanirbhar By 2047: Navy Chief
Admiral Hari Kumar, Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), opened his talk by stating, “While traversing from a contested present to an uncertain future, collaboration has to be the defining principle for India and the world”. He was speaking at ‘Bharatshakti. in’ the annual marquee event, the India Defence Conclave 2022 (IDC), on 20th September in New Delhi. The IDC witnessed the attendance of all three Services Chiefs, Military Advisor to NSCS, industry doyens including Baba Kalyani a

Brig SK Chatterji (Retd.)
Sep 24, 20224 min read


The Rohingya Saga And Pakistani Involvement
Much has been written and debated about Pakistan’s involvement in the proxy war in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) as also its arming of lethal...

Brig SK Chatterji (Retd.)
Aug 28, 20224 min read


Agnipath: India’s new approach to military recruitment
An Indian soldier on a vehicle in Ganderbal district after border clashes with China in Ladakh. Photo: Muzamil Mattoo / NurPhoto The...

Brig SK Chatterji (Retd.)
Jun 22, 20224 min read


Video: Interview on Agnipath with Adjutant General, Indian Army
Agniveers To Enhance Operational Capabilities Of Services View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNjOneje8Pk&t=5s First Published by:...

Brig SK Chatterji (Retd.)
Jun 19, 20221 min read


Can India Carry Its New HR Policy for Forces (Agniveers)
Any decision like the Agnipath concept of recruiting in the armed forces that involves a tenure of duty of four years with 75 per cent of...

Brig SK Chatterji (Retd.)
Jun 18, 20224 min read


Man for the Job: Lt Gen Manoj Pande is the Next Army Chief
First Published by Bharatshakti.in on 18 April 2022 It wasn’t any surprise when the government announced the appointment of Lt Gen Manoj...

Brig SK Chatterji (Retd.)
Apr 18, 20224 min read
Video: East China Sea to Ladakh: Are Chinese Spreading themselves too Wide
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne-UtQjTt44&t=1s China has over the years listed its priorities as Taiwan, East & South China Seas...

Brig SK Chatterji (Retd.)
Feb 4, 20221 min read
Video: 1971 War: Liberation of Bangladesh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmOurfIws-U Post Indian Independence, no country, no people have paid a price that Bangladeshis did pay...

Brig SK Chatterji (Retd.)
Dec 16, 20211 min read
Video: IPKF Operations with LTTE: Batticaloa, Sri Lanka
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dl11R-pC5fo&t=3s Batticaloa ops were launched when our troops had spent enough time in Sri Lanka. Jaffna...

Brig SK Chatterji (Retd.)
Dec 14, 20211 min read
IPKF’s Battles with LTTE: Vavunia, Sri Lanka
By October 1987, 54 Infantry Division of IPKF had succeeded in breaking the LTTE stranglehold over Jaffna peninsula. It was quite clear...

Brig SK Chatterji (Retd.)
Dec 3, 20211 min read


India has been our first and best responder always: Mariya Didi, Defence Minister, Maldives
As published by bharatshakti.in on 23 October, 2021 Bharatshakti.in conducted its 6th Edition of its annual marquee event, the Foreign...

Brig SK Chatterji (Retd.)
Oct 23, 20212 min read
Elena Powers Atmanirbharta in Satellite Based Navigation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=copULts8Nbo&t=5s As on date, we are dependent on the GPS system of the USA for obtaining our Position, ...

Brig SK Chatterji (Retd.)
Oct 8, 20211 min read


Afghanistan in Transition and Pakistan’s Declining Influence
First Published on 15 July, 2021 by: Bharatshakti.in On 11 July 2021, the official Spokesperson of the India Ministry of External...

Brig SK Chatterji (Retd.)
Jul 15, 20216 min read


Chinese Expansionism: Hunting Grounds to Sink the Dragon’s Fangs
Up in those high mountains along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) between India and China when the sun shines bright and clear in May,...

Brig SK Chatterji (Retd.)
Jun 7, 20217 min read
Podcast: Mumbai October, 2020 Power Outage: A Chinese Ploy
Mumbai faced a major power outage in October, 2020 that led to the power grid and critical business infrastructure being rendered...

Brig SK Chatterji (Retd.)
May 29, 20211 min read
Podcast: Indian Armed Forces: Medium & Heavy Lift Helicopters
Helicopters are used for a variety of functions in the battlefield, and logistics is but one of them. Helicopters for logistics ...

Brig SK Chatterji (Retd.)
May 24, 20211 min read
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