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Shishir Gupta

Shishir Gupta

Author of Indian Mujahideen: The Enemy Within (2011, Hachette) and Himalayan Face-off: Chinese Assertion and Indian Riposte (2014, Hachette). Awarded K Subrahmanyam Prize for Strategic Studies in 2015 by Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA) and the 2011 Ben Gurion Prize by Israel.

Articles by Shishir Gupta

Rafale order plan: Govt to ensure jets can carry indigenous missiles

Rafale Fighter played a huge role in destroying terrorist camps in Pakistan during Operation Sindoor on May 7, 2025.

Updated on Apr 10, 2026 05:59 IST

India stays among top Hormuz users as 8 vessels transit amid Iran chokehold

A cargo ship in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governance

Updated on Apr 4, 2026 08:34 IST

Big defence boost:India set to receive fourth S-400 missile systems by April-end

India displayed the S-400 air defence system during this year's Republic Day Parade

Updated on Mar 30, 2026 23:18 IST

Massive US Naval armada waiting for Trump's order on April 6

US Navy sailors taxi an F/A-18F Super Hornet on the flight deck aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in support of the Operation Epic Fury attack on Iran from an undisclosed location.

Updated on Mar 27, 2026 08:29 IST

P Kumaran, 1992-batch IFS officer, appointed India’s high commissioner to UK

1992-batch IFS officer P Kumaran likely to be envoy to UK

Updated on Mar 26, 2026 12:52 IST

2 LPG ships from UAE, 1 oil tanker from Saudi headed for India

Indian-flagged MV Jag Vasant followed by MV Pine Gas, sailing at a distance of five nautical miles apart, left their anchorage at UAE ports at 6 am IST on Monday.

Updated on Mar 24, 2026 02:22 IST

PM Modi reviews power readiness in high-level meet as West Asia conflict rages

PM Narendra Modi chairs a high-level meeting to review the evolving West Asia situation.

Updated on Mar 23, 2026 24:41 IST

Iran widens Shia-Sunni divide as Gulf is targeted by over 3,000 missiles

Khorramshahr ballistic missile of Iran, said to have been used to target US-UK base Diego Garcia in Indian Ocean

Updated on Mar 21, 2026 07:24 IST

US Navy giant 'Tripoli' set to enter warzone, may break Hormuz chokehold

The huge ship with top of the line fighters on board is currently south of Sri Lanka in south Indian Ocean and is on way to force multiply the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group in Gulf of Oman.

Updated on Mar 20, 2026 13:39 IST

Vikram Doraiswami appointed India's next ambassador to China

High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom Vikram Doraiswami.

Updated on Mar 19, 2026 06:51 IST

EC chief Gyanesh Kumar promises level playing field as five states go to polls

Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, centre front, with Election Commissioners S S Sandhu, left, and Vivek Joshi, right front, during a press conference.

Updated on Mar 19, 2026 04:44 IST

Iran punishing UAE for supporting US and moderation

Smoke rising from the Dubai International Airport. Dubai airport, the world's busiest for international traffic, after a drone attack by Iran.

Updated on Mar 17, 2026 06:00 IST

Here's why the US-Israel-Iran war should be an eye-opener for India

US has deployed its top warships in Middle East amid the ongoing war with Iran.

Updated on Mar 13, 2026 08:51 IST

Iran sparks chaos in Strait of Hormuz; tankers hit, 2 Indian ships cross

Smoke rising from the Thai bulk carrier 'Mayuree Naree' near the Strait of Hormuz after an attack.

Updated on Mar 12, 2026 09:07 IST

US running out of wartime as Iran engineers a global energy crisis

Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz in a bid to orchestrate a global energy crisis.

Updated on Mar 10, 2026 11:00 IST

IRIS Dena was not 'India's guest' after leaving on Feb 25: Govt sources

The Iranian warship, IRIS Dena, sent a distress signal to the Sri Lankan navy at 5:08am on March 4.

Updated on Mar 5, 2026 07:05 IST

After Dena sinking, all eyes on Iranian military tanker Busheir in Colombo

USS nuclear powered fast attack Virginia class submarine.

Updated on Mar 5, 2026 05:46 IST

Indian Air Force gets defence board nod to buy 5 S-400s from Russia

India currently has three S-400 systems with another two expected to be inducted into the Indian armed forces this year.

Updated on Mar 4, 2026 03:02 IST

PM Modi speaks to rulers of Bahrain, Saudi after Iran strikes; condemns attacks

PM Modi condemned the attacks on both Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.

Updated on Mar 2, 2026 16:18 IST

PM Modi directs officials to help Indians stuck in Middle East warzone

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) in New Delhi.

Updated on Mar 2, 2026 03:39 IST

PM Modi to chair top security meet as Middle East conflict intensifies

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the inauguration and foundation stone laying of various development projects in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, on Sunday.

Updated on Mar 1, 2026 15:27 IST

Pak-Afghan clash will boost Munir, and decimate civilian govt in Islamabad

Pakistan launched Operation 'Ghazab lil-Haq' in the early hours of Friday in alleged retaliation to unprovoked firing by Afghanistan's Taliban on multiple locations along the border in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Updated on Feb 27, 2026 09:26 IST

PM Modi's Israel visit is a signal amidst US-Iran tensions

PM Modi Leaves For Israel Amid Iran-US Tensions: Defence Ties, Knesset Address & More On Agenda

Updated on Feb 25, 2026 08:11 IST

India to explore anti-ballistic missile defence with Israel

Given that PM Modi has close ties with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu, the two countries are on the same page on a host of political issues and speak in one voice against terrorism.

Updated on Feb 21, 2026 07:55 IST

Meet with 16 top CEOs, 7 more bilateral meetings: PM Modi's busy day

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a meeting with CEOs of AI and Deeptech startups, in New Delhi, on Friday.

Updated on Feb 20, 2026 11:27 IST

Modi to speak at opening ceremony of India AI Impact Summit at 10:25am

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Union Minister of Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw during the India AI Impact Summit, at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi.

Updated on Feb 19, 2026 01:26 IST

Defence panel gives nod for 288 S-400 missiles, used in Op Sindoor, from Russia

The S-400 and Pantsir missile systems can be integrated into a two-layer defence system to take out aerial objects fired from across the border.

Updated on Feb 13, 2026 14:03 IST

Gen Naravane book row raises the ques: Should Army pick merit over seniority?

PM Modi with RM Rajnath Singh, NSA Doval and armed forces chief during Op Sindoor.

Updated on Feb 11, 2026 08:38 IST

IAF's proposal to buy 114 more Rafales to go before DAC ahead of Macron visit

As per the proposal, India will purchase 18 off-the-shelf Rafales from French manufacturer Dassault Aviation.

Updated on Feb 10, 2026 24:18 IST

In 1st Budget after Op Sindoor, defence gets huge boost for modernisation

Operation Sindoor themed tableau on display during a press preview before the Republic Day parade.

Updated on Feb 1, 2026 09:08 IST

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