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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

Exclusive: Sitharaman's Budget speech set to be unique, focus on long-term goals

A file photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Updated on Feb 1, 2026 04:04 IST

India-EU mega trade deal: A signal of a multipolar world

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with President of the European Council António Luis Santos da Costa, and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, at Hyderabad House, in New Delhi on Tuesday.

Updated on Jan 27, 2026 09:57 IST

Point Blank| India–EU Mega Trade Deal: A Signal of a Multipolar World

Updated on Jan 27, 2026 07:50 IST

Indian Army to monitor low-altitude airspace along China, Pakistan borders

Indian Army personnel continue to remain vigilant and guard the borders of the country across the LoC in Poonch.

Updated on Jan 27, 2026 02:47 IST

Pakistan bolsters defence infra with purchases from China, Turkiye

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif

Updated on Jan 26, 2026 01:07 IST

Vanishing Voices: Balochistan’s crisis of enforced disappearances in 2025

Independent monitors recorded 601 disappearances and 525 killings in 2023, followed by 830 disappearances and 480 killings in 2024. (Sourced image)

Updated on Jan 23, 2026 05:58 IST

Defence ministry to seek CCS approval to build 6 submarines under Project 75

INS Arihant test fires submarine launched ballistic missile. (File Photo)

Updated on Jan 16, 2026 01:06 IST

Arihant class nuclear-powered submarine S4* likely to be named INS Arisudan

Representational image.

Updated on Jan 5, 2026 01:14 IST

Indian Air Force to augment arsenal with vital acquisitions

An Indian Air Force AEW&C plane.

Updated on Jan 1, 2026 01:15 IST

India nears sea-based nuclear triad as K-4 missile clears key test

The K-4 missile requires a couple of more test-firings before induction. (Photo from X)

Updated on Dec 25, 2025 11:03 IST

Goa nightclub fire: Luthra brothers held in Thailand, deportation process on

Saurabh Luthra (R) has been identified as the person who ran the nightclub in Goa where the deadly midnight fire broke out post midnight on Sunday.

Updated on Dec 11, 2025 05:47 IST

Centre to buy 300 Russian missiles to replenish S-400 defence systems

The stocking up and replenishment of S-400’s surface to air missiles was deemed necessary as the Indian armed forces used the air defence system extensively during Operation Sindoor. (HT Photo)

Updated on Nov 27, 2025 23:25 IST

Delhi blast flags the perils of homegrown terror

Another matter of concern is that the terror module was self-financed with all the doctors pooling large chunks of their salaries earned at Al-Falah University to buy explosive precursors and assault rifles from jihadists in Kashmir. (PTI)

Updated on Nov 24, 2025 15:58 IST

New ships: Navy to break own records

Indian Navy set to acquire a nuclear attack submarine from Russia in 2028 and 26 Rafale-Marine jets a year later. (ANI)

Updated on Nov 21, 2025 23:02 IST

Red Fort attack preparation in the works for 3 years

Security personnel at India Gate for enhanced security after the blast. (RAJ K RAJ /HT PHOTO)

Updated on Nov 18, 2025 24:28 IST

On Ladakh talks with govt on statehood, sections among Buddhists raise concerns

Leh saw violence in the ongoing protest last month, but talks have since resumed.

Updated on Nov 9, 2025 17:11 IST

DRDO analyses Chinese PL-15 missile, Astra-II will co-opt its advanced tech

Chinese PL-15 E long-range air-to-air beyond visual range missile recovered by the Indian armed forces in Punjab during Operation Sindoor.

Updated on Oct 18, 2025 07:04 IST

Myanmar tells India: No Chinese on Coco Islands

The air strip at Coco Island has been extended to 2,300 meters to accommodate transport aircraft.

Updated on Oct 10, 2025 04:04 IST

India, Russia in talks to acquire 5 more S-400 air defence systems

PM Modi showcases S-400 air defence system at Adampur air base post Op Sindoor

Updated on Oct 6, 2025 01:32 IST

Defence Ministry opens missile, shell production to private sector

The missile sector has been opened to private players as Operation Sindoor has shown that the future belongs to stand-off weapons and long range conventional missiles, the people close to the matter told HT

Updated on Oct 5, 2025 03:11 IST

How Pak visa desk is spying in India: Arrest of Haryana's Wasim Akram reveals

Arrested Haryana civil engineer Wasim Akram and Pakistan High Commission official Jaffar.

Updated on Oct 4, 2025 22:45 IST

EU's new India agenda: Focus on key areas, trade pact by year-end

Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on the sidelines of a recent G7 summit.

Updated on Sep 17, 2025 15:03 IST

View: PM Modi pushes for innovation and R&D in India’s high-tech horizon

PM Modi schemes are aimed at building military-industrial complex in India.

Updated on Sep 15, 2025 04:11 IST

Rajapaksa, Hasina, Oli: Puppeteer behind upheaval in Indian sub-continent?

Former South Asian leaders Sheikh Hasina, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, KP Sharma Oli and Imran Khan - all once powerful, now out of power amid political storms.

Updated on Sep 14, 2025 10:21 IST

Nepal President has a message amid talks with Gen Z to pick interim PM

Nepal President Ram Chandra Paudel, holder of a largely ceremonial post, is part of the talks where Gen-Z representatives are taking the lead to pick a new interim PM.

Updated on Sep 12, 2025 02:42 IST

French Safran and DRDO combine to give India its first jet engine

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has also indicated that India will soon embark on the critical task of developing engines for fighter jets.

Updated on Sep 11, 2025 07:51 IST

PM Modi-President Trump cut through noise to push trade deal

While the dates are still being finalised, telephone lines are burning between New Delhi and Washington to put the trade negotiation on track.

Updated on Sep 10, 2025 06:31 IST

Former Nepal king expresses grief over 19 deaths amid protests against KP Oli

The remarks by former Nepal king Gyandendra Singh (right) come after massive protests forced prime minister KP Oli to resign.

Updated on Sep 9, 2025 09:57 IST

PM Modi and President Trump take first steps to patch up

In this June 27, 2017 file image Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Donald Trump exchange greetings at a joint press conference in Washington

Updated on Sep 6, 2025 11:25 IST

PM Modi’s meeting with Cai is a message to anti-India baiters in China

Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds a meeting with Cai Qi, Secretary of the Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party, in Tianjin on Sunday.

Updated on Sep 2, 2025 05:04 IST

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