Kartik Bommakanti

Kartik Bommakanti

Kartik Bommakanti is a senior fellow with the Strategic Studies Programme at the New Delhi-based Observer Research Foundation (ORF). He specialises in space-military issues, with research primarily centred on the Indo-Pacific region. He also works on emerging technologies as well as nuclear, conventional, and sub-conventional coercion, particularly in the context of the Indian subcontinent and the role of great powers in the subcontinent's strategic dynamics.

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Looking beyond Budget to fund defence: Need for ambitious restructuring

The government cannot entirely overlook the need to evaluate and determine expenditure based on the military threats and capabilities of China and Pakistan

Updated On: 04 Feb 2025 | 10:05 PM IST

Semiconductor fab plant pact: A booster for India-US defence tech ties

While New Delhi must be mindful of export restrictions, the US-India semiconductor accord marks a major shift in the US's high-technology strategy

Updated On: 26 Sep 2024 | 12:30 AM IST

Strategy in Israel-Iran escalatory ladder

From Iran's perspective, Israel breached a critical threshold by attacking its diplomatic mission, which Tehran deemed its sovereign territory

Updated On: 18 Apr 2024 | 10:38 PM IST

Dynamic shift: Indian Navy in the Red Sea

The navy has been undertaking anti-piracy operations in the region with significantly greater purpose than at any time since 2008

Updated On: 06 Feb 2024 | 10:26 PM IST

Defence Budget and its discontents

Allocations made for capital expenditure must increase if India is to keep pace with China's rising military might

Updated On: 23 Jan 2023 | 10:30 PM IST

Global arms sales: Change is underway

There are signs of a significant shift away from the world's major weapons-producing region, with impressive gains for China, and to an extent, India

Updated On: 28 Dec 2022 | 11:07 PM IST