Suchet Vir Singh

New Delhi

Associate Fellow at Observer Research Foundation

Previously: @theprintindia, @orfonline| Alumni: @LSEIRDept, @univofstandrews

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Articles

Drone Warfare: Contrasting India-Pakistan Tactics and Capacities

3 weeks ago | orfonline.org | Suchet Vir Singh

The India–Pakistan aerial clash marked South Asia’s first major drone war—a sign of what's to come. Image Source: Getty Filling the night sky with attack drones—last week’s turbocharged aerial conflict between India and Pakistan marked the first instance of heightened drone warfare in South Asia. The hostilities that transpired between 6–10 May 2025—a result of the terror attacks in Pahalgam—signified the looming centrality of air power in future India-Pakistan battles.
Houthi rebels drag India into Red Sea crisis

Jan 3, 2024 | orfonline.org | Suchet Vir Singh

Originally Published Business StandaradPublished on Jan 03, 2024States are no longer insulated from distant geopolitical realities. As India has witnessed, trade and supply chain linkages can extend conflicts to uninvolved statesAnother year in the 2020s starts with the possibility of maritime blockades and trade disruptions—this time via Houthi rebels attacking commercial ships in the lower Red Sea—a critical artery for global trade and freight movement.
Houthi rebels drag India into Red Sea crisis

Jan 2, 2024 | business-standard.com | Suchet Vir Singh

A nother year in the 2020s starts with the possibility of maritime blockades and trade disruptions, this time via Houthi rebels attacking commercial ships in the lower Red Sea, a critical artery for global trade and freight movement.
India’s fighter squadron and helicopter fleet conundrum

Dec 13, 2023 | orfonline.org | Suchet Vir Singh

India’s airpower is facing a critical issue—the diminishing strength of its fighter squadrons and the vulnerability of its helicopter fleet. While the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) squadron strength has dwindled to 32, far below the prescribed number of 42, the helicopter fleet has recently been besieged by technical problems, crashes, and emergency landings.
A record boom

Dec 13, 2023 | orfonline.org | Suchet Vir Singh

India’s defence export revenue touched a record high of Rupees 15,920 crore for FY23. This was more than 10 times New Delhi’s defence export revenue of Rupees 1,521 crore during 2016-17. What makes this export record even more astonishing is that, only a decade ago, India was exporting arms worth a marginal Rupees 686 crore. Given this context, India’s quantum leap in defence export revenue is substantial and noteworthy.
A record boom

Dec 12, 2023 | financialexpress.com | Suchet Vir Singh

By Harsh V Pant & Suchet Vir SinghIndia’s defence export revenue touched a record high of Rupees 15,920 crore for FY23. This was more than 10 times New Delhi’s defence export revenue of Rupees 1,521 crore during 2016-17. What makes this export record even more astonishing is that, only a decade ago, India was exporting arms worth a marginal Rupees 686 crore. Given this context, India’s quantum leap in defence export revenue is substantial and noteworthy.
Policy Recommendations for Achieving India’s Defence-Export Ambitions

Nov 23, 2023 | orfonline.org | Suchet Vir Singh

Since its independence in 1947, India has relied heavily on defence imports to arm its military, to the extent that there is a large asymmetry between the quantum of its defence imports and exports. Indeed, for many years now, India has been the largest arms importer in the world.1 Despite multiple attempts at harnessing a robust domestic defence industry, it remains limited and largely controlled by state-owned corporations.
ORF

Nov 23, 2023 | orfonline.org | Suchet Vir Singh

Attribution: Suchet Vir Singh, “Policy Recommendations for Achieving India’s Defence-Export Ambitions,” ORF Issue Brief No. 676, November 2023, Observer Research Foundation.
Decoding India’s Upward Trend In Defense Exports – Analysis | Flipboard

Nov 8, 2023 | flipboard.com | Suchet Vir Singh

1 day agoSharv Ramachandran’s restaurant in downtown Vancouver has nearly 100 items on its menu, and most of them come with rice. “We are Indian. We eat rice with everything,” he said. Rice literally holds together some of the South Indian dishes he serves, including idli, a steamed rice cake; dosa, a …
Decoding India’s upward trend in defence exports

Nov 8, 2023 | or-f.org | Suchet Vir Singh

For a country usually referred to as the world’s largest arms importer, India has incrementally been increasing its tally of arms exports over the last few years. By prioritising the development of its domestic defence manufacturing capacity, introducing a more liberal export regulatory framework, and incorporating a whole-of-government approach (WGA), New Delhi has gradually enhanced its defence export trajectory.