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YEAR EDITOR’S NOTE
CREDIT
LINE Cautious Optimism
Editor The world is impatient to move on from the destruction wrought by the
Vittorio Rossi Prudente COVID-19 pandemic. The early signs are encouraging; COVID-19
vittorio.prudente@gbp.com.sg vaccination drives are gathering steam across the world. U.S.
Deputy Editor President Joe Biden is expected to work toward undoing the damage
Jay Menon caused to the country’s global standing by former President Donald
jay.menon@gbp.com.sg Trump. The world waits for the U.S. to regain its place as the guardian
of the world’s order. A stable U.S. policy is especially important for
Technology Editor countries in the region, which are witnessing an increasingly
Atul Chandra
atul.chandra@gbp.com.sg expansionist foreign policy from China.
Managing Editor The simmering border dispute between India and China is expected to
Arun Sivasankaran continue in 2021. The confrontation has not only forced India into a
arun.sivasankaran@gbp.com.sg
military buildup on its Himalayan borders but also made its long
Jakarta Bureau overdue military modernisation plans all the more urgent. While India
Yulian Ardiansyah does have an increasingly capable defence industry capable of
Correspondent designing and developing ballistic missiles, submarines, large
yulian.ardiansyah@gbp.com.sg
warships, fighter jets and helicopters, the decision to increase
Contributor domestic sourcing and cut back on imports will mean that the
Nassim Ait Idir modernisation of India’s military will not be complete before the end of
nassim.aitidir@gbp.com.sg this decade.
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Web Director almost the entire international aerospace and defence exhibition
Elmer Valencia calendar in 2020. The new year heralds a fresh beginning, with
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February featuring two important defence exhibitions, Aero India in
Circulation Manager Bengaluru, India, and the International Defence Exhibition (IDEX 2021)
Akshay Satyamurthy in Abu Dhabi. The conduct of the two shows and the experience of
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