Hundreds of tanks decimated. After Russia's army retreated from the suburbs of Kyiv, Ukrainian fighters are getting an up-close look at their scores won through pluck and leveraging of resources. The most celebrated of which, revered even, is the javelin ...

Ukraine’s battlefield success began with a single tool: the Javelin missile. Built to be “fire and forget,” it locks onto a target, climbs into the sky, and slams down from above — precisely where tanks are weakest.

In this photo provided by Ukraine's 65th Brigade press service, a soldier prepares a FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank missile system, during a drill close to the frontline in the Zaporizhzhia

Despite the Modi government’s emphasis on aatmanirbharata or self reliance, and also, the recent cooling of relations with the United States of America, the purchase of the Javelin anti- tank missile is going ahead. The Javelin deal is one of the rare ...