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Since the start of the war in Ukraine in February 2022, artillery has taken on a crucial strategic importance. In this context, the Caesar cannon,...

According to AFP reports, Germany, one of the key European pillars supporting Ukraine, has decided to halve its bilateral military aid starting in 2025. This...

The sea kept its secrets for over a century. The HMS Hawke, a British cruiser sunk by a German submarine in 1914, has been rediscovered...

The U.S. State Department has approved a significant arms deal allowing the sale of Patriot missiles to Germany, valued at an estimated $5 billion. This...

The seven-member US delegation led by Michael McCaul, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Nancy Pelosi former U.S House Speaker, Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Gregory Meeks,...

The ‘Catch’ On Wednesday, Balochistan’s Home Minister Ziaullah Langauheld a press conference in Quetta to disclose that Pakistani security forces had apprehended two high ranking...

It’s been happening since April, 2024, at least. In Ukraine, robots have been battling and destroying other robots – with their human operators sitting safely...

The stage has been set for a nuclear showdown/nuclear terrorism in the West (and South Asia?), the place and scale of which remains ambiguous. This...

At least from the very academic viewpoint, war is a condition of armed conflict between at least two sides (but, in fact, states). Historically, there...

Introduction The Repo rate is the rate at which banks can avail of short-term loans from the RBI, the lender of the last resort in...

Many moons ago, from 1986-90, I was on deputation to Min of Defence in War History division and became friendly with many civil servant colleagues....

The poignant lead of Dawn’s June 17 editorial calling on Muslims wrapping up Haj rituals and celebrating Eid ul Zuhaas well as “all people of...

The continuing war in Ukraine (and to some extent the Gaza War) plus heightening tensions in the Indo-Pacific, particularly in the South China Sea (SCS),...

Mr. Modi has indeed commenced his unprecedented third term as Prime Minister with quite a bang, though not the kind he would have either anticipated...

Currently all over the developed world, the issue of ‘migrants’ has assumed the centre stage. From US, where it is a major electoral issue, to...

At the end of an informal meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing earlier in May, the two leaders...

With Beijing and Islamabad signing at least 32 MOUs related to China Pakistan Economic Corridor [CPEC], it’s time celebrate for those who continue to believe...

While the Russo-Ukraine war currently charting itsblood-soaked path of death and destruction has thrown up multiple lessons for strategists and military commanders alike, it has...

On 26th March 2024, a convoy of Chinese citizensen route to the Dasu Hydropower Project site in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Kohistan district from Islamabad faced an...

The political landscape of South Asia is poised for a significant transformation with the resounding victory of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by the...

Mr. S. Somanath, Chairman, ISRO inaugurated state-of-the-art Propellant Tank Production and CNC Machining facilities at HAL’s Aerospace Division today in the presence of Mr C...

Recently again Taliban fighters and Pakistani Army fought each other on Durand Line. The clashes erupted on May 13 after the Pakistani side began repairing...

The latest episode of the ‘Gaza Ceasefire’ Play is the POTUS Joe Biden’s three-phase proposal: one, six-week ceasefire initially; two, release of all living hostages...

The recent murderous attack on a tourist couple in the Pahalgam area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district has one once again exposed the sordid underbelly...

“Hasn’t it always been like this?’ asked Charlotte. ‘Haven’t they always been games that empires play with one another? - Sherry Thomas, The Art of...

The international crisis has been brewing over the status of the Crimean Peninsula in February-March 2014 when the peninsula returned to the state’s territory of...

In the contemporary landscape of military operations, the escalating reliance on intricate information systems exposes defence networks to heightened cyber threats. This research introduces an...

Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight-tested the RudraM-II air-to-surface missile from Su-30 MK-I platform of the Indian Air Force (IAF) off the coast...

“The purpose of warfare is not to fight; it is to achieve a political objective. If you can achieve this objective without kinetic conflict, so...

Indroduction Attention of analysts have not escaped the recent government shake up in Moscow. Generally, such a shakeup is aimed at placing the yes men,...

"I have no doubt in my own mind that someone living in PoK is comparing their situation with someone actually living in Jammu and Kashmir,...

The war in Gaza is entering a decisive phase; at least, that is what everyone thinks. The uncertainty of this eight-month-old conflict has tested the...

The meaning of intifada The Arabic word intifada means “shaking off” but in the political language as a term, it means “uprising”. More precisely, this...

India and Iran on May 14 signed a ten year long pending Agreement to operate the strategic Iranian port of Chabahar that will help both...

India and China continue to face-off over a long running territorial dispute that has resulted in one war, back in 1962, and numerous lesser confrontations...

Following death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and several top officials of the country, while Western analysts are saying death of a consummate loyalist Raisi...

In the vast expanse of cyberspace, where lines of code hold as much power as conventional weapons, the battleground of the future is being fiercely...

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent two-day visit to China, the first foreign visit after being re-elected president, was watched globally, particularly by the US-led West....

In January this year, the Defence Minister Rajnath Singh led a high level delegation to the UK; reportedly, one of the points on the visit’s...

China’s President Xi Jinping visited Vietnam on 12-13 December, with whom China shares an important but complex relationship from a strategic perspective. While Laos and...

HFCL Limited (“HFCL”), a leading technology enterprise specializing in the manufacturing of high-end telecom equipment, optical fiber, and optical fiber cables, as well as providing...

The naval warfare landscape is undergoing a profound transformation with the advent of unmanned surface vehicles (USVs). These autonomous ships, ranging from small drone boats...

Capitalism and its essential bedrock free market are generating a divided society. Many people lead anxious lives. The social bases of these anxieties are geographic,...

Most forms of politics are about power. ‘Geopolitics’ has incarnated itself with scholars providing a new perspective in every generation. This century has seen a...

For a country that tops the list of arms importing nations of the world to have also joined the list of world’s top 25 ‘arms...

In the intricate and multifaceted geopolitical landscape of Asia, the notion of Tianxia has emerged as an indispensable concept, particularly in deciphering China’s strategic ambitions...

The uncertainties of the Cold War and communist insurrections that reared their heads across the globe, including in Southeast Asia, fuelled Nationalist as well as...

Our nation has taken the global spotlight, and the world is waiting to see the India growth story unfold as it charts the trillion-dollar economy...

If one enjoys the delectable ‘Yuan YuangHuo Guo’ (Chinese half spicy half not spicy Hot Pot) with a swig of Kweichow Moutai, does it mean...