India Must Look China In The Eye At Vostok 2022. Retain Presence, But Signal Distance
India’s participation in multinational military exercises often reflects the imperative for it to walk a tightrope across the global geopolitical divide. However, the deepening and expanding... Read more
Nepal Gives India Two Power Projects Quit By China
India has expanded power sector partnership with Nepal with Kathmandu awarding the much-delayed West Seti Hydropower Project and Seti River Hydropower Project in the western part of the Hima... Read more
Indian Defence Forces To Get Emergency Powers To Acquire Critical Weapon Systems Through Fast-Track Route
Seeking to further strengthen operational preparedness, India is likely to allow defence forces to buy critical weapons systems under emergency acquisition powers which would allow them to b... Read more
Latvia, Estonia Withdraw From China Cooperation Group
Latvia and Estonia withdrew from a cooperation group between China and over a dozen Central and Eastern European countries on Thursday, following in the footsteps of Baltic neighbour Lithuan... Read more
First Maritime Patrol Aircraft To Arrive Next Week
By Asiri Fernando The first of two maritime patrol aircrafts that Sri Lanka is acquiring from India after a protracted negotiation process will arrive at Katunayake Air Force base next Monda... Read more
China’s Belt And Road Lending Under More Scrutiny After IMF Tightens Debt Limits, Experts Say
New transparency demands from global financial institutions aimed at preventing sovereign debt distress are starting to have an impact on China-backed infrastructure projects under the Belt... Read more
The Strait Too Wide And The Island Too Far
To succeed in war, there is a need for heavy dollops of political, diplomatic, economic, and military equity. The Chinese song and dance of the past few days indicates that China lacks this... Read more
Debunking The Myth That Long Range Fires Can Replace Marine Cannon Artillery
Force Design 2030, as currently conceived, is stripping Marine Corps infantry of close, persistent, all-weather artillery fire support. Read More… Read more
India and the US commenced a military exercise named “Ex Vajra Prahar 2022” in Himachal Pradesh’s Bakloh on Monday to improve interoperability between the Special Forces of both nations. Rea... Read more
Xi Jinping’s Responses To Pelosi Visit Might Determine His Course In Domestic Politics
The trip to Taiwan by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the way President Xi Jinping is formulating Beijing’s responses will be assessed and become a criterion for whether he wins a third te... Read more