India has been our first and best responder always: Mariya Didi, Defence Minister, Maldives
Bharatshakti.in conducted its 6th Edition of its annual marquee event, the Foreign Defence Attachés Conclave in its now upgraded version of India Defence Conclave at the Constitution Club, N... Read more
One country, two systems isn’t working. Time for a Hong Kong governor
The fifty-year period of “one country, two systems” following the handover of Hong Kong in 1997 was formulated to ease the city’s transition to a politically, financially and culturally diff... Read more
China stumbles on the long march to close the technology gap
Nina Xiang is the founder of FutureLogic, a media platform bridging the Asian and global innovation economy. She is the author of “US-China Tech War: What Chinese Tech History Reveals... Read more
CIA Creates China Center To Shift To Great Power Competition
The CIA’s new China Mission Center sends a clear signal to the intelligence community that it’s time to shift its focus to near-peer competitors after 20 years of tracking terrorist threats,... Read more
Corporatisation of OFB: A Driver of Atmanirbharta
Perhaps, no other sector requires Atmanirbharta ( self-reliance) more than the defence sector. With over 60 per cent of India’s major defence equipment being of foreign origin, the country s... Read more
An Islamic State suicide bomber struck at a mosque packed with Shiite Muslim worshippers in northern Afghanistan on Friday, killing at least 46 people and wounding dozens in the latest secur... Read more
Pak army appoints Lt Gen Nadeem Anjum as new ISI chief
In a surprise military shake-up, the Pakistan Army on Wednesday announced that the powerful spy agency ISI chief Lt Gen Faiz Hameed has been appointed as Peshawar Corps Commander — a c... Read more
Qatar Emerges from the Shadows as a Regional Actor with Global Reach
Qatar is a small nation in form of a peninsula located in the Arabian Sea, sharing land border only with Saudi Arabia. Its size at 11,571 square km is slightly bigger than Tripura and its po... Read more
AUKUS shows beginnings of U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy
Susannah Patton is research fellow, Ashley Townshend is director, and TomCorben is research associate, all with the Foreign Policy and Defence Program at the United States Studies Centre, Un... Read more
Maritime Legacy: Priesthood of Peace
The date, 2nd October has the timeless stamp of being the birthday of two national icons. First being the Father of the Nation: Mahatma Gandhi and second an indelible persona: Lal Bahadur Sh... Read more