If ever an objective history of South Asia’s major strategic events is written, the year 2019 will be remembered as a watershed year. The chain of events that began with the Pulwama su... Read more
Distinguished speakers and participants, thank you for the opportunity to join you for this discussion today. As all the preceding speakers have emphasised, a negotiated settlement to the co... Read more
The Quad’s Malabar Exercises Point the Way to an Asian NATO
Last week, the four Indo-Pacific Quad countries—India, Japan, Australia, and the United States—completed a series of joint naval exercises in the Indian Ocean. The Malabar exercises began in... Read more
Turkish firm develops AI-powered software for drone swarms
ANKARA, Turkey — A privately owned Turkish company says it has developed an artificial intelligence-based software for swarm drones. MilSOFT announced Nov. 19 it developed the software after... Read more
India Has To Be A Key Partner In Engaging China From Position of Strength: Antony Blinken
WASHINGTON : India and the US face a common challenge in the form of an “increasingly assertive” China and New Delhi has to be a key partner in engaging with Beijing from a posit... Read more
Four factors to consider in keeping NATO relevant
The NATO alliance survived four years of U.S. President Donald Trump due largely to strong congressional support and clever leadership by Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. After the bell r... Read more
The Navy’s submarine-launched drone revolution
Albeit belatedly, the Navy is taking bold action to strengthen and diversify the capabilities of its submarine forces. Its evolving procurement plan has prioritized an increase in the number... Read more
Neighbours out to marginalise India in SCO
THE recent virtual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Moscow, which brought together top Chinese, Indian and Russian leaders face-to-face, could hardly respond to the e... Read more
What China Is Up To In The Eastern Sector Along The LAC And Why India Is Not Unduly Worried About It
Over the past few months, China has been quietly boosting its military infrastructure in the southeastern part of Chinese-occupied Tibet (COT) along Sikkim, Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh. A f... Read more
UNDREDS OF JOBSEEKERS lined up outside a factory gate on a recent autumn morning. Uni-Royal, a Taiwanese maker of electronic components for such brands as Samsung and Toshiba, was looking fo... Read more