Ambitious General Threatens to Derail Regional Balance in Asia
General Zhao Zongqi is an ambitious man. He has been heading the newly created Western Theatre Command since 2016 and has led an almost perfect career, something most of his peers can only d... Read more
LAC Vs LoC: The Lines Of No Control
China and Pakistan are two prickly neighbours India has, countries with which India has boundary-related problems. But border trouble on India’s eastern frontier is quite different from the... Read more
Beijing Initiated Disengagement at LAC Ahead of Meet with USA in Hawaii
US President Donald Trump is aware of the clash between the Indian and Chinese troops in eastern Laddakh, the White House said on Wednesday, but stressed that there are no formal plans to me... Read more
What Made China Covet Galwan Valley Again After Six Decades?
China’s renewed interest in taking back the control of the Galwan Valley from India apparently has its origin in its recalibrated strategic plan to secure its National Highway 219, which run... Read more
Is China Overestimating its Strength?
The brutal brawl at Galwan Valley on 15-16 June which led to major casualties on both sides after a gap of around five decades is a steep escalation in India-China military face-offs. The Ch... Read more
North Korean Military Threatens to Re-Enter Demilitarised Areas
The General Staff of the Korean People’s Army said it’s reviewing recommendation to advance into unspecified border areas that had been demilitarized under agreements with the South, which w... Read more
Clash at LAC: What Went Wrong?
What exactly happened that triggered the violence in Ladakh between Indian and Chinese soldiers? StratNewsGlobal Editor-in-Chief Nitin Gokhale speaks to the former Commanding Officer of a ba... Read more
The process of de-escalation may have begun along the LAC but India is not letting its guard down. The Indian Air Force is conducting sorties in the area both for surveillance and to let the... Read more
Delhi Reaches out to Kathmandu: Pause Map Process, Come to Table
Moving to check the slide in ties with Nepal, government sources indicated Monday that New Delhi is willing to hold talks with Kathmandu on the boundary dispute if the KP Sharma Oli governme... Read more
North Korea Vows to Boost Nuclear Program, Saying U.S. Diplomacy Failed
North Korea on Friday said that two years of diplomacy with President Trump had “faded away into a dark nightmare,” and vowed to increase its nuclear weapons capabilities. “Even a slim ray o... Read more