Pandemics like COVID-19, alarming and destructive as they are, can serve a useful purpose if they remind everyone of the critical importance of public health. When a contagious disease strik... Read more
Draft DPP 2020 Pitches for Leasing of Military Equipment
The new draft of Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) 2020 has proposed to acquire military equipment on lease for the first time. The draft was released by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and... Read more
Congressional Report Outlines New American Cyber Strategy
A congressionally mandated report, released March 11, describes a new strategy to reduce the likelihood and impact of significant cyberattacks on the United States. The approach, dubbed “lay... Read more
Stealth Crucial or Overrated?
In the recent decades, the world has invested heavily in terms of time and energy on stealth technology in an endeavour to delay detection of military airborne platforms by the adversary. Mo... Read more
The Big Iran Threat is Nukes, Not Coronavirus
Because it’s all anyone wants to talk about right now, we’ll start with coronavirus. Admittedly, the videos of body bags on the floor of a hospital in Qoms, Iran, are unsettling, even if we... Read more
Pakistan Navy under Chinese Spell & It’s Faltering Naval Strategy
The recently concluded naval exercise named “Sea Guardians 2020” between China and Pakistan conducted in the northern Arabian Sea has underscored many contradictions and contrasts in the tri... Read more
Afghanistan violence must ease for peace deal with Taliban to advance, Pompeo says
WASHINGTON — Less than 24 hours after President Donald Trump said he had a “very good talk” with a Taliban leader and insisted the militants want to end the violence, a U.S. military drone t... Read more
Russia, Turkey agree ceasefire deal for Syria’s Idlib
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Turkey and Russia agreed a ceasefire deal on Thursday in Syria’s Idlib region, their two leaders said after talks in Moscow to contain a conflict which has displaced... Read more
On February 24, the heads of state of two of the world’s largest democracies met after Air Force One landed at Ahmedabad Airport in India. A 36-hour-long itinerary rolled out as the presiden... Read more
Turkey’s invasion of Syria turns sour
Turkey urgently requested consultations with NATO under Article 4 of the NATO treaty. Article 4 provides: “The Parties will consult together whenever, in the opinion of any of them, the terr... Read more