The Soft Power Paradox
Editor’s Note Another never-ending war has come to a halt in Afghanistan. To say, it has come to an end may not be a judicious prognosis. The author opts for soft power being the preferred m... Read more
China’s Hegemonic Ambitions in Middle East: First Stop Oman
Editor’s Note The Chinese surge in the Middle-East could easily gather greater pace in the near future. Its cheque book diplomacy seems to have already wrapped up Oman, majorly. The United S... Read more
Military Disengagement at LAC: Exploit Chinese Vulnerabilities
Editor’s Note The negotiations at military leaders’ levels have not yielded to pre-April, 2020 dispositions of the opposing forces in Eastern Ladakh. As far as trade between the two countrie... Read more
Editor’s Pick For India, Israel has been a long-time dependable partner that has provided it with multiple defence systems to modernise its forces. The relationship has also benefited from t... Read more
Appointing Military Commanders on Merit: How Do We Define Merit?
Editor’s Note The government deciding on selection for the appointment as Army Commanders and equivalent ranks in the three services based on merit rather than seniority has an inbuilt risk... Read more
Changing Face of Kashmir Violence
While the guns have fallen silent along the India-Pakistan borders ever since the ceasefire came into effect in February, there is an uptick in terrorism in Kashmir. Since January this year,... Read more
Afghanistan Hostage to Chaos
On 3 July, the US forces vacated the famous Bagram airbase, which had been the strongest base for the US counter-terrorism operations across Afghanistan for the past 20 years. The troops of... Read more
Transformation of India’s Strategic Culture
The Indian Army is undergoing a transformational change – in the words of the Chief of the Army Staff, MM Naravane – it is on the cusp of metamorphosis. One may be able to define... Read more
Theaterisation Under the Overhang of Naam, Namak Aur Nishan
Editor’s Note The military officers’ deep commitment to their service creates an environment where the merit in an argument often loses out to the pursuance of service-specific interests. Su... Read more
Positive Indigenisation Lists Not Enough
Editor’s Note The publishing of two consecutive lists, one negative and one positive, over a year or so to enhance the pace of indigenisation and create opportunities for the domestic defenc... Read more