US Dollar: A Potent American Weapon System
Editor’s Note The US Dollar has a huge influence on geo-politics, globally. Initially weighed against a Gold standard,, its gone through a process of changes to keep it relevant global... Read more
Pakistan Military Loves ‘Land’ More Than ‘Motherland’
Pakistan military’s lust for land is so prolific that their Generals conduct themselves in the manner of feudal landlords and carry the tags of ‘biggest land grabbers and land mafias’... Read more
Pakistan’s Perpetual Terrorist Flip-Flop Loop
In the wake of Pulwama attack in India and following the airstrikes in Pakistan, Islamabad is again pledging to get tough on terrorists. Apparently, Pakistan launched a crackdown on jihadist... Read more
Surgical Changes in the Small Arms Inventory of Indian Armed Forces
The Indian Army’s small arms inventory is in for a near-total makeover. Straddled with an unreliable INSAS (Indian Small Arm System) rifle and a World War II vintage machine carbine, it appe... Read more
China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) – Failure Looming Ahead
Editor’s Note Is the CPEC faltering? What is the extent to which it has been pruned down already? Why are more and more countries getting apprehensive about Chinese funding? Has it got anyth... Read more
Status of India Vietnam Strategic Cooperation
Editor’s Note The Chinese are aggressively attempting to expand their zone of influence globally with the Asian geography being a prime focus. Their attempts are often coercive, relying heav... Read more
Decoding the Strategic and Diplomatic Implications of Surgical Strikes
Editor’s Note India acted decisively in its response to the Pulwama car bomb attack. However, will India’s response be adequate for the well-entrenched Pakistani military to change its cours... Read more
Procedures Stymieing IAF’s Capability Building
Performance Audit Report of the CAG on Capital Acquisition in IAF states,“There were severe delays at various stages of the acquisition process. Against three years envisaged in Defence Proc... Read more
Hitting Pakistan Where it Hurts
The suicide attack on the CRPF convoy in Pulwama had raised the stakes between India and Pakistan. Public demand for retribution for the strike was on the rise. The Prime Minister, while pus... Read more
Pulwama Massacre Calls for a Calibrated Response
The situation in Kashmir has become both brittle and fragile. The seeds of terrorism and radicalisation sown in the eighties under the craftsmanship of Gen Zia ul Haq have started bearing fr... Read more