Editor’s Note The author assesses the disengagement so far between the opposing parties and finds in it the reasons to be apprehensive. He advocates using our Kargil experience to handle the... Read more

The Kingdom of Bhutan has many enviable epithets, namely ‘Happiest nation in the world’, ‘Only country in South Asia never to have been colonised’ and ‘First in economic freedom, ease of doi... Read more

Editor’s Note The concept of all-terrain vehicles for greater mobility of the forces has been in play for a considerable period, however, adding the autonomous mode to such a design is more... Read more

Editor’s Note The lessons of Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) operations in Sri Lanka need to be studied in detail by military and foreign policy exponents to benefit from a foray that was... Read more

Writing in the Arthshastra, Kautilya the Indian strategic thinker of yore, stated “The king who is situated anywhere immediately on the circumference of the conqueror’s territory is te... Read more

The unprecedented standoff between Indian and Chinese army troops in Ladakh–now in stage I of the agreed disengagement process–has once again highlighted the restrictions that th... Read more

Enough has already been written on the ongoing India – China confrontation. Therefore, this piece will not labour with the timeline of events of the past few months. But it’s important to pu... Read more

Just after President Rodrigo Duterte came to power in June 2016 in the Philippines, the country earned a resounding victory in its South China Sea (SCS) Arbitration Case against China in the... Read more

Editor’s Note Pakistan Army makes hay as long as the sun shines. Over and above its bid for a 20 per cent pay hike, it’s expanding business interests at a hitherto unforeseen scale. Now they... Read more